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Title: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: snocohunter on January 13, 2010, 02:19:30 AM: Got up early sunday mornin to try to beat the mobs to the cascade. 1 1/2 hr drive up there, in the parking lot by 5:45 and there were 4 cars. Needless to say it was a zoo. I was less than enthusiastic about how the day was going to go and honestly wasn't expecting anything great. My two buddies and found some spots, one down near the big snag and the other two of us down below him. I refused to fish when it was dark dark out but my buddy Worm threw a few casts only to get hung up. Sitting there waiting i get a good luck text from the old lady. Decided to cast out my fav color combo of corkies and a sand shrimp around 7am or so. About halfway through my drift I felt the bite and set the hook. One cast, one fish. I couldn't believe it. Needless to say the rest of the day went well. Saw quite a few nice fish caught, and Worm limited by 9. Other buddy joe lost one and landed another. Around 10 o'clock people started clearin out and i moved up towards joe. He had just lost a fish on a spoon, and i switched to pink and peach with my last sand shrimp. He looks over at me and says 'if you catch your limit, you don't need my help anymore. you're on your own' About two minutes later fish on nice chromer to finish my limit for the day. Joe was kinda irritated but said screw it one more cast and boom, fish on. 3 limits by 11. Went up the next day it rained, i got wet, got skunked, joe got one.

1-10-10

Me with my fish. Nerve in my back was gettin pinched hence why i'm holding them like a girl. They weren't that heavy, i was just in pain

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Joe with his fish

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Worm had the hot rod of the day, two fish by 9 after not fishing for 2 solid years. I think he's ready to retire for awhile

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3 limits, happy dudes

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Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: Bearhunter on January 13, 2010, 05:45:10 AM: That's an epic day on the cascade. Way to go!
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: boneaddict on January 13, 2010, 05:50:44 AM: Some good eats right there. Looks like an epic day Steelheading for sure.
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: snocohunter on January 13, 2010, 09:34:29 AM: Definitely epic. I'm ruined now. I'm scraping up money since i'm not working so I can buy a rod and reel setup. My cousin as a Loomis i'm trying to steal from him since he doesn't fish.
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: singleshot12 on January 13, 2010, 11:14:46 AM: [quote
Got up early sunday mornin to try to beat the mobs to the cascade. 1 1/2 hr drive up there, in the parking lot by 5:45 and there were 4 cars. Needless to say it was a zoo.quote]

Geez ya big mouth! there goes my fishing plans for friday,,there will be forty cars there now,, ZOO? I'll show you ZOO!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: huntnphool on January 13, 2010, 11:17:25 AM: Outstanding day, congrats.
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: Shootmoore on January 13, 2010, 11:27:41 AM: Great day, I like your buddy to sounds like a down to earth guy. We need more like him in hollywood.

Shootmoore
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: Blacklab on January 13, 2010, 12:03:30 PM: Nice fish!
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 13, 2010, 12:05:39 PM: I am glad you mentioned your back was bugging you!!
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: steeleywhopper on January 13, 2010, 04:26:49 PM: Space told me that Joe and Worm bought those fish from safeway
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: Navyhunter on January 13, 2010, 04:42:25 PM: If only it wasn't a 4 hour drive to get up there......
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 13, 2010, 07:03:15 PM: man, you don't need to drive 4 hours...about 40 miles south gets the job done!
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: steeleywhopper on January 14, 2010, 05:08:10 PM: Oh Great! Not only will the river be packed with fisherman, it will be loaded with Paparazzi. I can see the headlines now "Famous actor and his buddies set up with their deadly fishing rods and had the steelhead corralled in the hatchery, picking them off one by one". "This was'nt a fishing trip it was a slaughter!" More bad press for Skagit County outdoorsman. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: snocohunter on January 14, 2010, 06:47:40 PM: Quote from: steeleywhopper on January 13, 2010, 04:26:49 PM
Space told me that Joe and Worm bought those fish from safeway

Just cause Space buys his fish at safeway doesn't mean the rest of us have to. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: snocohunter on January 14, 2010, 06:49:37 PM: Quote from: singleshot12 on January 13, 2010, 11:14:46 AM
[quote
Got up early sunday mornin to try to beat the mobs to the cascade. 1 1/2 hr drive up there, in the parking lot by 5:45 and there were 4 cars. Needless to say it was a zoo.quote]

Geez ya big mouth! there goes my fishing plans for friday,,there will be forty cars there now,, ZOO? I'll show you ZOO!!!!!!!!!

yeah, i'm kind of a dick like that. I shouldn't have let the big secret out. There were plenty of guys there sunday watching the display to let the word out.
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: snocohunter on January 14, 2010, 06:52:28 PM: Quote from: steeleywhopper on January 14, 2010, 05:08:10 PM
Oh Great! Not only will the river be packed with fisherman, it will be loaded with Paparazzi. I can see the headlines now "Famous actor and his buddies set up with their deadly fishing rods and had the steelhead corralled in the hatchery, picking them off one by one". "This was'nt a fishing trip it was a slaughter!" More bad press for Skagit County outdoorsman. :chuckle:

I'll edit my post so nobody else will see it :bash:
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: steeleywhopper on January 15, 2010, 08:20:42 AM: No need to edit your post, this place is no secret. I was just being a :sas: Not too often 3 guys can pull off limits here in the North end rivers anymore.
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: snocohunter on January 15, 2010, 08:48:20 AM: Quote from: steeleywhopper on January 15, 2010, 08:20:42 AM
No need to edit your post, this place is no secret. I was just being a :sas: Not too often 3 guys can pull off limits here in the North end rivers anymore.

I was being a :sas: too. Your name is Jess right?
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 15, 2010, 09:01:51 AM: I was being a :sas: too Jim
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: Shootmoore on January 17, 2010, 09:17:56 AM: Well anyone make it up there this weekend yet? I imagine with the nice weather it was a zoo. I was going to go up and take a look see but did not make it that far east.

Shootmoore
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: snocohunter on January 18, 2010, 07:40:11 PM: Went up today. Water was really clear and coming back down. Saw one fish caught all day. Each of us hooked one but lost both of them. buddy got a nice dolly up by the bridge.
Title: Re: Great Day On The Cascade
Post by: Shootmoore on January 18, 2010, 11:49:08 PM: Quote from: snocohunter on January 18, 2010, 07:40:11 PM
Went up today. Water was really clear and coming back down. Saw one fish caught all day. Each of us hooked one but lost both of them. buddy got a nice dolly up by the bridge.

I figured it would be a zoo, but I went through the hatchery parking lot Sunday, only 4 rigs fishing. Was supprised.

Shootmoore