Post by: Dustin07 on July 06, 2010, 11:22:33 AM
Long story short, I'm thinking about booking with him again. really friendly guy, great boat, and worked hard to keep our bait in the water and get us on some fish. in just a few hours (afternoon trip) we had 7 solid take downs and got 4 nice chromers to the boat. here's one of my better ones:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi19.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb173%2FDustino7%2Ffish%2FCIMG0212.jpg&hash=f76c66cbbb0ff03f85af3c435e7f439d16cb2842)
Post by: fishcrazy on July 06, 2010, 11:25:00 AM
Kris
Post by: Antlershed on July 06, 2010, 11:26:18 AM
Post by: Dustin07 on July 06, 2010, 11:31:10 AM
WOW! If he's gettting fish I better get after them. :chuckle:
Kris
LOL I figured the community was tight knit enough people would know him. I really liked fishing with Phil. Good guy, good conversation. I've been with guides (hunting or fishing) that really dont' give a damn and just figure you're paying them to be in their boat. Phil really busted butt to get us into fish I thought. ;)
Post by: bullcanyon on July 06, 2010, 07:38:41 PM
Post by: bowtech721 on July 06, 2010, 07:44:31 PM
That guy can definitely catch fish, but after having him purposely almost hit our boat this winter, I would never suggest him to anybody.. :yike:
Post by: Moose Eyes on July 06, 2010, 07:55:11 PM
Post by: Antlershed on July 06, 2010, 08:52:43 PM
Phil is a personal friend of mine who I have known for years. I can't count the number of times I have fished with him. He is one of the best and friendliest guides around. And he routinely helps out other guides. It's a cutthroat business and there's lots of guides who don't get nearly the numbers of fish in the boat (or clients) that he does who like to bad mouth him. He has a Coast Guard captain's license and would NEVER endanger anyone's life or property as suggested by some here. But for those who like to disrespect him in person or on the water, he has little use for them.I was there. Were you?
Just so my post doesn't get blown out of proportion, I just want to add that I never said he endangered our lives, but we were damn close to having a broken rod.
And with that, I will honor Ice's request and be done with it
Post by: ICEMAN on July 06, 2010, 08:56:53 PM
Post by: Tony 270 on July 06, 2010, 09:00:12 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 06, 2010, 09:04:10 PM
Post by: Moose Eyes on July 06, 2010, 09:35:27 PM
Phil is a personal friend of mine who I have known for years. I can't count the number of times I have fished with him. He is one of the best and friendliest guides around. And he routinely helps out other guides. It's a cutthroat business and there's lots of guides who don't get nearly the numbers of fish in the boat (or clients) that he does who like to bad mouth him. He has a Coast Guard captain's license and would NEVER endanger anyone's life or property as suggested by some here. But for those who like to disrespect him in person or on the water, he has little use for them.I was there. Were you?
Just so my post doesn't get blown out of proportion, I just want to add that I never said he endangered our lives, but we were damn close to having a broken rod.
And with that, I will honor Ice's request and be done with it
I may have been. What was the date?
I did not say your experience didn't happen, at least in a way you interpreted it. I simply shared my years of experience with him, just like you shared your drive-by experience with him. So please don't assume I was calling BS on your post.
And for the record, if someone "purposely almost hit" me or my boat on the water, I would surely consider that endangering my life. That's my interpretation of your words.
BTW, nice fish, Dustin07!!!
Post by: Dustin07 on July 07, 2010, 08:37:36 AM
dropped off all 4 fattys at the butcher yesterday to be smoked up. I would have done it myself but the meat was so fresh and there was so much of it that I thought it deserved to be taken care of promptly and I didn't want to risk screwing up the recipe. I have a good smoker, but I never like the way it turns out when I do it myself.
