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Offline Hoytstaffshooter83

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Winter steel time!
« on: December 14, 2008, 05:52:40 PM »
I am going out for my first day of winter steelhead 2008.. I am going to freeze my ass off! I have 9lbs of eggs in the fridge but I think Ill do the jig/prawn/bobber show tommorow, nothing beats seeing the bobber go down! with this rain it should be good! we shall see!!

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2008, 06:03:15 PM »
where are you heading?
The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first!

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2008, 06:06:08 PM »
East fork of the lewis

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2008, 06:07:01 PM »
Pretty slow so far on the EFL.
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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2008, 06:09:09 PM »
that rain we had the last few days should make a big diff, also im fishing up high, always good after the first rain for some early winter and late summer fish

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2008, 06:11:53 PM »
i cant wait to do some winter steelhead drifts

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2008, 06:26:08 PM »
I'm glad to hear its slow on the East fork...i'm still hunting!!  LOL
The wife said if I go hunting 1 more time, she's going 2 leave me!!  Gosh I'm gonna miss her.

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2008, 06:33:43 PM »
From what i read the EFL is not getting much back anymore. I do not fish it anymore, but i have friends that are very good fishermen that have said that the last few years have been the worst they can remember.
I fish another river that is like the EFL, but has a few more fish... The shoug is my favorite river.
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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2008, 06:58:46 PM »
thats also a fun river! and its not what it used to be, but there are fish there still, we shall see

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2008, 07:00:35 PM »
Ive been hitting a few on the Skagit. Hooked 3 on Monday, and saw a few others get caught. However Wednesday was a boat show, and I didnt touch a fish. Hit and Miss, sounds like steelhead fishing.
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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2008, 07:12:20 PM »
My brother fished the east fork sat. morning and saw 3 keepers. There starting to pick up. I think with the cold weather it will keep the water low and clear. My bro and I grew up near the east fork, above daybreak park. We love that river.

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2008, 07:25:04 PM »
I grew up below daybreak, caught my first on that river, im thinkin of starting below lucia and fishing all the way down, or maybe the elochoman?

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2008, 07:28:39 PM »
Lucia is usually a good bet. Get there early and grab your rock.

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2008, 07:38:53 PM »
ya i dont think it will be to bad on a monday with weather like this

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Re: Winter steel time!
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2008, 07:40:55 PM »
Good point- Good luck to ya

 


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