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[summersteel]

Arrived with Rob at our favourite hole at first light and no ones there!  Perfect. The water was great with 5 ft visability but still fast. Picked a spot where the fish would be resting out of the current and casted to it.. no good just short of where I wanted it. Next cast.. still not perfect. Third cast..perfect, I let it drift and down it goes. Set the hook and I get that great feeling of a decent fish shaking its head. Fish on I yell at Rob who looks in time to see it thrashing the surface.  I manage to keep this fish in our pool and out of the current and soon enough Rob tails it for me, a bright 10lb wild doe released after a picture.  After this we thought  we'd get some more right away but it didn't happen.  So we tried up river. The ranger run was full of guys and we saw some fish on but none landed, there were some blood stains on the rocks from earlier. We went back to the first hole again and in 5 min I hooked another chrome steelhead. This fish was bigger and it ran down stream into the current right away( smart fish).  I walked after this one and managed to keep it near shore but knew there was trouble coming up ahead if I couldn't stop it from going further down. But it wasn't meant to be, it got under some branches of a log jam and stayed there. As I was keeping pressure on the fish Rob threw some rocks behind it and out it came..yeah! A second chance!  The fish was now really tired and at times sooo close I could almost grab it but just out of reach. And a hatchery too. There was no way to get to it and I couldn't get it closer, so finally after all this the line broke.  Bummer.  Oh well, any day you hook two steelhead is a good day, good start to the season.   Get out if you can, the waters perfect.    BP                                                                                                            

[Sterling C]

Right on, can hardly wait to wet a line 

[Steelhawk]

Thanks for  the nice report Big Bumper. Amaziing that sometimes a hot spot can be tried again & again during the same day, and new fish just arrive out of the blue. Makes you wonder sometimes if we need to hit and rehit all the good spots in the course of a day. In my experience, if we have heard that a certain section is hot, then it is always worth to rehit the good spots in that section.

[summersteel]

I would have to agree, it happens quite often. Either new fish move in or the ones from before are now biting.

[BigFisher]

Can we see that picture of the nice steely you caught?

[kellya]

Smart idea throwing rocks to get it out! I might try for the first time for steelhead on the fly. Im over on the island though.

[Bantam_50]

Well, I was still searching for chrome right until dark.

Got up to flow later than intended (dang Texas Hold-em nights). Was wondering about water conditions as it was raining when I left.

As I took the Yarrow exit, I popped a hard butterscotch candy into my mouth (cuts down on them cancer sticks  ) and ...well.. if you're like me, you get that urge to bite it right away instead of letting it just dissolve. Well just before the KW bridge I'm thinking  ....what's that extra piece floating in my mouth... I didn't break the candy. Sure enough...I guess I semi bit down on it hard enough and managed to break a chunk of molar off (inside of the tooth). Great I think...now here's a sure few trips to the dentist.  They'll love 40+ old teeth.  Spent the rest of the day poking it with my tongue...you've all been there I'm sure. At least there isn't no nerve exposed  (tooth was filled previous).

Not a good start but we plod on. Pulled into the Blue Heron reserve and decided to check a few ol' coho spots. Seen the pile of garbage, nice job everyone. Water was still good 2' + vis...but, nada. Then headed up to the PV as my tummy said it was time to eat.

After a good lunch, I headed up to Johnnies Hole...wow...  still allot of water. Fished the pockets down to the Ranger...nada. Well I figured I'd try down around Peach till dark.... passing the Cedar run...I noticed 8 vehicles still parked....  ...Fish?....ahhh...onward we went.

Parked at the boomsticks and walked down to the run....nada...seen one whitefish roll...talked to a few other anglers and they said nothing doing. Decided to go for a walk and fish any good looking water....almost got to Lickman before turning back. All looked better from the other side. 

Seen a hatch taken on the way back up (other side...figures), as darkness nears, I met a fellow (heading back to Peach) that was fishing the run I started at. Go figure, another guy walked in and hooks a hatch, just after I left. 

Such is searching for chrome. 0/2...but we're one trip more the wiser. 

[chris gadsden]

Sounds like my last few trips also Bantam. Re your tooth a few weeks ago while in the show enjoying some popcorn I chomp down on a unpopped piece, rest of show poking at it with my tongue. A few trips to the dentist and now awaiting the crown. Glad I have insurance as the costs of the dentists hurt as much as a tooth ache.

Well prepared for this weeks fishing as went to White Rock and pumped some bugs tonight around 8:30. It was so peaceful there, no wind ,no people on the beach asking what are you doing,( are they good to eat a lot of them ask of course , the tide was just right, plenty of ghost shrimp, got 50 in no time flat and the call of the ducks in for a night of rest with their excited sounds echoing accross the bay it was unbelievable. Hated to leave.

 Guess the birds were pleased the hunting season was over. 
 Now watch out steelhead as my record will, should improve this week.

[Fish Assassin]

Pumping bugs at night is fun, especially trying to find your car in the dark.

[chris gadsden]

Pumping bugs at night is fun, especially trying to find your car in the dark.

I interupted some others in a car while doing so.

[DragonSpeed]

I interupted some others in a car while doing so.

And I betcha it wasn't Bugs they were pumping 

[summersteel]

Funny stuff you guys!  Good luck this week Chris, I'm soo envious that you get to fish during the week.

[Fish Assassin]

Where I pump at night has no light. It's total darkness. I used to drive a sedan. You can imagine how many sedans are parked there at night.

[chris gadsden]

Funny stuff you guys!  Good luck this week Chris, I'm soo envious that you get to fish during the week.

I should not tell you 5 to 6 days a week also. But it did not help today but Nick released a hatchery when I talked to him last at noon and CEJ picked one up, a hatchery as well. Gwyn is on a roll as he was into 3 today so they are out there.
Was going to go out this afternoon again but need a nap as I covered a lot of river this morning and on the badminton court as well. Besides the wind from the west was howling today and still is.

Had two takes with the bugs this morning but certain they were whitefish as the did not pull the float all the way down and the bugs were surgically removed by the little fellows.

Tomorrow is another day and I plan to put in a full one.

[summersteel]

Sorry Morosco, it was Robs camera and its not digital. His wife won't let him take the digital to the river!! If its areally good picture I'll have it put on disc.