View Full Version : Caught my first steelhead today! (PIC)
clacksteel
12-23-2004, 04:58 PM
Today I was lucky enough to fish the Clack, and was able to FINALLY catch a fish. It was a beautiful lightly colored summer steelhead that took my hand tied egg imitation. Although it took me a while it was well worth it. Now I get to see what a steelhead (and success) tastes like.
Justin
R Jackson
12-23-2004, 05:05 PM
Nice job! Did you go to Eagle Creek or McIver? I might go tomorrow.
globalfisher
12-23-2004, 05:22 PM
Congrats man, any photos?
clacksteel
12-23-2004, 05:27 PM
Trying to get the photos upload. I went McIver, but it was a hike to where I went, tried Eagle Creek and didn't see anything.
scoutfish
12-23-2004, 05:40 PM
Good on you man :applause: I,m going to give it a try
soon. :yay: :yay: Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Ryan Pultz
12-23-2004, 06:00 PM
Feel free to email the pic to me and I will post it for you. rp
Navigator
12-23-2004, 08:50 PM
Excellent. Congratulations on that first! :cheers:
clacksteel
12-24-2004, 08:38 AM
Here is the pic of the summer steelie!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/deschutesteelhead39/Fishing/Steelhead/ClackSteel1b.jpg
Riverkeeper
12-24-2004, 08:48 AM
Beauty! :applause:
AndyK
12-24-2004, 10:10 AM
Nice Fish!
Wind Knot
12-24-2004, 02:17 PM
That is exciting. Good looking fish.
Gizmo Man
12-24-2004, 02:37 PM
COOL!!!! Nice looking fish...
Congrulations are in order... :applause: :applause:
Giz...
clacksteel
12-24-2004, 03:14 PM
Can anyone figure why its max is missing? Looks like it happened a while ago?
AndyK
12-24-2004, 03:32 PM
Can anyone figure why its max is missing? Looks like it happened a while ago?
By "max" I assume you mean the dorsal fin? If so, I have found that to be relatively common with hatchery fish. I asked a hatchery empolyee about that in the past and was told that hatchery fish will wear off (or down) their dorsal fin in the concrete hatchery ponds.
Riverkeeper
12-24-2004, 04:32 PM
Or it has a maxillary clip? :idea:
clacksteel
12-25-2004, 10:55 AM
The maxilary is missing, but I can't understand why it would be clipped. Everyone is convinced it is a summer fish (as well as myself).
Catch 22
12-26-2004, 11:32 PM
I've posted this a few times over the last couple years. Here you go.
This is for the Clackamas / Eagle Creek
Winter Steelhead
Big Creek stock - adipose & right max clipped
Clackamas stock - adipose & left max clipped
Eagle Creek stock - adipose & right vent
Summer Steelhead - adipose clip only
The Eagle Creek hatchery does not have a summer steelhead program. Therefore, any hatchery summer steelhead on the Clack should be a Clackamas stock summer steelhead.
I hope this helps. Call me if you have questions or ever want to fish down there. I lived on Springwater Rd next to the park for over 23 yrs. Grew up there and guided there.
503-679-6962
globalfisher
12-27-2004, 10:57 PM
I cant see the photo for some reason...?
Grantspastor
12-28-2004, 08:56 AM
Most people think that catching your first Steelhead is a GOOD thing. It is not. It simply begins a lifelong insatiable addiction that keeps getting worse and worse until finally your life is spent, and the final years are consumed with endless lies about the big ones that got away. You do yourself a favor to get into a good 12 step program right now before you're in too deep.