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[Kelso]

We went out with Nick from West Coast River Charters in Port Alberni on Sunday. The day was pretty wet and cold to begin with and I was glad of the propane heater in the boat. Second cast, wham ! Steelie, on and gone. The day was awesome, the water was low and clear and the other traffic on the river was minimal. The fishing dropped off in the afternoon but I had already caught my limit so I proceeded to smoke a cigar and pray to the fish Gods that my buddy would get another one.

9 for the day, I hooked 8, landed 3, kept 2 nice does, my buddy hooked and landed his first Steelhead but she was wild and was released. Oh yeah, my first Steelhead as well. 




Nick was awesome as always. Check out West Coast River Charters if you're thinking of heading over.

Added a video clip as well below.

http://outdoors.webshots.com/video/3071298990038215278

[Kelso]

Thanks Nuggy,

Let's arrange the next trip. Let me know.

[darmin]

thanks Cammer I was going to comment on that release thats gotta be hard on that fish thats all i will say on that topic

[flyrod]

Kelly, glad you had a good trip.  Time to hit the Vedder and get some big ones.  Rod

[Steely]

Nice fish and good job

[allwaysfishin]

Sounds like a pretty good trip Kelso. Nick is a first class guide all the way. Was most of your action in the upper I guess? Was thinkin of maybe headin over one more time this year but...... we'll see. That stamp steel fishing is kinda like crack hehehe.... just one more hit please
 

[Kelso]

allwaysfishin,

Hey thanks, the trip was great. My first hit was just down from where Nick keeps his boat and then we got two more in there before we started moving around. Went to just under the bucket and then made our way back and went into some pretty crazy spots. We both got our first Steelheads ever, very cool indeed.

[THE_ROE_SLINGER]

Sounds like you had an awsome trip! Cant wait..Only 14 more days till my trip!

[allwaysfishin]

roe kid... are you guys drifting the upper above the falls? Or do you know yet? I'll have to try that water next year.

[J.G.]

thanks Cammer I was going to comment on that release thats gotta be hard on that fish thats all i will say on that topic

agreed

[Sterling C]

They use really expensive proper catch and release nets. Like the ones people use for interior bows. There isn't a difference.

Sorry birdman, some people are just out of the loop. They don't realize that these new nets allow fish to breath out of water. 

On a more serious note: The handling of that fish would not be considered acceptable, given how long it was held out of water. So far the people who have realized this have been pretty good about not making a scene. I'm sure Kelso appreciates people pointing this out in a constructive manner rather than flamming him.

[sassygrams]

  Congrats on your first steelie Kelso!  Nice to hear you had a good trip and thanks for sharing the pics. 

[Kelso]

Thanks for all the feedback, both positive and critical. You can clearly see in the video that we discovered another hook in the Steelheads mouth in addition to my buddies and that is the reason she was out of the water longer than we would have liked. If you listen, you can even hear me say something like "that's probably mine". I don't think it was unreasonable to remove the hook and line before gently releasing her.