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Jennie@ifish
04-13-2001, 01:35 PM
Had a great time this morning!
During the Steelheaders annual auction and banquet I had the pleasure of visiting with Nick Amato of STS.
He is a jig enthusiast, and the topic at the dinner table was heavily feathered.
I mentioned our very own Wilson River Wizard and he wanted to join him for an outing.
Today was the day we all tied together.
The fishing wasn't hot, but it sure was a heck of alot of fun.
We fished several of Marks favorite holes. The scenery was incredible and the fresh air was good for us all.
Mark hooked into a nice bright buck at the first hole.
Nick hooked into a bigger fish later, and we got some nice pictures.
Later, Marks rod went down with a hot one that shot out of the air with huge force! WOW! I love those fish!
Yep, Spring Chinook is fun, but folks, there are many opportunities passing you by if you forget about steelheading on the North Coast.
Make sure you read your regs before you leave home.
Contact Stlhdr for more information, or post a question for him here.
He is a very helpful person, and has helped many folks on the board get into jig fishing.
I, for one, would like to thank you Mark!
Nick Amato is a great guy, an excellent fishermen, and a wealth of knowledge.
I picked his brain a bit about various issues concerning our fisheries.
I love his attitude.
I get the distinct feeling that although he cares deeply about political issues, that we can choose to be thankful for the fine opportunities that we have fishing, or spend our time bent and upset over what we don't have.
Amen!
Go fishing! Wheeeeee!
Jen

First Bite
04-13-2001, 04:30 PM
Hey Jen
It was a fun morning fishing with you and Nick. Later up river we hooked and landed three more fish including an up river nice hatchery Hen. It was great to meet and fish with Nick. He is a true sportsman and a super nice guy too.
Mark

Jennie@ifish
04-13-2001, 04:47 PM
I TOLD YOU NOT TO HOOK ANYMORE WITHOUT ME!
You did???!
COOL!
Jen

Fuzzybutt & Angel
04-13-2001, 06:00 PM
Congratulations on a great days fishing!
Glad to hear you all had fun, and enjoyed yourselves.

Angel
Silent Approach Jigs (http://www.silentapproach.com)

DanS
04-13-2001, 07:18 PM
Jen,

Boy, those fish were under some serious pressure with "The Wilson Wiz" and "Tricky" Nick Amato after them. I had the pleasure of fishing with Nick on the Wynoochee earlier this year and had a great day. Being the accomplished jig fisher that he is, I kept a keen eye on him all day. images/icons/grin.gif

Glad to hear you guys were able to find some success, those steelies DO like the jiggies.

SteelieSteve
04-13-2001, 07:44 PM
Where were those fish yesterday when BigStew and I fished all day without a bobber down. It was great to get out fishing and meet up with some ifishers just would have made the day to get some action. BS was using the dreaded pink worm most of the day too. images/icons/confused.gif

Rauly
04-13-2001, 08:18 PM
If you would have used a Seducer Lil' Thumper or Big Weenee I'm sure that would have done the trick !!Tight Lines images/icons/grin.gif

Fishin Magician
04-13-2001, 11:37 PM
SteelieSteve , It was a pleasure meeting you and seeing Shane again. I got those two then nothing until I was on my way home and stopped at the honey hole. I hooked the "HOTTEST!!!!!" steelhead I have ever had on. It took a "First Cast Jig" on the first cast then jumped at least 6 times then blew the tailout headed back to the ocean. She almost spooled me , but I chased her down through the canyon from hell to finally land her. All said and done 15-17 lbs of chrome beauty!!!!!!! Got some good pics .I bought a 36 exposure role(Dumb Me) and have 6 left ,as soon as I use them up(tomorrow images/icons/smile.gif) I will post them..Thanks Mark for those jigs,We ended up hooking 5 and lost them all today images/icons/frown.gif Oh well , I was fishing with a rookie...... images/icons/grin.gif