Newbie story and report

[LurkerDave]

Long time lurker, first time poster.

In deference to Ampersats recent post (thus showing my respect to my Ifish “elders”) about doing away with the customary introduction tale, I’ve elected to post my introduction story in the form of a recent fishing report.

Monday was my birthday and a holiday for me so I decided what better way to spend it than to drag my 8 month pregnant wife (she’s determined to catch a steelhead on a fly) and 12 year old daughter fishing over on the Wilson. The day started drizzly but had sun-breaks by noon and the water looked great (5.5 ft or so and a nice green). Things started slow and early on I was mostly refreshing my daughter on casting a bobber and jig and how to take the tail off a sand shrimp and put it on the jig. I missed one bobber down at that first stop then moved to a regular spot that has produced fish for myself or my buddy (aka. Umpqua special). We fished it for about half an hour tossing jigs, bare and with shrimp, tube jigs, and flies, then I decided to try a Powerbait worm. I had success on one of these worms in the same hole last year. On about the fifth cast I get a bobber down and a solid hook-up. The fish fought like a salmon and took me down stream a ways through some heavy white water (with a pregnant wife and kid with a camera in chase) but eventually I got it into a calm, shallow spot where I could tail it. It turned out to be the biggest steelhead I’ve landed and just a beautiful fish. This wild buck was 37" and solid. I’m guessing, based on other posts on Ifish and discussion, it to be around 17 pounds. It took a 4" bubblegum Powerbait worm under a sliding bobber with an inline weight and pink 1/0 Gami hook. Before I get read the Riot-Act, it was handled and photographed quickly, revived and swam away strong. In my haste though I didn’t get a girth measurement, which would have been nice to calculate a weight.

I hope this was a somewhat informative introduction story/report and thanks for all the information I’ve gleaned while lurking on Ifish. I’ve met several friendly Ifishers in my travels and I’m looking forward to trying to contribute to this forum.

David

I have a nice photo but unfortunately I haven't figured out how to get my picture to upload properly so I can't show you the fish at this time.

[salmurai]

Welcome LurkerDave, everythings nice, the story, the fish, the picture and I'm sure the wife and daughter. Good Luck with the new one..... [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

[shalom]

Good looking fish Welcome on board .

:smile:

[Private-Aye-Fish]

:grin: Nice fish nice story.

[Steelerdan]

Nice fish. Welcome

[Paddlefish]

Nice fish!

Having your daughter and mucho preggo wife trailing you along a chilly winter steelhead river: even better!! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

Congrats on all of the above.

[Sportfish.com]

Nice fisch :tongue:

[Corkie Monster]

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

CM

[Beerbelly]

Welcome!!!!!

[I Fred]

Fishing wife,fishing daughter,baby on the way,and all four of you caught that beautiful fish together,you're not Lurker Dave you're Lucky Dave.Pull up a stool and join the party. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

[sparse gray hackle]

WoW! that sounds like a nice fish ! welcom Dave, and I hope that your wife gives you a boy to go with that fishing Gal . :grin:

[LurkerDave]

If I figured out the picture it should be here now?

[SHOUGALNITE]

Welcome :smile:

[Ty]

Nice fish and story!

[Tugjunkie]

Hi Dave, that's a beauty.....
great family adventure .... good luck with your new addition

Keepem tight
Rick

[RichH]

Awesome!!!

Just gotta love those wild hogs.

Congrats on both the new addition and a wife that fishes.