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chehalis river stealhead
« on: January 21, 2012, 12:27:03 PM »
Went out on thursday the 19th and had a pretty good day on the river. I cought and released a 12lb native that I couldn't get a pic of without having to take it out of the water so was never able to snap a pic but then a couple hours later I hooked this nice little 6-7 lb hatch. All in all it was a good day on the chehalis for only fishing for a couple hours.
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 02:11:22 PM »
Nice!  Looks like a chromer.

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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2012, 06:26:07 PM »
Man he sure is bright, Nice fish!
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 06:28:00 PM »
cool!  you guys plunking?
you can still get gas in heaven, and a drink in kingdom come,
in the meantime, i'll be cleaning my gun

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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 07:41:26 PM »
Yep, plunkin! :tup: Thats the only way to go when it's pissen down raining.
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2012, 03:02:08 PM »
Very nice.  I am wondering what the this snow melt + rain will do to the rivers.  And when they will come back into fishing water?
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2012, 06:53:47 PM »
Nice fish!

Who said the rivers aren't in shape? We averaged almost 10 a day for the past 3 days :tup:
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2012, 08:33:50 PM »
The key to the chehalis is no matter how high it is as soon as it starts to drop you'll catch fish, I've cought steely's when it was 2.5 ft from flood stage, but it was dropping! I hooked one on new years day this year and it was 4 ft from flood stage, but again it was dropping.
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2012, 08:35:39 PM »
I guess I will take my fishing gear to work tomorrow to give the snoqualmie a go.
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2012, 12:29:17 AM »
Congrats!
Some of our best plunking down there was right after a big flood. 

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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2012, 10:41:05 AM »
Congrats!
Some of our best plunking down there was right after a big flood.
Yep I absolutely agree, should be getting good this weekend.
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2012, 02:07:27 PM »
Nice looking fish, congrats bud!  :tup:
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2012, 02:18:18 PM »
Nice fish!

Who said the rivers aren't in shape? We averaged almost 10 a day for the past 3 days :tup:

Never happened without pics  :dunno:

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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2012, 02:47:05 PM »
Nice fish!

Who said the rivers aren't in shape? We averaged almost 10 a day for the past 3 days :tup:

Never happened without pics  :dunno:

wont let me upload pics right now, just btakes me to a blank screen when i try :dunno:
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Re: chehalis river stealhead
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2012, 03:05:25 PM »
Nice fish!

Who said the rivers aren't in shape? We averaged almost 10 a day for the past 3 days :tup:

Never happened without pics  :dunno:

Dang, I was hoping to see some chromers! Just not the same since moving over here to spokane and catching them 400 miles from the salt  :yike: You would be surprised what people will call "bright" over here, lol

wont let me upload pics right now, just btakes me to a blank screen when i try :dunno:

 


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