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Good Spring Weekend on the River
« on: March 26, 2014, 07:17:35 AM »
I took my Brother to the coast. He retired after 37 years in the operators union. Been a few years since he has been able to fish during the week. We hooked 14 steelhead. 1 Was 26lbs, 1 was 22lbs all of the other fish were between 12-16 lbs. Great way to celebrate a new start to life. I then bought him a gym membership. He has lost 25 lbs in 6 weeks. We are going everyday at 5am. Idaho elk here we come.

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2014, 08:17:22 AM »
Do you have pics of the 26 and 22?

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2014, 08:20:20 AM »
Awesome fish dude
my grandpa always said "if it aint broke dont fix it"

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2014, 08:33:25 AM »
nice fish !  the one in that second pic looks like a beast
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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2014, 09:55:40 AM »
That one fish is a TANK!   :tup:

I just thought of something funny... Your brother could have held that 26 pounder and with it, he'd weigh what he did less than 2 months ago   :yike:

Good for both of you guys, those elk don't stand a chance   ;)
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2014, 08:03:10 AM »
That one fish is a TANK!   :tup:

I just thought of something funny... Your brother could have held that 26 pounder and with it, he'd weigh what he did less than 2 months ago   :yike:

Good for both of you guys, those elk don't stand a chance   ;)

And neither do the steelhead they catch!  :rolleyes:

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2014, 08:34:02 AM »
Learn how to handle wild fish. I would have been embarrassed to post this.

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2014, 08:41:43 AM »
Here we go!!!  Let me pop some corn
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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2014, 09:38:18 AM »
Nice fish  :tup: I'm glad you and you brother had a good day on the river. Don't let the haters and mightier than thou bother you. It's lonely up on that pedestal and they need to knock others down to maintain their position above all the rest of us.
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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2014, 09:46:32 AM »
Nice fish  :tup: I'm glad you and you brother had a good day on the river. Don't let the haters and mightier than thou bother you. It's lonely up on that pedestal and they need to knock others down to maintain their position above all the rest of us.

Theres a HUGE difference between being high on your soapbox/mightier than thou, and legally handling a wild steelhead that is being released. These fish were caught on a river where wild fish have to be released and therefore legally cannot be removed from the river. Black and white, clear as day. Can't argue this one.
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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2014, 10:02:47 AM »
Nice fish  :tup: I'm glad you and you brother had a good day on the river. Don't let the haters and mightier than thou bother you. It's lonely up on that pedestal and they need to knock others down to maintain their position above all the rest of us.
For a guy who seems legit and loves to fish and help others. Your comment shows your true side. Like 7mm said. This is blatent against the law activity.

You must be ok with that.

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2014, 10:15:13 AM »
I didn't see where they were released, or what river they came from.  Still seven coastal rivers open to retention for another month.
« Last Edit: March 27, 2014, 12:57:25 PM by snowpack »

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2014, 10:33:53 AM »
One little move and that big old buck slams into the bottom of that boat, not to mention the huge white sore he is going to have right were all that polar fleece is rubbing off his slime.
If you had a guide he should be fined for taking this pic and not showing you the right way to do this.

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2014, 11:55:26 AM »
Pretty sure come get some is a guide. Those are a couple of nice fish, bigger than any steelhead I've caught, and a 14 fish day sounds amazing. I can't tell that big buck is a native either, maybe I'm missing something.

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Re: Good Spring Weekend on the River
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2014, 01:30:44 PM »
I didn't see where they were released, or what river they came from.  Still seven coastal rivers open to retention for another month.

You are right, so lets clarify. I know where these fish were caught because I was there as well. All fish were caught between Hartzel's and the Clearwater bridge on the Queets River, which is not open for wild retention. Anyone who knows the river will recognize the runs in the pictures.

I hate to pull away from the great fish and sky high feeling of catching them, but there was blatant illegal activity and p*** poor judgment on the handling of those fish, especially the one in the boat. By all appearances, his forward hand is in the gills on the back side of that fish.

I love to look at fish pictures online as much as the next guy, I just wish people would use better judgement when posting them. Make sure their legal, to cover your own rear end if nothing else.
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