Decent Steelhead

[coach]

I like Ourea's recent posts of nice animals and fish. I'll play along with this decent Thompson steelhead from the archives..

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/Snapbucket/DC999D7C-1.jpg

[Ourea]

Gorgeous fish coach.
A river caught fish is always a hoot.....lots of factors come into play.
Shame that fishery nose dived abruptly.
There were some tremendous steelies that ran those waters back in the day!.

[Ourea]

.......oh,... and that's one bad hat you got goin on there!!!!

[nano]

Now that I have seen this pic you have got me looking forward to the fall and winter! Nice fish

[coach]

.......oh,... and that's one bad hat you got goin on there!!!!

Ha ha! It was two hats. And, yes, damn ugly!

Here's a classic of Oldngrey, before he was.. well.. old and grey.. This was a 23 1/2 pound hatchery fish caught at the confluence of the Thompson and the Fraser - 1994. Oldngrey has this one on his wall over top of his pool table.

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/Snapbucket/DEB1EC70.jpg

The most amazing part of the story, is he broke one off the cast before that looked even bigger!

[springpin]

NICE!!! Them be tanks!

[coach]

Shame that fishery nose dived abruptly.
There were some tremendous steelies that ran those waters back in the day!.

Yup - there were some great days in there. I hear it's coming back after some really lean years. Hopefully we won't lose it altogether.

Here's a pic of a rare steelhead doubleheader:

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/Snapbucket/117247B1.jpg

[robertmcallan]

wow nice fish cant wait till the winter again

[Gunner]

Yup - there were some great days in there. I hear it's coming back after some really lean years. Hopefully we won't lose it altogether.

Here's a pic of a rare steelhead doubleheader:

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/Snapbucket/117247B1.jpg Geez that looks like Len and Mike!I know exactly where that photo was taken!Long climb down.....Gunner

[Tikka270wsm]

Awesome pics coach! That 23 1/2 pounder is a whole lotta Steal. I've never layed eyes on one even close to that in person.

[coach]

Geez that looks like Len and Mike!I know exactly where that photo was taken!Long climb down.....Gunner

You got part of it right, Gunner. It's Mike and Len's brother, Bruce. And you're right, it's a good hike back out of there - especially when Mike fills your pack full of rocks! :redface:

[coach]

Thanks, Tikka270wsm. That fish was a brute. I'd sure like to have put a scale on mine. I've always figured it was over 20. So hard to tell from a picture - but that fish had shoulders!

[Wood butcher]

Thats awesome. I loved fishing that place. Nothing seems to fight like an angry Thompson fish.

[Gunner]

My best weighed fish from the Thompson was 25 3/4lbs.That was way back in the day.I've had bigger fish on but for some reason I always hooked the tanks in places that I could not follow them,mostly down in the canyon.I have a friend,a fellow Kingfisher that has a 31lber over his mantle,that was hooked above the Big Rock at Lytton where he had all the room in the world to play it.Those were the days. Gunner

[358mag]

Gorgeous fish coach.
A river caught fish is always a hoot.....lots of factors come into play.
Shame that fishery nose dived abruptly.
There were some tremendous steelies that ran those waters back in the day!.
So maybe time Ourea to dust off the old photos and post a few pic's seem to remeber a few decent river caught steelies

[coach]

So maybe time Ourea to dust off the old photos and post a few pic's seem to remeber a few decent river caught steelies

Bring it on! I want to see a few more..

[Ourea]

Bring it on! I want to see a few more..

Will have to scan, then rumple, piss on, ink out, then post. LOL
No issue posting up fish....unlike hunting pics.
I will break out the photo albums and get some QC and Thompson chromers posted up once scanned.

Coach, are you cutting bait or are you the epitome in one-up-man-ships, LOL.

[BlacktailStalker]

Here's a few off photobucket, nothing huge. Most pics are on a memory stick somewhere packed away in the middle of a move.
No pic of my biggest, just an old video

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208020.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/steelie07009.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/14lbWildDoeJan07.jpg

Stamp 20lber

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/101_0824.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/101_0794.jpg

[BlacktailStalker]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208033.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208045.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208064.jpg

Dean doe

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/DeanRiver-2.jpg

[coach]

Coach, are you cutting bait or are you the epitome in one-up-man-ships, LOL.

