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Title: Winter steel time!
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 14, 2008, 05:52:40 PM: I am going out for my first day of winter steelhead 2008.. I am going to freeze my ass off! I have 9lbs of eggs in the fridge but I think Ill do the jig/prawn/bobber show tommorow, nothing beats seeing the bobber go down! with this rain it should be good! we shall see!!
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Post by: huntnphool on December 14, 2008, 06:03:15 PM: where are you heading?
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 14, 2008, 06:06:08 PM: East fork of the lewis
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on December 14, 2008, 06:07:01 PM: Pretty slow so far on the EFL.
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 14, 2008, 06:09:09 PM: that rain we had the last few days should make a big diff, also im fishing up high, always good after the first rain for some early winter and late summer fish
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Post by: Houndhunter on December 14, 2008, 06:11:53 PM: i cant wait to do some winter steelhead drifts
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Post by: 1bowhunter1 on December 14, 2008, 06:26:08 PM: I'm glad to hear its slow on the East fork...i'm still hunting!! LOL
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on December 14, 2008, 06:33:43 PM: From what i read the EFL is not getting much back anymore. I do not fish it anymore, but i have friends that are very good fishermen that have said that the last few years have been the worst they can remember.
I fish another river that is like the EFL, but has a few more fish... The shoug is my favorite river.
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 14, 2008, 06:58:46 PM: thats also a fun river! and its not what it used to be, but there are fish there still, we shall see
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Post by: Firstlight on December 14, 2008, 07:00:35 PM: Ive been hitting a few on the Skagit. Hooked 3 on Monday, and saw a few others get caught. However Wednesday was a boat show, and I didnt touch a fish. Hit and Miss, sounds like steelhead fishing.
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Post by: ELKBURGER on December 14, 2008, 07:12:20 PM: My brother fished the east fork sat. morning and saw 3 keepers. There starting to pick up. I think with the cold weather it will keep the water low and clear. My bro and I grew up near the east fork, above daybreak park. We love that river.
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 14, 2008, 07:25:04 PM: I grew up below daybreak, caught my first on that river, im thinkin of starting below lucia and fishing all the way down, or maybe the elochoman?
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Post by: ELKBURGER on December 14, 2008, 07:28:39 PM: Lucia is usually a good bet. Get there early and grab your rock.
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 14, 2008, 07:38:53 PM: ya i dont think it will be to bad on a monday with weather like this
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Post by: ELKBURGER on December 14, 2008, 07:40:55 PM: Good point- Good luck to ya
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 14, 2008, 07:41:42 PM: thanks we shall see how it goes, part of me wants to go to the elochoman though....
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Post by: Fishpimp on December 15, 2008, 10:21:24 AM: I have a good amount of vacation time set aside for this season, plenty of eggs, jigs, etc.... I'm thinking that trip #1 may be around new years on the Umpqua, river levels permitting...
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 15, 2008, 04:47:09 PM: well lets go!
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Post by: huntnphool on December 15, 2008, 07:28:45 PM: Quote from: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 14, 2008, 07:41:42 PM
thanks we shall see how it goes, part of me wants to go to the elochoman though....

Well how did it go today, we want picks of steel
Title: Re: Winter steel time!
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 16, 2008, 11:15:53 PM: not great hooked 2, both came unpinned, water is still to low.. we need rain
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Post by: huntnphool on December 17, 2008, 04:32:21 PM: Quote from: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 16, 2008, 11:15:53 PM
not great hooked 2, both came unpinned, water is still to low.. we need rain

Looks like they are raising the Cowlitz :IBCOOL:

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