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Title: Cap June 6
Post by: lucky on June 06, 2004, 07:23:55 PM
 Hit the cap today for a bit this afternoon, saw alot of cohos in the pools but didnt hook any, but on a much more exciting note, i hooked into something big, thought at first it was a snag, then it moved so i thought maybe steelhead, got it up to the surface only to discover it was a 15-20 pound spring!!!! played it for a minute until it turned its head and snapped my 8lb leader
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: ham on June 06, 2004, 07:25:49 PM
What pool did you fish Lucky ???
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: lucky on June 06, 2004, 07:26:55 PM
fished by the big rock down from the cable pool
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: ~IvAn~ on June 06, 2004, 07:45:54 PM
Springs at this time of the year for the cap??
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: lucky on June 06, 2004, 07:56:11 PM
I know! i was shocked, like i said i thought it was a steelhead for a while , till it reached the surface and it rolled on its side, was a little dark, had a huge thick tail, pretty big slab
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: Hook on June 06, 2004, 08:59:19 PM
I wasn't going to go today but went anyhow.
I don't catch any fish today but still had a very good outing.
I havn't posted any pictures for awhile so this will be a picture show.

Started out at Dogleg pool this morning and it was full of guys so I decided to take a few pictures till they left.

Here's a shot looking upriver.
(http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v53/HookJ/Capilano/Cap2/River.jpg)

While I was waiting I saw a couple of steelhead in the river and tried to get some good shots. Not all turned out because I just got this new camera and it may take me awhile to figure out the water shots.

So anyway here's the steely shots.

This ones the male.

(http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v53/HookJ/Capilano/Cap2/Steelhead.jpg)

This is the couple

(http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v53/HookJ/Capilano/Cap2/Couple.jpg)

Another couple shot
(http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v53/HookJ/Capilano/Cap2/Couple1.jpg)

Three's a crowd as you can see a smolt hanging around.
(http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v53/HookJ/Capilano/Cap2/threecrowd.jpg)

After that I started fishing and didn't get a bite. The guy next to me had gotten one early and was now watching for fish coming up the rapids. I started to watch and sure enough you could see them scooting up every now and then.

Got bored so I took a few shots of the dipper.

(http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v53/HookJ/Capilano/Cap2/Dipper.jpg)

Fished some and got bored and started to balance some rocks.

(http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v53/HookJ/Capilano/Cap2/Rock.jpg)

Then I went for a hike and took this nice shot off the pipeline looking downstream.

(http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v53/HookJ/Capilano/Cap2/pipeline.jpg)

Circled around and hit dogleg from the east side and saw about 15 coho swimming around in the pool. Got one good take but no actually hookup.

Went up to Cable pool and watched for awhile and a guy got a steelhead.

(http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v53/HookJ/Capilano/Cap2/CableSteel.jpg)

Saw a few coho swimming around but no one was catching, so it was time to go home.

Loose Lines and Dull hooks.
Leave them all for me.
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: otto on June 06, 2004, 09:08:50 PM
nice pics Hook!! 8)
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: FishKid on June 06, 2004, 09:18:55 PM
Hey hook, what was that guy releasing in the last picture ???
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: dead head on June 06, 2004, 09:19:56 PM
those are some cool  pics :o
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: Hook on June 06, 2004, 09:22:32 PM
A Steelhead.
You can't tell that from the picture.
He was using roe.
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: FishKid on June 06, 2004, 09:25:14 PM
That's nice, atleast they caught something ;D
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: ~IvAn~ on June 06, 2004, 09:43:51 PM
"Fished some and got bored and started to balance some rocks."

Thats one big rock hook! lolololol  ;D ;Dalmost got me there though :P take care!
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: Hook on June 06, 2004, 10:04:25 PM
I've actually balanced rocks for years. Just like the guys in Stanley Park.
The bigger ones are easier to balance. It takes some practice and it kills time at the beach.
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: 25poundSmiley on June 06, 2004, 10:29:32 PM
Nice pics, man! really cool to see that....
i may have knocked down a few of those balanced rocks over the years...sorry. :-[
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: markyboy on June 06, 2004, 10:32:01 PM
Superb pictures...... :D Still one of the prettiest rivers I've seen.

Almost makes me want to get up early tomorrow and fish before work.....
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: lucky on June 06, 2004, 10:55:48 PM
lucky for me Im working in west van for the next week, so the rod is gonna stay in the truck, and after work straight to the Cap I go!
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: Athezone on June 06, 2004, 11:23:37 PM
Hey Hook great work, nice pics and a very good report on the river. I happened to make it out to the Cap today afterall and we fished from 1PM. till 9:30 and my nephew, Fattey Magrattey had one on and in close to shore but it got off. Very, very slow. Only saw 2 fish rise in all the time we were there. Better luck next time
I guess. :'(
Title: Re:Cap June 6
Post by: FISH187 on June 07, 2004, 10:27:25 AM
I fished the Cap on Sat. and Sun.   Caught a steelhead about 5 lbs on Sat. and caught a coho about 2-3 lbs on Sunday.  Those coho's sure are tasty.  Caught the coho out of the cable pool on roe.