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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: coyotewallace on March 14, 2011, 04:50:58 AM

Title: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: coyotewallace on March 14, 2011, 04:50:58 AM: Caught this 15lb'er on Friday
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi82.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj253%2FCoyotewallace%2Ffishing%2FIMAG0212.jpg&hash=9e54ced4c25f82927127177e22091b1dc6efb59a)

and this 11.5 on Saturday
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi82.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj253%2FCoyotewallace%2Ffishing%2FIMAG0215.jpg&hash=10f7976a008fb732631476bebf7737c3431fcfee)
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: rasbo on March 14, 2011, 05:00:31 AM: awesome fish.bet that was a blast
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: coyotewallace on March 14, 2011, 05:05:01 AM: It was a blast...still jacked up!!
You gotta try one of these guys sitting down....Talk about a rush, all I can say is WOW!! These guys will test you gear
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: rasbo on March 14, 2011, 05:21:56 AM: Quote from: coyotewallace on March 14, 2011, 05:05:01 AM
It was a blast...still jacked up!!
You gotta try one of these guys sitting down....Talk about a rush, all I can say is WOW!! These guys will test you gear
I was thinking about how that must be,heck it intense without being anchored down..was this upper or lower
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: coyotewallace on March 14, 2011, 05:28:56 AM: Upper..Thursday was dead. never even touched a fish. water level came back up for Friday. limits both Fri. an Sat. with the second fish 6-8lbs( hooked landed 4(kept 2 just to be clear)on Fri.left at noon and 2 on Sat. left river at 8:30AM to head home and dry out)
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: rasbo on March 14, 2011, 05:33:01 AM: Quote from: coyotewallace on March 14, 2011, 05:28:56 AM
Upper..Thursday was dead. never even touched a fish. water level came back up for Friday. limits both Fri. an Sat. with the second fish 6-8lbs( hooked landed 4(kept 2 just to be clear)on Fri.left at noon and 2 on Sat. left river at 8:30AM to head home and dry out)
saweeeeet :drool:
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: HntnFsh on March 14, 2011, 05:38:03 AM: Awesome! You did good.Saw you over there on Friday while I was on garbage duty.Next time I see you I'll come over and say hi.
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: coyotewallace on March 14, 2011, 05:42:24 AM: Sounds Good, my name is Chuck
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Post by: D-Rock425 on March 14, 2011, 08:13:36 AM: Very cool. My dad is heading down on Wednesday to fish for a few days.
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: TheHunt on March 14, 2011, 08:30:33 AM: I fish near there as well at times. Nice fish btw... Next time I see you I will say hello.
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: coyotewallace on March 14, 2011, 10:55:06 PM: Headed back on Thursday
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Post by: buckhorn2 on March 14, 2011, 11:20:33 PM: Nice fish Chuck you got us excited to fish again. They must have ran some line out being that big and in that current.
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 14, 2011, 11:24:53 PM: Congrats :IBCOOL: Very nice fish!
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: coyotewallace on March 14, 2011, 11:44:20 PM: bh2&cs2,
Thx!.
They put the new Shimano Stradic CI4 2500 to the test,and myself...nothing like sitting on a skate board fighting a fish. I like this reel...bought from Auburn Sport and Marine(good folks by the way)this year and had them spool it up with Izor 8lb Hi-Vis just for float fishing
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 14, 2011, 11:55:12 PM: 8lb test! man I bet that was a fight :IBCOOL: I run 15lb mono and 20-30lb braided line. I don't like to lose fish :chuckle: I finally lightend up my rods. I like the meat sticks, I just picked up 2 lamiglas rods the higher end ones ;). Now we got some fightin to do. My old steelhead rod was a 7' ungly stick like 15-30 line rating :chuckle:
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: coyotewallace on March 15, 2011, 12:00:22 AM: I have been running the Berkley AIR IM8 10'9" for the last 2 years with no problems but have been looking to move up to say a 12.5 or 13.5 ft rod..just havent found the right one yet
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: eggster on March 15, 2011, 11:00:17 AM: damn nice :IBCOOL: we fished it sunday and came away with one.heard friday was real good,along with saturday.
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: K357** on March 19, 2011, 02:09:53 AM: VERY NICE!! :)
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 19, 2011, 05:12:28 AM: Congrats on some sweet looking fish!!
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: coyotewallace on March 19, 2011, 08:59:57 AM: Thanks..
Title: Re: Couple Cowlitz River Steelhead
Post by: shedcrazy on March 19, 2011, 09:03:53 AM: Looks like a blast!! Way to go :IBCOOL: