Lots of Jan. chinooks and steel.

[Amerman]

While steelhead fishing the last two days on the coast, we have caught some real pigs.

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/c4.jpg

Unfortunately they are all late chinooks, but we have landed 5 chinooks the last two days with one bronze buck and 4 seal lice covered chromers. We hooked at least one other and had it break us off.

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/c21.jpg

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/c3.jpg

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/c51.jpg

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/c11.jpg


Awesome to see so many chrome late chinooks around.

Scott

Been seeing a few steelhead too.


http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/s11.jpg

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/Web3.jpg

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/167.jpg

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/Web1.jpg

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/S21.jpg

[Amerman]

After last week's chrome chinooks, I thought, "wow, this is really late to have so many chinooks around". Guess this week just proved that there are a lot around even later.

For my last 7 trips we have averaged 2 chinooks hooked a day, and a couple we thought were chinooks turned out to be big steelhead.

Some of the nicest looking chinooks of the year come late but these were awesome chromers in late Jan. This one for ifisher Crayfin

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/ch4.jpg

Another shot as this one goes back.

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/ch_3.jpg

Another nice hen
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/ch5.jpg

A big bronze buck
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/ch2.jpg

A chromer of Ifisher SantiamFan
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/ch1.jpg

This one turned out to not be a chinook
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/st4.jpg

This is one of the fattest steelhead I have ever seen. Not super long just like a lake trout.

A few chrome limits again
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/st21.jpg
The smallest fish in this pic was 9 pounds. Got to love the broodstock fish.

Another shot minus me shows better the size
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/st3.jpg

Loving the broodstock programs
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/St11.jpg