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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: time2hunt on February 08, 2011, 08:21:57 PM

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Post by: time2hunt on February 08, 2011, 08:21:57 PM: Well it's that time a year to make my annual fishing trip to the clearwater for a week will be leaving tomorrow and catching big fish by Thursday ;) been getting good reports on lots of fish even a few monsters being hooked, Report to follow next week.
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Post by: pjb3 on February 08, 2011, 09:02:46 PM: what kind of "big" fish?
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Post by: Button Nubbs on February 08, 2011, 09:26:32 PM: What clearwater?
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Post by: twinners on February 08, 2011, 09:31:45 PM: I'm guessing the Clearwater around Orofino, ID and looking for some metalheads.
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Post by: PolarBear on February 08, 2011, 09:43:54 PM: Or the Clearwater on the O.P.?
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Post by: time2hunt on February 08, 2011, 10:13:45 PM: Orfino, Idaho where the big fish roam ;)
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Post by: engelwood on February 08, 2011, 11:02:39 PM: Nice fish. Have a blast and bring back lots of pics for use to drool over!
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Post by: woodywsu on February 09, 2011, 08:54:25 AM: I've heard some really good reports coming from down there recently. Go get them and take plenty of pics. Awesome place.
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Post by: Machias on February 09, 2011, 04:01:52 PM: What fish! :chuckle:
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Post by: ridgefire on February 09, 2011, 05:14:17 PM: :yeah:
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Post by: WAmuleyHunter on February 09, 2011, 05:44:25 PM: Just got back, fished three days. first day was extremely cold. but caught over 20 steelhead. all in the 12-14 lb range!!!!! one fish was 16-18 lbs. next day the upper river around Kooskie was spitting lots of ice. but we still fished. very comical. still boated 3 fish. third day we thought the river would be better still spitting ice water had cooled again so steelhead were acting like steelhead. still boated 5 fish. First day was drifting eggs from a jet boat the last two were in the upper river in a driftboat with diver and bait. Great time, love that river!!!! Good luck.
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Post by: time2hunt on February 14, 2011, 05:14:06 PM: Well I'm sitting at work missing all the fun we had on the river :'( Thursday the four of us caught 18- 20 fish with 8 of them being keeper. Friday started slow but picked up with us still catching around 15 fish but only 4 keepers :'( Saturday the weather was nice and the river was packed so we pretty much just drank beer and had a nice relaxing day.
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Post by: time2hunt on February 14, 2011, 05:17:43 PM: few more pics
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Post by: Button Nubbs on February 14, 2011, 05:54:34 PM: I didn't know there were keepers in the clearwater :p
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Post by: YoterHunter on February 14, 2011, 06:21:59 PM: nice looking fish .what was your biggest fish.
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Post by: time2hunt on February 14, 2011, 06:25:25 PM: Nothing over the 14-15 pound range this trip.
Quote from: Button Nubbs on February 14, 2011, 05:54:34 PM
I didn't know there were keepers in the clearwater :p
You can keep hatchery fish only!!! Orfino Idaho clearwater river
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Post by: Button Nubbs on February 14, 2011, 07:06:40 PM: I know. It was a joke :chuckle:
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Post by: Houndhunter on February 14, 2011, 07:11:32 PM: as crazy as it may sound i'd love to catch one of them colored up fish like that, i love that deep red and green colors on them. i dont know why but the fish dont get like that on any of the rivers i fish here in wa, granted we do get the chromers with sea lice still on them ;)

nice fish btw!