Nice chromer (pic) [Archive]

Tillamook Born

01-16-2008, 08:02 AM

Hey,

Picked up this nice steelie yesterday on the Alsea. Water looked pretty nice, but lots of people. Decided to head down river and look what took an egg pattern. Got to break in the new 10ft. 9wt TFO rod. Worked like a charm. Had to horse her a little bit to keep from running down river. Longer rod seemed to do the trick.

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/NF_Alsea_Hen.JPG

TB

redfish89

01-16-2008, 08:05 AM

Great looking fish!!!!:dance:

Siwash

01-16-2008, 10:12 AM

Beauty! :cheers:

Is that one of the new broodstockers? (max clip?)

Tillamook Born

01-16-2008, 10:34 AM

Yeah,

Max clip and one of the pectoral clipped also.

Troutinator

01-16-2008, 11:03 AM

beautiful fish... way to go!

flyfisherwoman923

01-16-2008, 11:04 AM

impressive...looks really tasty!!!!!! : )

Troutinator

01-16-2008, 11:05 AM

what is a max clip? have not heard that term for some reason...

Steeleman

01-16-2008, 11:29 AM

Great Fish! I love breaking in a new rod the right way.

Steeleman

Mad Mikey

01-16-2008, 06:29 PM

what is a max clip? have not heard that term for some reason...

Max means "Maxillary". It's the thing-a-ma-doodle that extends past the top corner of the steelheads' mouth.

Fin clips on different river systems with steelhead of various age/orgin commonly have combinations of fin clips to ID the fish.

AD- adipose
ADLP-adipose left pectoral
ADLM-adipose left maxillary
ADLV-adipose left ventral

Of course the "L" could also be an "R" but you get the picture.

Some places even use a caudal clip but I don't think Oregon does.

Hope this made sense...:wink:

Nice fish BTW, we don't get chromers out here.....:D

Twitchs_Tackle

01-16-2008, 06:37 PM

Beauty! :cheers:

Is that one of the new broodstockers? (max clip?)

NO, that is not a broodstock fish. It is traditional hatchery stock. (left max clip)
Also, we do not clip any pectoral fins, or ventral fins

Broodstock have a right side max. clip, like this one:
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/Pig_1_ifish.JPG

Traditional Hatchery
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/Pig_Hen_ifish.jpg

Super Fluke

01-16-2008, 06:59 PM

nice fish

Got One!

01-16-2008, 08:43 PM

Yummm nice one...which reminds me, I have to go get my license

Tom H

01-26-2008, 09:45 AM

I can`t wait to get home :excited::excited::excited:,and get my new rod wet :wink::wink: