Native out of the water

[MuleySniper]

this is the stupidest piss match thread ever. ill never show another pic of any steelys i catch on here ever. in the water, out of the water, in a space ship, at disney land. anywhere.......

[400out]

this is the stupidest piss match thread ever. ill never show another pic of any steelys i catch on here ever. in the water, out of the water, in a space ship, at disney land. anywhere.......

I think the free time is getting to people  I say get over it and move along

[Button Nubbs]

Button that looks like a native cutthroat out of the water as your avatar? 

look a little closer smart guy

[CHSNGSTLHD]

It can be done right.................just sayin!    However, there are also just as many times if not more when capturing the "glory shot" is just not feasible. Like when I am by myself or the fish just doesn't cooperate.  I like the fact that you guys are even talking about it on here.  Although this state is FAR from getting this right, we have come a looooong way in educating people on the protection of wild steelhead.

[MuleySniper]

nice chrome!!

[rtspring]

GORGEOUS FISH!!

[Button Nubbs]

wait? what? i thought they had to be out of the water to take a pic? you mean you can still take a pic when they are in the water? hmmm... wow.... im baffled....





that is a true toad! nice fish man!

[jeepguy]

many, many , many years ago the steelhead trout was not commercialized there was an abundance of fish .So many infact it seemed  it would always be that way. The limits were generous 3 fish a day  hatcherey steelhead were unheard of. With the likes of Bob Heirman,Bob Bessic,Forest Herr,Emmett Anderson,John Fenton,Earl Averill and Louie Corti it was never who caught the most but who caught the biggest.You see back then you could natives out of the water  take them home show them off and you were congratulated on such a tremendous catch, not ridiculed and bashed and treated like a crimnal for such an act. Of course the winter season here ran til march 31,if they we're not such big fish hogs there might be a few more today ,its the logging ,and other enviromental issues that started the decline then the nets in the rivers it was like returning to the old west.There would be guns drawn fist fights ,vandalism.All over the steelhead trout that would go to sea and return every 2 years ,or 3 and go back again..Soon there were hatcherey's popping up the dreaded farmed steelhead was now invented and at times contamenting the native runs.Now the native steelhead had no where to turn  its mere exsistance was doomed.. I started winter steelheading 1975, on the pilchuck river ,and at reiter ponds later i treid summer run and fell in love with that head over heels fished the S.FStilly above granite 5 to 7 fish days were common hardly any pressure ,even when there was half the guys didnt know what they doing , another favorite was canyon creek. Now there are no fish whatever is left is so strictly regulated that it not even worth togo for me anymore .The glory days it was great to have 2 or 3 big NATES on thew beach.The nets have raped whatever was left from the poor logging practices the drifts and nice hole's are all filled in now nothing is left just the gentlle noise of the river flowing through what once was a true steelhead shang gri la.

[boneaddict]

Thats is a perfect photo.  What a gorgeous specimen!

[h2ofowlr]

wait? what? i thought they had to be out of the water to take a pic? you mean you can still take a pic when they are in the water? hmmm... wow.... im baffled....

that is a true toad! nice fish man!

You just have to play them for 20 + minutes and wear them out.  Then they hold nicely.  And only go belly up down river.   

[Dhoey07]

It can be done right.................just sayin!    However, there are also just as many times if not more when capturing the "glory shot" is just not feasible. Like when I am by myself or the fish just doesn't cooperate.  I like the fact that you guys are even talking about it on here.  Although this state is FAR from getting this right, we have come a looooong way in educating people on the protection of wild steelhead.

Looks like a Calawah fish?

[CHSNGSTLHD]

It can be done right.................just sayin!    However, there are also just as many times if not more when capturing the "glory shot" is just not feasible. Like when I am by myself or the fish just doesn't cooperate.  I like the fact that you guys are even talking about it on here.  Although this state is FAR from getting this right, we have come a looooong way in educating people on the protection of wild steelhead.

Looks like a Calawah fish?

No sir, but it is an OP fish 

[TheHunt]

I do not have a good camera so I will just snap some in the future and will post them up.  Than we can all read the moans and groans.   I have seen soooo many pictures if fish on other sites that are out of the water I do not think it is a big deal.  Unless it is like others who have already stated the abuse of the fish.  But just taking a picture and letting it go... 

[Limhangerslayer]

Button that looks like a native cutthroat out of the water as your avatar? 

Native out of water only pertains to salmon, steelhead, and Dolly Vardon/Bull trout!!!!

I know, just having some fun!!!!!

[ridgefire]

beautiful fish there chsngstlhd.. would that have killed the fish if you took it about four more inches out of the water though