35 inches of coastal chome!!!!! (PICTURES)

[Ty]

I caught a cold, so I slept tdy (1-4-04)in not fishing tell just around noon. I had a great day and was done fishing by 3 oclock! I heard of over 40 fish caught w/ lots of fisherman leavin with limits before I got there in the rain, sleet, and snow in this streach of the river.

The first fish I landed and released on eggs and drift gear after loosing two on shrimp and numerous other rips in the first hole I fished.

The second fish I landed and released on shrimp and a float in the second hole fished.

The third fish landed and kept on shrimp and float, caught in the second hole fished.

The fourth fish landed and kept, caught in the third hole fished and was 35" X 20" and weighed 16 pounds! Was caught on shrimp and float w/ my 1141 IMX 4-8 w/ eight pound test!!!

This fish headed over 100 yards upstream before I landed it. Was caugth in holding water and I was very fortunate that it never made any downstream runs!

After three skunked trips it make me 23 steelhead landed in ten trips to the same river. Not to bad after ten years of not fishing for winter steelhead.

[ 01-03-2004, 08:31 PM: Message edited by: Ty ]

[Rakkasan]

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

[5-Cents]

Ty thank God you got a digital camera :grin: :tongue:

And those are some real classy pics to, very nice!

[ 01-03-2004, 07:48 PM: Message edited by: 5-Cents ]

[Fast Water]

Beauty TY. Nice buck. :shocked:

Heck of a day out.

:smile:

[Bobby Ray]

Ty

Those are some beauties, that last one is a monster. I wish I could have seen you land that pig.

[parker]

Hey Ty, I really like your photos, but how about reducing them in size a bit?

It's fine if you're viewing them on a 21" flat screen on a fiber lan, but for those poor folks running a 640x480 screen and a modem, you're killing them.

Try something on the lines of 6-7" wide at 72 dpi. Anything more than that for a web page is a waste.

Still, very cool photos...even if if I live in Washington (Seattle) and have no *******' clue as to where you are fishing in Oregon!

[Grant Scheele]

Ty, by my calculation, that fish wieghs closer to 18lbs. It looks like it would go 18lbs. Awesome hatchery fish dude. Grant

[River Ranger]

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: Very nice hog!!!
R.R.

[Ty]

Thanks Grant! I weight it on a chicken s... scale and the wieght isn't that important, just was an awsome expereince. I am going to have a hard time topin this one!

[Crazy Fisherman]

Ty
Nice fish, lots better then I did this weekend, Only got 2 and they weren`t that nice!!! Way to go man.

[blacktail519]

wow!!!! Those are some dandys bud. congrads

[cutt plug]

Boy that last ones a porker!

Great job.

[Uncle Roman]

Beauty!!! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

[FishFearMe]

How do you catch so many fish??? The fish must like you. It seems like every time you go you catch lots of fish. That third fish looks like it has a hooked nose kind of like a chinook. Great job on the fish

[ultralight]

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

Are you using mono or spectra line?

[fishnpray]

E.N.O.R.M.O.U.S....nice job fella! takes some doing...

[jokester]

WOWSERS!! :shocked: That's one HUUUUUUUUUUUUGE metalhead! Nice job

-jokester

[nitroduk]

nice to see somebody is into 'em, i've landed 11 in the last month and every one of 'em a native! good job on getting them in though, keep it up!

[Ty]

Thanks fer all the great replies guys!

I have been using 10 pound maxima perflexion (= 8# ultra green) and 10 pound maxima clear on my casting rod. These two lines qare making my fishing fabulous! I have varied from these lines and doned poorly. The moral of the story is stick with what workss for you and don't stray from that!

[FrogPond]

Ty-
Sweet...I wondered why you didn't show. You know how I only wanted to fish a half day? Well, I was done at 8:30 with my 2. I wouldn't have kept #2, but she took it a little deep and was bleeding. A quick day for me and I am glad you made it to the river. Give me a call & I will give you the gory details.

[ZaQ]

Ty, that last fish is great. Thanks for the wonderful pictures.

[traskriverhouse]

Beautiful fish. Must be the Wilson. What else?

[Ty]

Hey FrogPond send me your cell again ok?

[Gun Rod Bow]

Very nice fish pics. My compliments [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

[Kentucky Hog Hunter]

Ty,

Beautiful fish....

You are a true Metal Head Maniac... [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

[10 more minutes]

Sweet fish!

[SHOUGALNITE]

[Dragfreedrift]

Great pics! thanks for sharing them and the story!

You guys are really getting me jealous, I just havent been able to fish much this season...


HC

[Ty]

Thanks to all you Ifish members and all your insiteful tips.

I was jonesing to go steelheading fishing all fall wehn I was still in ALaska, then I got to make that happen in the last two weeks.

I have never been a good steelhead fisherman, I just love to fish and silvery beasts of all shapes and flavors are always my preffered prey.

SOOOO, AGAIN THANKS FOR ALL OF YORU TECH TIPS AND FISHING STORIES, helping me w/ my success of late!!!!

[go fisch]

Below is a formula for calculating weights of fish. According to this formula your fish weights 18.06 pounds.

http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/r...calculator.htm

Thom

[fast catchin]

very nice