washougal river steelhead PICS

[1bowhunter1]

Is that a Brown Trout?  All joking aside they taste the best

[turbociv922001]

not a bad fish

[Thefisherman83]

It was actually really bright, but it had blood all over it.  And it was taken on my cell. 

[dawhunt]

Here's my biggest steelhead ever 22 lbs caught about 12 yrs ago on the washougal !!!!!!
Bob

[EastWaViking]

Here's my biggest steelhead ever 22 lbs caught about 12 yrs ago on the washougal !!!!!!
Bob

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. 

[dawhunt]

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.

bob

[boneaddict]

One river I haven't fished.   Nice mount!  I would think a 30 pound steelie would be pretty stinking rare.

[boneaddict]

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.

[tmike]

Bone you got a couple record fish there. 30 pound chum on a fly Wow!

[Houndhunter]

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

dawhunt nice fish

[turbociv922001]

very nice mount

[boneaddict]

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.

[turbociv922001]

river looks awesome. floated today salmon falls to public access. 3 chrome steelies , 3 dark coho, one nice coho, and one summer steelie. great day.

[washelkhntr]

Nice looking fish. Someday I am gonna try fishing for one.

[turbociv922001]

u should, its the best