3rd largest ever today! (warning: brag post)

Uglygreen · 12-22-2002, 02:21 PM

:shocked: BRAG POST!!! - 17.5 lbs of finclipped steelhead on the Wilson today! :grin:

Largest finclipped fish I have EVER gotton on the Wilson, or any coastal river for that matter. I got a larger clipped summer fish last year, and one a bit over 18 on the clackamas 2 years ago, but never anything so big on the Wilson. I'm pumped.

Questions for the panel:

1) Fish had adipose and dorsal fin clips. I have never seen a dorsal clip before, anyone know what this means?

2) fish had a bit of color (see picture) and I would have thought maybe freshwater for a couple weeks, but it still had sealice with tails attached? Seemed strange.

3) Would this be a slime rocket... or a SLIME HAWG! :grin:

UG

And a big thanks to the guys with the net assist if your reading this. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

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Redbull · 12-22-2002, 02:25 PM

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metalhead madness · 12-22-2002, 02:26 PM

Nice fish!!!!!!!!!!!!

Uglygreen · 12-22-2002, 02:34 PM

Just in case anyone needed a comparison to your normal Wilson winter fish... :grin:

UG

ANDYCOHO · 12-22-2002, 02:41 PM

OUCH!!

Boy I sure wouldn't let you take a picture of your hog with my little fish, even if it was for comparison.

Nice job!! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

Good times,
Andy

KingFisher85 · 12-22-2002, 02:43 PM

Nice fish you got there :shocked:
Now for the color that you were asking about. Just something that I have seen is that bucks will be darker then the hens. So, is that fish a buck?
Just my 2 cents
Nice fish by the way

Barviewrocks · 12-22-2002, 02:45 PM

Great fish - I hope there are more siblings to follow. How about a slimenook rocket?? New genetic cross out of the hatchery lab....

Hummingbird · 12-22-2002, 02:46 PM

UG,
Way to go!!!!

That is one nice fish. You very well deserve Bragging rights on that one. I sure wish I could getinto a nice fish . I will get a chance over the holidays to get down there to do some bank fishing. Any tips would be appreciated. Way to go . You sure do alot of catching. I'm Jealous. Merry Christmasand Tight Lines.

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Jennie@ifish · 12-22-2002, 02:51 PM

Way to go!

Bill says that the dorsal fin was chewed off by other steelhead smolts while still in the hatchery.

I'm going out to catch the 19.5 one tomorrow.

:smile:

Jen

Jennie@ifish · 12-22-2002, 02:54 PM

(PS, looks like the straight plugging stretch just before Duykes is the hot spot!!!)

TEE HEE!

Jen

Brine · 12-22-2002, 03:04 PM

Brad -
Nice fish
Mind if i borrow it?
:grin:

Dan Christopher · 12-22-2002, 03:07 PM

Brad,
see, we can both catch fish, just not on the same day together. :grin:

skrimmy · 12-22-2002, 03:33 PM

Dang nice job UG! Hope the Clack is that good for us tomorrow!

rebell · 12-22-2002, 03:37 PM

UG, Nice fish!! As far as the color goes, its not uncomen at all to catch bucks right out of the salt with more color than yours had.

Amerman · 12-22-2002, 03:54 PM

UG

Nice fish. Hopefully this is one of our returning broodstock fish. How did its ventral fins look? The ODFW had the prisoners fin clip them the first two years and very few where done right if at all. That may be why the dorsal was missing. I got one last year in Jan. that was 20.5 pounds on the Wilson and lots of 12-15 pounders returning last year. Hopefully that is just the tip of what Wilson river hatchery fish will look like in the future. Support or coast broodstock programs.

Scott

Uglygreen · 12-22-2002, 04:00 PM

Yeah Dan, I guess so... but we are going to have to fix that sometime soon. Your river or mine? :grin:

It took 2 weeks to get the Madwizerd curse off this time, so I'm just a little bit wary... how bout we take my boat next time, eh?

UG

blacktail · 12-22-2002, 04:02 PM

Great fish!

Mike

sliverslinger · 12-22-2002, 04:06 PM

I fished the wilson for about 2 hours today and I caught 2, one about 6 lbs and one about 9 lbs. I was at mills drift and I was using a red spin-n-glo size 10 with white wings.
Just thought I would share the info.

Uglygreen · 12-22-2002, 04:11 PM

Scott,

Other than the adipose and the dorsal, all fins were intact... I'm guessing broodstock fish as well, just was wondering if a dorsal had some meaning, or if it was an accident or is someone was an idiot and couldn't tell the top of the fish from the bottom?

Here is the Dorsal:

UG

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SteelieSteve · 12-22-2002, 04:29 PM

Impressive fish UG

Not sure that the Wiz's fishing partners are cursed as he got me into my 1st Columbia nook last summer.

Uglygreen · 12-22-2002, 04:45 PM

Hmmmm... SteelieSteve ask Mark (flatfish) or his dog about Madwizerd's curse... :shocked:

No I know its all just a joke, we are all having fun is all.

UG

Bankbound · 12-22-2002, 04:55 PM

Congrats Brad!!! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] That is a bueatiful fish. To think you were just handed the baton :shocked: Maybe it's not so bad after all!

Mike

GL2 · 12-22-2002, 05:08 PM

That's the fish everyone will be lookin for @ the challenge!!!!

Spooled · 12-22-2002, 05:21 PM

Nice fish UG.

Hey Madwizard, how many time you gonna post that bandwidth wasting picture of a couple of store bought steelies. :shocked:

12-22-2002, 05:26 PM

Nice fish

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Miss B Haven · 12-22-2002, 05:34 PM

Nice fish UG. I've only caught 3 fish of that Caliber in my life. All Nates, all way back when (and all bucks too). All fought like they were 1/2 B52 and 1/2 F16. Wooohooo... did you woop and holler! Makes Tuna season not seem so far away now doesn't it! :grin: :smile:

12-22-2002, 05:36 PM

Tuna? Is that a fish? :tongue: Wiz, you need to make your picture bigger and post it on even more subjects! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] (Kidding)

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Bill Monroe · 12-22-2002, 05:47 PM

Those are terrific fish...Heard there are some ducks down there, too...hmm...better get to the coast (Bill H....Are you hunting in your back yard yet? I don't have a thing going over here)

As for the fin, what happens in hatcheries is that so many fingerlings are swimming around they tend to nip each other's dorsals. Most deformities aren't that severe...or at least not among survivors...

Anyone release a wild bigger than that in the past week or two?

Mad Mikey · 12-22-2002, 05:50 PM

I sure hope that's a broodstock fish.
BTW, we got the program cut off last season right when things were getting going but I just got my application packet for this season in the mail a few days ago and didn't have to call for it. Apparently it is on again? Somebody twisted some arms and got the funding again I guess, good deal!!!

Dan Christopher · 12-22-2002, 06:01 PM

brad,
Your boats fine with me.

spooled
Are you jealous that my 2 Wilson fish are bigger than your 1 smolt. ? :tongue:

******
You are my mentor of the put it on every post thing, I learned from the best.

But I will stop if it is making you drool.

fishisabonus · 12-22-2002, 06:13 PM

UG,

Nice fish.. way to break the sturgeon thing..
as for a Madwizard curse.. where do you think he came up with his name???

******.. you are holding out on me! The Red Baron is my hero! Time for an avator change!

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First Light Bite · 12-22-2002, 06:35 PM

WOW Nice fish Brad. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
See what happens when you get rid of those darn rubber hooks. Nicest fish I have seen in a while. As for the dorsal I was told that sometimes when the fish are in the hatchery ponds there are so many fish that they run into each other and can injure a fin :whazzup: :whazzup: not sure if thats it or not but its one explaination I was given.

Definitely a HAWG!! BOSS HAWG!!

steelheadslayer · 12-22-2002, 07:10 PM

UG, nice feesh.

So that's where all the fish are right now. Hey, help us Northners out and send them wayward hawgs back where they belong, UP here.

