 |
12-03-2003, 06:57 AM
|
#1
|
|
Chromer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: God's Country
Posts: 912
|
First story for new Ifisher
Hello All,
Beings that I am new to Ifish I would like to say hello.
I would like to share the story about my stealheading.
i fished a coastal stream for steelhead since I was 12. I never hooked a steelhead until I was 14, On that day I was plunking eggs and had nothing but trout bites. When a bite came a knocking I thought damn trout and gave a monster hookset, to my surprise there was some weight to it. That beast spooled my 200 shimano loaded with 8lb line and went to spawn up the river, broke me off. The only fish I touched that year.
The next year I was 15 and could not stand plunking anymore. I was going to drift fish. Of course I knew very little about drift fishing. I spent two weeks retying and gong to BiMart for more gear. One particular day I ventured to new unexplored water and proceeded to drift fish. I make one cast and what do you know a snag. Darn it, I have to remove my gloves and retie in the rain and sleet. I was almost out of gear, but I was determined to get a drift through that hole. I noticed a piece of oink and white yarn on the ground next to me and thought it looked good,all colors looked good to me. So I tied it up following a pearl corkie. I decided that this hole was not worth my precous eggs so I threw it out with out. Bounce bounce bounce snag, NOT!!!! This snag was making a tear for the mouth and I was determined to get it. I fought it for about 10 min and landed a beautiful 12lb hatchery. I was so excited that I just went home never threw out again.
Since then I only drift fish, and rarely ever use bait. I have made friends with every snag on the river and I leave them alone and just pick on the steelies in the river. I am now 24 and have fallen in love with fishing, I might be a bit fish crazy.
I now live in Beaverton and have explored the Wilson some and have had no success on the fall Chinook, but hope to nail the ironheads. I dont have a boat but I do have a truck so if anyone wants to go fishing in the area please let me know. I have little experience on rivers up here but I did manage to catch some sturgeon up by Troutdale off the bank and a couple of steelies on the Sandy last year.
So hi all and I hope to see you on the river.[LIST]
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 07:25 AM
|
#2
|
|
Coho
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Corvallis
Posts: 97
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Welcome! Great story.
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 07:59 AM
|
#3
|
|
Cutthroat
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Vancouver WA
Posts: 43
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Welcome to ifish!
Happy to meet someone with the same drift fishing challenges that I have.
__________________
tite lines !
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 08:13 AM
|
#4
|
|
Coho
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: portland
Posts: 66
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Nice story - I don't catch fish all the time, and when I do It is a challenge. I enjoy drift fishing, just learning bobber and eggs this last year. It has been a challenge but fuuuuun. Well Welcome to ifish.
__________________
I would rather fish then work !!!!! 
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 08:23 AM
|
#5
|
|
Steelhead
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Porltand
Posts: 210
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Hello Fishgetter and welcome to iFish. I think you will find that the decision to join this group is a good one and will reveal a wealth of great fishing information.
I am working on a restoration of an old but sound 1958 Starcraft 14’ Seafarer that should be ready to go for drift fishing by January. Maybe we can “hook” up on the Wilson for some Steelies… :grin:
__________________
Live to fish...
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 12:00 PM
|
#6
|
|
Ifish Nate
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Oregon/Alaska/Minnesota/Great Lakes Fishing Vacation 2012 - Can't Wait!
Posts: 3,264
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Great story! Welcome to Ifish.net!
[img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
SKP
__________________
Kwik........bobber down........Set the hook!
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 06:00 PM
|
#7
|
|
Steelhead
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Vancouver Wa
Posts: 437
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
WELCOME TO IFISH 
__________________
John
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 06:07 PM
|
#8
|
|
Chromer
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Eugene , Oregon
Posts: 555
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Welcome, thanks for the story. 
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 07:13 PM
|
#9
|
|
Coho
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: portland
Posts: 66
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Awesome! Welcome to ifish.
__________________
I would rather fish then work !!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 07:17 PM
|
#10
|
|
Steelhead
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Gresham, OR
Posts: 437
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
I love it when she forgets to log out!! (Edit from Fishfinderswife) Awesome!! Welcome to ifish!
__________________
Bank fishing is not a crime!
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 07:56 PM
|
#11
|
|
Chromer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Posts: 565
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Good story...No Boat?
Hm...i just got a boat recently...drop me a private note and maybe we can figure out how to get out in my boat sometime.
M.
__________________
Wet is good.
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 11:44 PM
|
#12
|
|
Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Portland
Posts: 1,685
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Nice Story!
Welcome aboard!
Tight Lines!
TC
__________________
I may not be catching fish, but the ones I'm not catching are BIG!
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2003, 11:56 PM
|
#13
|
|
Ifish Nate
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Philomath
Posts: 2,456
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Great story, welcome to the board.
__________________
|
|
|
|
12-04-2003, 06:05 AM
|
#14
|
|
Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Aloha, or.
Posts: 150
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Welcome Fishgetter. great story. I am retired and am starting to go back to becoming a bank maggot again. I fish mostly during the week. maybe we will meet on the bank
Rubber Hooks
__________________
Team Black Sock
Team Mahalo Apo
Formerly Rubber Hooks
|
|
|
|
|
12-04-2003, 07:14 AM
|
#15
|
|
Tuna!
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Salem area, Oregon
Posts: 1,821
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Welcome! Good story! Enjoy those steelies, the big guy upstairs made them just for us!  Fishft.
|
|
|
|
|
12-04-2003, 08:56 AM
|
#16
|
|
Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Netarts, Oregon
Posts: 873
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Great story, welcome to our family.
|
|
|
|
|
12-04-2003, 10:09 AM
|
#17
|
|
Chromer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Tri-Cities
Posts: 876
|
Re: First story for new Ifisher
Welcome aboard. Great story
__________________
You went to the ball game instead of church today. No dear, I have the fish here to prove it.
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
SKP