Ha ha! I know way better than to attempt to one-up you, Ourea. I'm pretty much "what you see us what you get". I liked your other threads and figured is start a steelhead one. Nice to see others are posting their fish now. Some real beauties there, blacktailstalker!

[Walking Buffalo]

I guess just about anybody can fish for steelies....

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/StampSteel028.jpg

[Ourea]

Ha ha! I know way better than to attempt to one-up you, Ourea. I'm pretty much "what you see us what you get". I liked your other threads and figured is start a steelhead one. Nice to see others are posting their fish now. Some real beauties there, blacktailstalker!

Blacktailstalker is livin the dream if ur a river man.
He may complain about the limited big game opportunities on the island but he more than makes up for the shortfall with the steelhead and salmon opportunities.
We r never happy r we. LOL.

BTS, awesome river shots boss..great steelhead. love it.

[358mag]

I guess just about anybody can fish for steelies....

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/StampSteel028.jpg
and if I remeber we caught a few of the too maybe a picture of a decent steelie that you hooked on that float down will happen to show up on HCB

[Walking Buffalo]

and if I remeber we caught a few of the too maybe a picture of a decent steelie that you hooked on that float down will happen to show up on HCB

This one?

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/File0053-1.jpg

[BlacktailStalker]

Fantastic pic WB!

[Walking Buffalo]

Fantastic pic WB!


Especially considering the Hangover all were suffering.... :mrgreen:


End result, not a 20, but that just doesn't matter. :)

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/File0052-1.jpg

[coach]

Great pictures, WB! That definitely qualifies as the definition of a bar of chrome.

[BlacktailStalker]

Yup not easy to find a brighter doe than that.
No such thing as selective fishing, they're either fresh/chrome or they're not.

[BlacktailStalker]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/101_0788.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208049.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208053.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208061.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208044.jpg

[BlacktailStalker]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/101_0811.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/101_0775.jpg

[Ourea]

when it comes to flowing rivers and chrome ... ur spoiked BTS

[coach]

Some really great pictures there, BTS. I like where this thread is going. I might have to find a few more to share from the old photo album.

[BlacktailStalker]

I hammered the steel hard for years. I go maybe once or twice a year at best for winters now.
I enjoy chasing cats too much to dedicate much time to it, but will likely pursue it relentlessly once too old to make it to a tree, its something you never forget, a skill you never lose. Hopefully my hands last long enough to revisit it thoroughly.
My memory sticks are buried away for at least a month... I have a few slabs from the chuck left on photobucket to post, another day.
Actually heading out with the old man tomorrow, he boated a 33 after multiple texts asking what he was doing wrong while another friend limited out beside him... needless to say he was ecstatic :cool: Breaking 30lbs on the inside (georgia) isn't a regular occurrence.

[coach]

Here's another pic of OldnGrey with his big hatchery fish:

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/Snapbucket/691BC130.jpg

Of course, if I was trying to compete with Ourea, it would have looked like this: :-P

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/Snapbucket/691BC130-1.jpg

[Walking Buffalo]

Better get scannin' O....



Excellent pics BST!



Yup not easy to find a brighter doe than that.
No such thing as selective fishing, they're either fresh/chrome or they're not.


True dat.

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/Olboot026.jpg



And a couple for the BBQ. :-P

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/Metlakatla028.jpg

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/File0087.jpg

[coach]

A slightly more average Thompson fish:

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/Snapbucket/B132B74C.jpg

For about 7 or 8 years, we spent November 1 to 7 there. Looking back at the pics, I kinda miss those days..

[BlacktailStalker]

Love those does, damn near same girth head to tail wrist!

Nice 11/12lb buck, the only steelie I've ever killed ! Rather catch 'em again, just personal preference, nothing more !

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/101_0796.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/101_0795.jpg

[coach]

I've only ever killed a couple myself, BTS - but I can tell you, they do make for damn fine sashimi.

