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washougal river steelhead PICS
« on: November 25, 2009, 09:15:47 PM »
first time out this winter today. landed nice late summer native. buddy in driftboat hooked 2 chromers lower river. hoping for good season. will have pics up asap hopefully lol. 8)
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Re: steelhead comin in the shoug
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2009, 10:43:18 PM »
floated from 3mile down to hathaway park today. got one 10lb hen. then saw 4 in a hole that we spooked.
another buddy floated hathaway down. they went 1 for 5. also saw a pod of 5 in a tailout. water gettin low and clear. but they comin in good. :chuckle:

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Re: steelhead comin in the shoug
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2009, 06:11:57 PM »
And it is packed. Saw 8 DB's from hathaway down, plus the guides. Have fun there are other rivers that are producing better right now.
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Re: steelhead comin in the shoug
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2009, 12:29:56 PM »
yes,was lots of boats floating. but we still getting plenty of fish. the river is loaded this winter. if u know how to fish it. :chuckle:

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Re: washougal river steelhead
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2009, 05:34:55 PM »
Been fishing it for 25 years... Pretty sure i know every rock on the river...
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Re: washougal river steelhead
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2009, 05:58:41 PM »
pretty sure i have close to the record or is the record steely on the river :IBCOOL:

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Re: washougal river steelhead
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2009, 07:06:40 PM »
not dawgin on u. just sayin i know the river very well. fill my tag every season. fishing has been outstanding. but u are right. lots of pressure from boats. thats why i fish mt.norway and up.

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Re: washougal river steelhead
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2009, 07:14:31 PM »
I bet i have th ebiggest pea mouth chub ever caught in the shoug... I started fish the washougal when i was 6 years old (1982) it has gone from great fishing to crap. I started down at oak park bridge with the old guys and learned the river from there up. We used to raft from budha point down, then take out and raft from salmon falls down. Some great summer water up there. I don't fish it as much but my best friend lives on the river, near the greens. I can't stand all the pressure. I can fish other places with less people and better fishing.
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Re: washougal river steelhead
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2009, 07:30:12 PM »
awesome spots salmon falls down.i fish a hole about a mile up from steel bridge. always fish in there

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Re: washougal river steelhead
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2009, 02:08:56 PM »
went out sunday, fished a few holes. ended up getting a nice chromer and a old summer. the ice is finally starting to go away. more fresh rain it will be great.

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Re: washougal river steelhead
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2009, 02:14:47 PM »
i got family that owns prop up on the north fork, and have fished the main here and there. i like to fish it when i go down to hound hunt, wish i coulda fished it back in the 70s when they used to have one of the best runs in the state

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Re: washougal river steelhead
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2009, 03:41:59 PM »
ya, used to be awesome ive heard. i still do great though

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2009, 11:19:54 AM »
post pics of some steelies guys :drool:

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2009, 03:43:35 AM »
This is the only one I have on my phone.  Kalama late last winter
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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2009, 06:29:37 AM »
Is that a Brown Trout?  :chuckle: All joking aside they taste the best
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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2009, 12:39:30 PM »
not a bad fish

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2009, 08:37:14 PM »
It was actually really bright, but it had blood all over it.  And it was taken on my cell. 
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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2009, 09:27:21 AM »
Here's my biggest steelhead ever 22 lbs caught about 12 yrs ago on the washougal !!!!!!
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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #19 on: December 17, 2009, 09:30:30 PM »
Here's my biggest steelhead ever 22 lbs caught about 12 yrs ago on the washougal !!!!!!
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If that was a hatchery fish, my Dad raised it.  He was the manager of the Steelhead hatchery back then.   In fact I think I remember hand feeding that fish myself.  :P

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2009, 06:29:03 AM »
It was definatly a hatchery fish and Thank you for feeding it.I almost crapped my pants when i beached her and saw how big she was,Caught it at Hathaway park in the tailout and landed her on the beach just below the boat launch.

I had no idea how much she weighed untill I got home and weighed her,I've
 caught a few(very) 18 lbs before and thought that was what she weighed,asked my wife she thinks maybe it was caught about 15 yrs ago.

 Always said if I ever caught a steelie over 20 lbs I'd have it mounted next one would be 30 so I guess I won't be mounting anymore steelies.Anymore I'm really happy just catching one on the Washougal.

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2009, 06:35:16 AM »
One river I haven't fished.   Nice mount!  I would think a 30 pound steelie would be pretty stinking rare.

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2009, 06:43:25 AM »
I've caught a couple 30 pound chum on the fly, and I thought everyone of those fish were incredible.  I know there have been lots of discussions about chum being gross or whatnot, but as a sportfish its the closest fish I have come to that fights like a steelie.

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2009, 07:11:10 AM »
Bone you got a couple record fish there. 30 pound chum on a fly Wow!

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #24 on: December 18, 2009, 09:39:59 AM »
30lbs fish are on the quinalt, i've only drifted it once but the guy i went with usually brings atleast one 20lbs fish to the boat each trip

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #25 on: December 18, 2009, 01:05:03 PM »
very nice mount :drool:

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #26 on: December 18, 2009, 01:11:15 PM »
I don't follow fish records at all.  I jsut like to catch and release for the most part, but I did scale a couple of these.  I always thought any chum over 20 was a dang good one.  Whats cool is they usually move in schools of like fish, and if you hit the big buck school passing through its incredible.  The best fishing for them was in Canada.

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #27 on: December 18, 2009, 08:09:12 PM »
river looks awesome. floated today salmon falls to public access. 3 chrome steelies :chuckle:, 3 dark coho, one nice coho, and one summer steelie. great day.

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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #28 on: December 18, 2009, 08:13:19 PM »
Nice looking fish. Someday I am gonna try fishing for one.
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Re: washougal river steelhead PICS
« Reply #29 on: December 18, 2009, 10:47:25 PM »
u should, its the best :chuckle:

 


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