your fav fish?

[huntnphool]

Nothing quite like a steelhead from a boat. I do love the sturgeon fishing too Hoyt but sturgeon are sooooooo much easier to catch and are seldom lost once hooked. When you finally hook a steelhead your heart rate goes through the roof, your peripheral vision is heightened to the point of 350*, your toes and fingers no longer hurt from the cold, you all of a sudden treat your line like its 2lb test and you get more religious than you have been in the last 10 years. This happens every time to me and I catch my fair share, I bet its multiplied several times over for those that don't hook many.

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

I dont think winter/summer steelhead are really any harder to catch then big sturgeon..... but your right about keeping the fish on after the hook set and fighting them light, although plenty of big sturg spit the hook as well...... I just think a sturg is lik a 500lb mix of steelhead/salmon!

[backyard bucks]

I haven't done it in a long time but trolling for salmon with my dad were the best fishing trips ever

so true there... the days of past of area 9 salmon fishing in the summer have been gone for a long time now but those times at first light and the sunsets out at possesion both working on charters and my own boat were some of the best times and treasured memories with family and friends.

[boneaddict]

I enjoy flyfishing for steelhead, and chum, but that sturgeon fishing is pretty addicting, then high mountain cutts are pretty fun too.

[M_ray]

It's gotta be Steelhead for me hands down! The way I try to explain it to most is "It never gets any less exciting ... My last was everybit as exciting as my very first!" And my first was 34 years ago! now how many other things can you say that about? ... well ok there is one other thing! but that's not fishing!

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Cutthroat and Steelhead.

[runamuk]

I haven't done it in a long time but trolling for salmon with my dad were the best fishing trips ever

so true there... the days of past of area 9 salmon fishing in the summer have been gone for a long time now but those times at first light and the sunsets out at possesion both working on charters and my own boat were some of the best times and treasured memories with family and friends.

We had a little 16 foot fiberglass boat, would get up before dawn fill a thermos with coffee go launch the boat then head out towards point pernell(sp) watching the sun rise drinking coffee all bundled up in wool.  We'd then troll off Camano (thats where we lived) I loved fishing it was the one thing I'd jump out of bed for at some crazy hour of the morning.  Caught my biggest fish with a lure I'd found on the beach using my dads old trout pole LOL......it was a whopping 8 lb blackmouth, dad gave me fat/split lip with the net when we were landing it   that was the best tasting fish ever...... ahhh to be a kid again fishing with my dad

[fishseeker]

Phool you have said a mouthful. I have allways said steel fish is like hunting to me. Then trying to land one once hooked.
Backwards Buck, I too miss fishing area 9, I have never caught a summer run steelhead because of it. Summers where area 9, winters on the Sky and the Pilchuck!
Phool I have never caught a steel from a boat, Have owned a few DBs and 1 sled. have a 16ft DB in the back yard now(Homemade FiberGlass) but allways seem to pull up on shore and fish the hole! LOL

[1bowhunter1]

Pulling plugs behind the drift boat, in the snow!!   Is the funnest thing on the plant to do.  One trip we went on down the Kalama river is still and always will be one of my best memories.  It was the best and last trip me and a "late" friend went on together.   We all limited and the biggest was 29lbs and the smallest was 17 lbs.  I lost 2 that day that where in the 30lb range.....sounds like the o'l one that got away story.   Great times and many more to come.

[huntnphool]

Always room on my boat FS, I will let you know when we can make another trip. Here is little Bro with a Cowlitz hen.

[Threebyfour]

#1 steelhead #2 small mouth. I've never had the privlige of fishin for oversize sturgeon but being a big fat redneck, I allways like a good tussle!lol. maybe someday on the chehais i will get lucky.

[huntnphool]

#1 steelhead #2 small mouth. I've never had the privlige of fishin for oversize sturgeon but being a big fat redneck, I allways like a good tussle!lol. maybe someday on the chehais i will get lucky.

There are plenty of guys on this site that will have room on their boats for a fat redneck as long as he brings the beer, me being one of them. I'm sure there will be several "huntwa" trips this summer with mutliple boats going, keep your eyes open for the posts

[TeacherMan]

Rufus rainbows on 4 pound test, ultra light spinning rod and a spinner!!! Biggest to date with this set up is just over 17 pounds 

[backyard bucks]

WELL I'LL BRING BEER AND FOOD FOR A STURGION TRIP AND THE GAS.
never caught one before.. have seen them but never had the pleasure of the pull...

hey teacher heading myself to rufus the 26th and staying over there until the 3rd... should be good.. always is this time of year. 

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

I know a good sturgeon guide.. lol