[The Dude]

Awesome pics guys, makes me ealous. BTS and Coach, those are some aweome pics. The one IN the boat, Gun'l to gun'l almost is a pig!

Now where's Old Crow with his vast collection of swirly-faced fishermen?? :D

[Jetboater]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tnt3113/IMG_0392-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tnt3113/IMG_0448.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tnt3113/IMG_0381.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tnt3113/IMG_0304.jpg

[Jetboater]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tnt3113/September2010096.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tnt3113/IMG_0003.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tnt3113/S7300484.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tnt3113/IMG_0187.jpg

[coach]

Great looking fish, Jetboater! The second one you posted looks like a real tank.

[Jetboater]

ya it was 43 long

[Old Crow]

Now where's Old Crow with his vast collection of swirly-faced fishermen?? :D

Mine aren't as big as the ones posted

[coach]

Mine aren't as big as the ones posted

Its not a competition. Who the hell judges a man by the size of his fish anyway? Post 'em up!

[Old Crow]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/MMayan/IMG_1449.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/MMayan/IMG_1451.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/MMayan/IMG_1456.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/MMayan/beaucam013-1-1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/MMayan/beaucam014.jpg

[coach]

Now we're talkin'! Exceptional photos, Old Crow! There's no better looking fish than a steelhead. Keep 'em comin'..

[Old Crow]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/MMayan/0201.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/MMayan/P1120816-2.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/MMayan/P3120863.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/MMayan/P3120850-1.jpg

[kyleklassen]

^^^^^^love that smallest fish in this last post what a nice lookin' fish ...k.k...

[coach]

^^^^^^love that smallest fish in this last post what a nice lookin' fish ...k.k...

Can't say I've ever see a jack steelhead before - but that sure looks like one. Very cool.

[lovemywinchester]

BC
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/13952_197507326765_548276765_3588214_5570131_n.jpg

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/13952_197507336765_548276765_3588215_2598463_n.jpg

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/n548276765_770222_5936.jpg

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/oldfish3.jpg

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/oldfish5.jpg

[lovemywinchester]

Ontario back in the day!

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/SCAN0024.jpg

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/SCAN0015.jpg

Nuclear fishing. Another thing the terrorists took from us!

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/SCAN0008-1.jpg

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/SCAN0023.jpg

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/SCAN0020-1.jpg

[coach]

Great fish, LMW. That last one has spots like an Atlantic salmon. Hybrid??

[lovemywinchester]

Lake Ontario Brown trout. Living large in the warm outflows of the Pickering nuke plant.

[coach]

Lake Ontario Brown trout. Living large in the warm outflows of the Pickering nuke plant.

We posted at the same time. I was talking about last of your BC fish. Lol

[lovemywinchester]

Its a west coast Van island fish. Late October 95 or 96. All steelie as far as I know. Pretty fish over there but 12lbs was big in that drainage.

[Walking Buffalo]

Great collection of 'Decent' Steelhead!


My favorite aspect of steelheading is the scenery. Nothing better than wading small streams in the jungle. Hope others will share some river pics, with or without fish.


http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/QCStroll031.jpg

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/QCscouting033.jpg

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/QCcornerpool035.jpg

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/QCcatchin036.jpg

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/keetspics/Metlakatla029.jpg

[Ourea]

Those pictures WB are of the Pallant on the Charlottes......or the Deana?
That was a while ago we fished that together.
Beautiful water and never another angler!

[BlacktailStalker]

Yes scenery is huge for steelie fishing for myself, much like hunting.

Here is my favourite steelhead sunrise. This day accounted for twin 14lb does. So chrome they were like white gold.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/Miscpics038.jpg

We walked the gear around this small drop... just in case :)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/Miscpics033.jpg

No big deal... just cut and place 'rollers' all the way around and buck a trail through the thinner top section of the tree (2 hours later!)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208001.jpg

[Walking Buffalo]

Those pictures WB are of the Pallant on the Charlottes......or the Deana?
That was a while ago we fished that together.
Beautiful water and never another angler!

If I remember correctly, top two are Deana, bottom three are the Pallant. Nope, never did run into Jimmy C. on the Deana.