I'll let you guys know how it tastes :P
Post by: Hunterman on July 07, 2010, 09:02:13 AM
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: Dustin07 on July 07, 2010, 09:06:43 AM
Post by: Hunterman on July 07, 2010, 09:18:30 AM
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: Huntbear on July 07, 2010, 06:05:37 PM
Steelhead count the last two days over Bonneville is over 3000 fish. Almost Drano time again. :IBCOOL:
Post by: h2ofowlr on July 07, 2010, 06:51:11 PM
Post by: snocohunter on July 07, 2010, 07:48:57 PM
Post by: Wingin it on July 07, 2010, 09:20:35 PM
Post by: Dustin07 on July 08, 2010, 08:26:47 AM
My buddies have been catching a few fish on the Cowlitz. I received invites to chase them, just been to busy.
if you get a chance, the water level is prime right now and the fish seem to be getting dense enough. we saw many more that we never chased as well.
Nice fish man! We'll probably be down there in a couple weeks chasing them. I would have been putting those bad boys on the bbq not on the smoker though.
Steelhead is the best smoked fish I've had. although I would also grill some up, but I figure I'll go again a few times and hopefully get a BBQ worth specimen before season is over.
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on July 08, 2010, 05:13:15 PM
Post by: Dustin07 on July 08, 2010, 05:48:28 PM
Post by: Huntbear on July 08, 2010, 05:51:48 PM
I am hitting Drano tomorrow evening till about 11 pm. Will let you know the update. Fish count keeps climbing, so I think it should be good.
Post by: Dustin07 on July 08, 2010, 05:55:26 PM
Post by: Moose Eyes on July 09, 2010, 10:02:10 PM
I am taking my son next wednesday with Bob Barthlow on an evening trip... Hope it is on fire.
Bob is another great guide. He and Phil are good friends and help each other out alot.
Post by: arintime on July 09, 2010, 10:15:54 PM
Post by: Antlershed on July 10, 2010, 02:03:52 AM
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on July 10, 2010, 08:25:37 AM
Post by: Dustin07 on July 12, 2010, 08:42:56 AM
A good guide really helps the learning curve! Went out with Phil a few years ago and I thought he was great! The bad thing about a good guide is he will point out all the "missed" takes! He will be the the first guide I will call for my next outing. I really had a good time fishing with him. Great guy!
definitely!
Post by: Moose Eyes on July 13, 2010, 07:54:19 PM
I believe it was Sunday March 21st, Moose...but I could be off by a weekend
Doubtful I was with him that weekend or either adjacent weekend . . . At least not on that river.
Post by: Antlershed on July 15, 2010, 08:35:04 PM
Oops, just checked my pics...I was catching Springers on the Columbia on the 21st. Must have been the next weekend.
Post by: CallMeBigPapa on July 16, 2010, 08:32:45 AM
Post by: Dustin07 on July 16, 2010, 08:42:52 AM
unless you want to add some pics of steelhead you've caught :rolleyes:
Post by: Antlershed on July 17, 2010, 11:41:31 AM
how about deleting all your posts and not cluttering up my thread? :'(
unless you want to add some pics of steelhead you've caught :rolleyes:
This good enough for you? :rolleyes: So far 20 Summer-Runs in the boat. Here's the pics that I have at hand...
6/25/10
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe363%2Fbrent_hedden%2FFishing%2520and%2520Hunting%2F6-25.jpg&hash=422715532b2392ffa518b793ecba38f1b134b230)
6/26/10
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe363%2Fbrent_hedden%2FFishing%2520and%2520Hunting%2F6-26.jpg&hash=7461bc1de51142ba508671df87310ab281017a16)
6/27/10
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe363%2Fbrent_hedden%2FFishing%2520and%2520Hunting%2F6-27.jpg&hash=7bd850b01790dffdd5153a8ea5f7488e69510743)
7/11/10
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe363%2Fbrent_hedden%2FFishing%2520and%2520Hunting%2F7-11.jpg&hash=b9b588beee890b440786f05a8280b1a3965ec23d)
Post by: fishcrazy on July 17, 2010, 03:15:15 PM
That last pics reminds me of a day on the Columbia. I know a girl that caught a fish like that one. ;)
Kris
Post by: Dustin07 on July 19, 2010, 08:25:21 AM
Post by: fishcrazy on July 19, 2010, 03:30:06 PM
Mabe next year we will target them a little more.
Kris
Post by: Antlershed on July 19, 2010, 05:23:41 PM