Large steelhead

[ML_Hunter]

My friend reluctantly is letting me post this photo of what he calls a steelhead of a life time. I'm not much of a fishermen but he claims it could be one of the biggest caught this year . Can't say where , of course .

He is reluctant because it isn't clipped and you aren't suppose to take wild ones out of the water even for photos.

It is legal to not only take a native fish out of water, but to tag one native fish a year on selected rivers after Feb 15.
Page 17 of the WDFW 2012-2013 reg book:
"WILD STEELHEAD RETENTION RULES: one wild STEELHEAD per license year may be retained
from one of the following rivers: Bogachiel River, Calawah River, Clearwater River, Dickey River, Hoh
River, Quillayute River, Quinault River, or Sol Duc River, as listed in the special rules."

With that said, Fish of a lifetime for sure!  If I landed that hawg, I would tag it (if legal to do so). Not one for tagging nates, but I would make an exception for a fish like that! 

[100 grain]

Oh comon with a brute like that it deserves a pic out of the water! And theres all sorts of diff regs for diff rivers for diff states at diff times of the year!! So button nubs let them be jelous   

[Plunker1]

I agree! That thing is a BEAST! And legal or not I wouldnt let one like that swim away without snappin a quick pic for braggin rights.

[huntnnw]

people on here preaching about taking a wild fish out of the water...right...catch a steelhead of a lifetime and not take a pic

[carpsniperg2]

Masher!

[viva_che1363]

thats a beast

[Dan-o]

Toadzillla!!!!!       

[huntnphool]

I've heard that just for taking pics like this you get served search warrants and they go through your entire house and computers.

[huntnnw]

  dont put in fb

[sumbeech66]

I've heard that just for taking pics like this you get served search warrants and they go through your entire house and computers.

    

Anyways what a great fish!! 

[bankwalker]

I've heard that just for taking pics like this you get served search warrants and they go through your entire house and computers.

  that's funny chit.

I can't wait for my fish to make the internet circle. It just got forwarded to 30+ people yesterday by my *censored* friend 

[TommyH]

Thats a hog of a steelie!

[WSU]

people on here preaching about taking a wild fish out of the water...right...catch a steelhead of a lifetime and not take a pic

Who says you can't get a picture without removing it from the water?

[h20hunter]

That thing is a beast.......no comment on the out of water....I guess you know better than the regs DEPENDING on when and where it was caught.

[MtnMuley]

That's a jumbo for sure.  Any estimates on measurements or weight?