The last pic was taken just a minute before "Ketchup" landed that 17 lb buck.

[coach]

If I remember correctly, top two are Deana, bottom three are the Pallant. Nope, never did run into Jimmy C. on the Deana.

The last pic was taken just a minute before "Ketchup" landed that 17 lb buck.

I thought those looked like QC streams. I had a couple of pretty good days on the Copper and the Braverman fishing for coho a few years back. Small streams, lots of fish and no people. Would love to get back there one day.

[Gunner]

The Charlottes are a wonderful place.12 years I ago a spent a few days drifting the Yakoun.The fishing was obscenely good! Gunner

[Ourea]

Yes scenery is huge for steelie fishing for myself, much like hunting.

Here is my favourite steelhead sunrise. This day accounted for twin 14lb does. So chrome they were like white gold.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/Miscpics038.jpg

We walked the gear around this small drop... just in case :)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/Miscpics033.jpg

No big deal... just cut and place 'rollers' all the way around and buck a trail through the thinner top section of the tree (2 hours later!)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f314/BlacktailStalker/SteelieovernighterMarc208001.jpg


Wicked pictures.
Love the hi and dry!!!

[The Dude]

Lake Ontario Brown trout. Living large in the warm outflows of the Pickering nuke plant.

I used to dive out there. now I know why I have three balls. There's some huge Muskie and Sturgeon around, as well. They scare the crap out of you when you're working.

[358mag]

Those pictures WB are of the Pallant on the Charlottes......or the Deana?
That was a while ago we fished that together.
Beautiful water and never another angler!
So how was your shoulder on that trip WB ?????

[lovemywinchester]

I used to dive out there. now I know why I have three balls. There's some huge Muskie and Sturgeon around, as well. They scare the crap out of you when you're working.

I bet. Here is 69 lbs of musky! I would s**t!

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/world-record-muskie2.jpg

[BUCKJR]

Well i figure i should add a few more photos to keep the thread going. Couple of fish from the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Steelhead_2010_001_Large_.jpg (http://javascript<strong></strong>:;)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Steelhead_2010_015_Large_.jpg (http://javascript<strong></strong>:;)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Steelhead_2010_008_Large_.jpg (http://javascript<strong></strong>:;)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Steelhead_2010_019_Large_.jpg (http://javascript<strong></strong>:;)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Steelhead_2011_030_Large_.jpg (http://javascript<strong></strong>:;)

[BUCKJR]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Steelhead_2010_030_Large_.jpg (javascript:;)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Steelhead_2011_021_Large_.jpg (javascript:;)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Steelhead_2011_042_Large_.jpg (javascript:;)

[coach]

Some real beauties there, buckjr! A few nice hatchery fish there too. All Vedder steel - or was there a
Chehailis fish in the mix?

[Ourea]

Buckjr is a chrome master!
Great fish.
Great pics.

[BUCKJR]

Thanks guys, all Chilliwack/Vedder fish.

[Dutch Ppoacher]

not a fame pic, but a nice lay out, just one of many days on the stamp
http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz318/curtisL_photo/P1040029.jpg

[Dutch Ppoacher]

here are a few Cutties
http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz318/curtisL_photo/Picture033.jpg
http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz318/curtisL_photo/Picture013.jpg
http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz318/curtisL_photo/Picture043.jpg
http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz318/curtisL_photo/Picture038.jpg

[coach]

Nice fish, DP! Love the steelhead pic. I used to own a pacific steelheader and sage 3313LB. Tons of fun landing fish on that setup.

[jetboat jim]

ahhh the good old days , caught a few in my time.......

44" x 26".....hotel run 1991

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/jetboatjimmy/untitledjb.jpg

hotel run 1992............ 43"

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/jetboatjimmy/untitledmnm.jpg

skeena 2009

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/jetboatjimmy/SDC10382-1.jpg

[jetboat jim]

last year before the coquihalla opened..............on gear..........

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/jetboatjimmy/huntng002.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/jetboatjimmy/huntng004.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/jetboatjimmy/huntng005.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/jetboatjimmy/huntng006.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/jetboatjimmy/huntng008.jpg