David Johnson · 12-22-2002, 07:10 PM

Nice fish!! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

By nature steelhead smolts are agressive at each other and nip each others fins off. Salmon smolts don't do this to each other that is why you never catch a hatchery salmon with dubbed off fins.

Uglygreen · 12-22-2002, 07:27 PM

Hey Dave,

Make sure you tell my boss (note the name on my hat) about todays catch when you guide him tomrrow.... HA HA HA.

I'll be stuck doing his job while he's fishing for the next 2 weeks

, so its only fair that he has something to try for! :grin:

UG

PapaHog · 12-22-2002, 07:39 PM

Nice Fish UG

Hog

cannonball · 12-22-2002, 07:44 PM

Nice fish guys!

djb · 12-22-2002, 08:11 PM

that is one sweet fish. thanks for posting it for us.

CATCH AND EAT · 12-22-2002, 08:12 PM

Really nice fish Brad. See, that baton is not such a bad deal after all is it? Don't mind Spooled. The legend crap is clouding his reality a bit these days.

Glad to see someone getting fish on the wilson.

Bobby Ray · 12-22-2002, 08:15 PM

Uglygreen the fishing machine

I'd be pumped too, Excellent job man!!

By the way what method were you using to catch that beauty?

BnB

Trick · 12-22-2002, 08:48 PM

Nice fish.......I caught a recycled hatchery steelhead last year that was totally missing both fins as well. The dorsal was completley shaved off? That was the first and last one I ever caught clipped like that.

Caught a summer run that had a three fin clip in June. Both left and right pectoral fins, along with an adipose clip.

Some weird stuff going on out there.

Fast Water · 12-22-2002, 08:49 PM

Way to go UG!!

tipndwater · 12-22-2002, 09:08 PM

you are the man ug!! very nice fish! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
hey b&b how do you post the head banger icon?
i am just learning please forgive for being a bone head [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img]

Flatfish · 12-23-2002, 05:30 AM

Nice pig Brad.
I sure do hope the Dano curse washes off me soon.
Mark and the fishless dog.

Jennie@ifish · 12-23-2002, 05:39 AM

If it were one of the mis clipped prison fish, it would have had the left vent cut...

-- or maybe not! They were pretty darn sloppy, from what I hear.

With my vision, I opted out of the fin clipping thing. I might have clipped it's head off, for all I could see at that time!

Jen

AtWorkALot · 12-23-2002, 05:42 AM

Prison fish? Did you catch it with an orange "jumpsuit" corkie? Maybe one with black and white stripes? I hear a lot of them are fond of pink pearl.

Steelheadgreen · 12-23-2002, 07:14 AM

NICE FISH..............

12-23-2002, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by fishisabonus:
******.. you are holding out on me! The Red Baron is my hero! Time for an avator change!

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">It's on the upload page for you.

parthur · 12-23-2002, 04:09 PM

Beauty :shocked: Apparently you've got your Christmas shopping done & your priorities right

I'll be saving my hog for the steelhead challenge

Navigator · 12-23-2002, 09:50 PM

spinnermaker · 12-23-2002, 09:51 PM

Nice fish [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

fishbait · 12-24-2002, 10:30 AM

UG,

That would be a slime misslle. Must be over 20 to be a slime hog......... Nice fish any way you look at it. Seems like the baton has suddely turned lucky, but then again it's owned by a big dog.........

Gun Rod Bow · 12-24-2002, 01:02 PM

Ugly,

NIZZZE FEEESSHH [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

Thanks for showing the photo. Now I'm gonna have to pull the drift boat out and push the decoy trailer to the back of the shop.

GRB

The Fishing Geek · 12-24-2002, 05:13 PM

Geez, over 50 replies to an UG thread and nobody's calling him out? :whazzup:

Must be Christmas. :grin:

12-24-2002, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MADWIZERD:
******
You are my mentor of the put it on every post thing, I learned from the best. But I will stop if it is making you drool.

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">LOL!

Salmon season is coming you rascals :tongue:

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Uglygreen · 12-26-2002, 05:52 PM

What, you trying to start something David...?

Don't make me come over there and step on your corkie!

UG