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Offline HUNTINCOUPLE

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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #30 on: December 29, 2015, 10:05:32 PM »
Rivers are dropping into shape, my buddy clients went 3/4 today, hooked one monster that eventually broke off. Fish to 16# in the cooler. :tup:


Good report! I was out and about checking on things and it is go time! :tup:
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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #31 on: December 29, 2015, 10:08:25 PM »
Quite a bit of snow in the mountains this year (especially compared to last year) and cold temps forecast for the next 10 days.  So, should get good flows and decent color for a while anyways.

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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #32 on: December 29, 2015, 10:34:19 PM »
The Nooch and the Hump are producing well right now.  There are still some "okay" coho in the Hump  :twocents:

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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #33 on: December 30, 2015, 02:51:03 AM »
Snuck out to a lesser known river Monday before work, holy crap there were guys everywhere.  Did manage to lose a steelhead and land a dark silver, but still feel a bit unsatisfied not being able to move around much due to the crowds...
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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #34 on: December 30, 2015, 09:53:54 AM »
If it is the river that I am thinking of, I quit fishing it a few years ago because of the crowds, theft and garbage,  Now I have to drive 1-3 1/2 hours to fish instead of 10 minutes.   :bash:

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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #35 on: December 30, 2015, 11:06:33 AM »
Its juuust about go time!
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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #36 on: December 30, 2015, 08:22:56 PM »
Its juuust about go time!

It is go time...

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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #37 on: December 30, 2015, 10:22:37 PM »
 George got two clients 4 more today, all four were chrome. :tup:
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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #38 on: December 30, 2015, 10:24:08 PM »
My brother and I took his 13 year old boy out on the 26th and the boy hooked his first steelhead!! Chrome bright 12 lb hen. It was pretty Awsome to watch him fight it for a good 7 or 8 minutes, rolling around and jumping and eventually getting the privilege to net it for him. Headen out New Years morning for hopefully some more action.
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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #39 on: December 31, 2015, 01:14:56 AM »
Big one of the day, on Saturday.

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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #40 on: December 31, 2015, 03:02:40 AM »
That's a beautiful fish Ron, what do you think it weighed?
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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #41 on: December 31, 2015, 03:03:54 AM »
Big one of the day, on Saturday.

 That's a slab. :tup:
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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #42 on: December 31, 2015, 09:16:47 AM »
Didn't have time for measurements, for the sake of the fish, but it was a solid 20, no question. I don't like throwing that number around loosely, either.

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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #43 on: December 31, 2015, 09:36:23 AM »
Holy cripes!  That's a big steelhead.  I have to catch 4 over here to equal that.  Maybe 5 :yike:
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Re: Winter Steelhead (2015)
« Reply #44 on: December 31, 2015, 09:48:27 AM »
Slap some bacon on a biscut and lets go, were burrnin daylight!

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