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Post by kevin k on May 13, 2009 5:50:53 GMT -5
heres a pict of 2 steelheads little males or jacks as we call them great eaters and a brown trout out of rifle river stoped at a hole for about a hour lots of fun
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Post by ET on May 13, 2009 22:22:23 GMT -5
Now there's a nice tasty feed waiting to hit the pan. But that picture needs a bit of a story with say equipment used, technique and bait/lures. I'm all ears if you have an itch to spin a tale. ;D
Ed
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Post by kevin k on May 14, 2009 7:13:59 GMT -5
Ok Ed iam using a 7 foot syntec browning rod would have used a 9 foot for steelhead but i was fishing for browns i also use spawn bags for them but like i said i was brown fishing so i was using crawlers and salted minnows i caught 1 steely on crawler and one one salted minnow the brown was on crawler i use 6 pound maxama line very strong for the rocks in the rivers and i drift the holes with a small split shot so it just bounces of the bottom small bait hooks work fine that was during the day at night i just tight line as the big browns come out of hiding and roam the rivers but that night got very cold and windy so after them fish i just came home to fry them up fresh is the best usually only take a meal at a time home and release the rest always the big spawners they dont taste that good anyways ill keep yas up to date on more of my fishing thanks kevin
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Post by ET on May 14, 2009 20:24:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply with a little more story body to it. I used to fish the Lower Niagara River for Rainbow in the spring and had to hike down into the gorge to get at the waters. For fishing down there I used my home built Fenwick graphite rod that was a 9’ fly rod converted to a spinning rod. 8lb test was my choice because of the rocky bottoms. On it was a Shamano reel (hope I spelled that right). Drifting Spawn sacks worked good and even single salmon eggs. Then there were days artificial lures worked best. You never knew what fish liked that day especially trout. Never got into what they called a noodle rod that was 12-13ft long and guys often fished with 4lb test with them. Once watched a guy for over an hour (because I was out of salmon eggs) land an 18lb rainbow on 4-lb test. When he went to weigh the fish he became somewhat disgusted whereas I would have been happy to do such a feat. When I asked him why he felt that way he just said his goal was to break the 20lb mark. Okay on that note I left him wallow in his disgust with the 18lber caught on 4lb test. ;D I agree out of the water and into the pan is the best. I don't have the luxury of getting out much lately so look forward to tagging along on one of your adventures shared here. Have a good time. Ed
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Post by kevin k on May 15, 2009 20:53:07 GMT -5
hey thanks Ed i forgot to say what reel i use i realy like the abu garcia cardinal series they are very smooth and have one of the best drags ive seen and yes ive used the noddle rods alot for salmon and steelhead in the real big rivers like the big maniste on the west side of the state it is the best place to get monster salmon i like to use a 6 pound main line with down to 2 pound to get the shy steelhead to bite and salmon but boy you realy have to run down stream with them yelling fish on so every body gets out of your way down stream over there day and night its a big fishing party as long as the run is on very fun big steep hill to get down they built steps to go down in a few places like suicide hill cardiac hill the names say it all about a quarter mile down try getting salmon back up well soon ill post some of my walleye ice fishing on the Saginaw bay have you heard about it? ill read with ya later Ed . kevin
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Post by ET on May 16, 2009 5:52:17 GMT -5
Kevin
Sorry I’m not familiar with your location but am familiar with locations you described. Hiking down the Niagara Gorge to fish say the Whirl Pool that is quite a steep terrain. Even with about 400 steps and if your heart isn’t felt pounding trying to pop out of your chest when you ascend out of the gorge you are in real excellent shape. Never made that climb without at least 1-stop halfway for a rest. Catch and release is really practiced here. ;D
Know what you mean when sharing an area and someone yells “Fish On”. Courteousy would mean pulling in your line and letting a fisherman complete his catch without tangling into other lines. Some how that got lost over time and only see some do this anymore.
Heard mention of Saginaw Bay in some articles I have read in the past in Fishing Magazines. To get written up there has to be some great fishing to be had. Imagine you should have a good story or two about Walleyes to share about in this location.
Enjoy fishing the Spring runs.
Ed
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Post by KerryB on May 21, 2009 19:32:21 GMT -5
Great story's! I haven't had much time to go out myself since we had a major "Inland Hurricane" which left Southern Illinois virtually destroyed around the Carbondale area. The Governor has declared it a disaster area, so some funding has been released, but it is hard to tell what good it is doing. I had just retired on the 4th of this month and the storm hit on the 8th. I've been cutting trees and clearing my property as well as my parents ever since the storm nailed us. No time to shoot, fish, or enjoy much of anything since then. My family had been staying in a motel for quite some time since we lost power, water, and had a tree on our house. We are getting back to normal though..........slow as it is in coming........... It makes me smile though to see someone catching fish and having fun! Thanks for sharing with us. KerryB
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Post by kevin k on May 22, 2009 17:54:47 GMT -5
Kerry I am so sorry to hear about every thing that's happened im glad every one is okay my prayers are with you. you will be fishing soon i hope good luck. kevin
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Post by ET on May 24, 2009 13:55:11 GMT -5
Kerry just got caught up with your post and sorry to hear of the disaster you are dealing with to get your life back on track. Just glad everyone in your family has come out of this physically unscathed. Hope all will return to normal in the near future.
Ed
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Post by Dave W on May 25, 2009 6:49:45 GMT -5
Kerry, I am sorry to hear of your misfortune. Glad to hear your family and yourself came out of this without any serious injuries. Hope you did not lose any horses.
Good luck with the re-build and retirement, hope things get better quickly for you.
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Post by KerryB on May 28, 2009 21:49:36 GMT -5
Good friends, thanks for all the well wishes! Storm clean-up is coming along and i hope to be doing some fishing when i can get to it. It always seems to be something dragging me down these days.......... You guys catch em' and tell me about it though. I will sure enjoy reading about it. Kind regards to you all.............
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