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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/18/2008 9:48:53 PM

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O my goss! another sinner!

lol Nice fish!

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/18/2008 10:10:21 PM

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nice steel steelking also awesome steelie polar bear it looks much better on the computer than the cell phone shot you showed me,and a message to ><> er man WHOS YOUR JIG DADDY!!!!! all this steel talk makes everyone want to get up and say YAAAAAY BASH !!!!!!!!!!! LOL

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/18/2008 10:24:02 PM

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You are all sinners.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/18/2008 11:53:25 PM

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well now i finally got a reply from u i guess i have to give credit to you jig master lol hows the mountain?

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/19/2008 3:43:18 AM

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koke are you gonna let me tag along to where your buddy got that sea monster?

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/19/2008 3:46:38 PM

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This kind of crap is exactly why I don't fish for the chrome. I fish for relaxation and solitude. I'd rather pound bamboo spikes under my fingernails than to stand shoulder to shoulder with a bunch of cackling hens (obviously not all are like this, but a disproportionate amount are). I'm not knocking all you guys that enjoy this kind of mayhem, just stating that it's not for me....and for you guys that are wrapped a little bit too tight....take a 'lude and get over it.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/19/2008 9:11:51 PM

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It can't get cold enough to keep the crybabies off of here.

I'm getting confused, a few people formed and opinion, one was pretty nasty. So who's crying. I see a few post bitching about spot burning and then a lot of post crying about it.JMO

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/19/2008 9:15:51 PM

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LOL!!!!!!

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/19/2008 9:28:26 PM

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Nice fish man. My hats off to ya.

I haven't been on this site for awhile now. Seeing these posts just reminded me why I switched to another site.

L8R

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/19/2008 9:30:02 PM

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Nice fish man. My hats off to ya.

I haven't been on this site for awhile now. Seeing these posts just reminded me why I switched to another site.

L8R

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Is this site that bad? I think it is very entertaining.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/19/2008 9:59:33 PM

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quote:

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It can't get cold enough to keep the crybabies off of here.

I'm getting confused, a few people formed and opinion, one was pretty nasty. So who's crying. I see a few post bitching about spot burning and then a lot of post crying about it.JMO

No kidding......

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/19/2008 10:05:27 PM

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that old

will never stop cackling.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/20/2008 12:06:55 AM

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Nice STEELHEAD! / pic steelking . I was the guy that talked to you after you landed that fifth fish last Saturday. . If you would like I have an open seat on my boat this saturday as long as you don't get seasick easily you are more than welcome to join along PM me & I'll set it up. Anyway you got me excited about the upcoming season just tying up some nymphs as I am typing . As for the spot burning thing come on ladies and I state this term "loosely" GENTLEMEN ..... I understand in October or November but wHo KaREZ about August watching this guy ripen em in was cool in the middle of the day !

FYI-There is and has always been a sporatic August run of these muts and it is definately "iffy" if fish are found at walnut you can bet you a$$ they can be caught in mornings / evenings at trout run , godfrey , elk , ect ect ... So as the gentlemen stated get off your butt & go figure out the enigma ? Get out and fish life is way too short to put eachother down. Tight lines to all .... DC

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/20/2008 7:20:00 AM

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This kind of crap is exactly why I don't fish for the chrome. I fish for relaxation and solitude. I'd rather pound bamboo spikes under my fingernails than to stand shoulder to shoulder with a bunch of cackling hens (obviously not all are like this, but a disproportionate amount are). I'm not knocking all you guys that enjoy this kind of mayhem, just stating that it's not for me....and for you guys that are wrapped a little bit too tight....take a 'lude and get over it.

I personally fish for steelies several times a year (as many on here do). I never fish elbow to elbow and generally have at least two or three pools to myself with maybe one or two other anglers in sight. The reason... I do my research, I get out and hike and I keep my mouth shut (particularly on internet boards).

I don't feel that what Steelyking did was spot burning. Hell it is the bottom of Walnut and is no secret to anybody. Good for him. I would bet those fresh fish fought great.

Myself, I probably would have taken the picture (maybe posted it) and left it at "caught a few today... here is what I caught them on". Even if I could not have been there again, I personally would have let it be just so that the few anglers down there didn't have to fight the masses and fish elbow to elbow for the time being. Those few anglers did there homework and are being rewarded for their efforts.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/20/2008 8:19:32 AM

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The main point that griffon makes is one that I believe is missed by those who feel the need to tell the world the exact site where they caught fish, what they caught them on, how long the drift was, what tippet to use, how much toilet paper you need to wipe your tail after having chili and a six pack the night before.... etc.....

There are some fisherman who want to jump out of their car, walk the minimal distance to the stream, put on the correct fly or bait and start smacking steelies on the first drift and then brag about the 100 fish day they had and how much better a fisherman they are than everyone else. While I find that behavior distasteful, I can understand if a person has a limited time to fish and they want to make the best of their efforts. The sad thing for me is that when we gauge success on the number of fish we drag to the shore and we miss the fact that simply being out fishing is a wonderful gift in and of itself.

Steelhead fishing is special, but it is not that special. If you want to challenge yourself and feel humbled and frustrated while fishing, try chasing muskies for awhile. I consider it casting practice interrupted on a rare occasion by a fish actually hitting the lure. Now that for me makes each of those few fish I catch way more special than the 20 or 30 I can land in an afternoon at the stop sign hole on Walnut.

BTW the best muskie site on NWPA is ................. Good luck.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/20/2008 3:31:49 PM

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Well said Bughawk

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/21/2008 9:25:44 AM

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I watched a sports talk show the other night where grown men were screaming and cussing at one another over the plight of Pirates baseball...a game, then were spitting venom at one another over...a game.

Remember everyone, there are more important things in this world to get all worked up about than a fish. Like football.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/21/2008 9:31:25 AM

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What's there to argue about over the Pirates haha everyone knows they suck

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/21/2008 10:53:57 AM

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i dont care how bad they still suck i still watch em!

besides they are in the top 5 most profitable baseball teams in the MLB
not that that has anything to do with them winning baseball games but i guess its about the only high point they have right now....

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/21/2008 11:09:56 AM

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I know.. I watch em to. I just don't see what is left to argue about with them. I mean what more can you say...

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/21/2008 12:37:08 PM

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px we need to purchase a great forward before the transfer window closes since ronaldo is out. Chelsea has to much fire power right now.

and what the heck were we doing selling silvestre to arsenal!?!?! anyone but the gooners

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/21/2008 12:48:02 PM

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px we need to purchase a great forward before the transfer window closes since ronaldo is out. Chelsea has to much fire power right now.

and what the heck were we doing selling silvestre to arsenal!?!?! anyone but the gooners

I can't remember why we sold him to the gooners. I always thought there was an unwritten law not to deal players with Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea. It's not like we needed him though with Neville fit again.

Sir Alex will bring someone in though... I'm hoping for Berbatov. He seems to be the main target. He'll bring someone in before the deadline.

Once we get Ronaldo back it will get exciting. You could see how much we missed him last week. Not just him but Tevez, Anderson... even Nani. Newcastle looks alot sharper this year though.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/22/2008 1:41:35 AM

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by the time this thread stop's evry body will have there first steelie of the year lol.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/22/2008 5:18:29 PM

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Well, everyone's fears became reality. Steelyking's post brought the masses out. It was hard to get an accurate count, but there had to be at least FOUR people fishing between the lake, and the bridge wednesday. It would probabley be a waste to even fish the tribs this year, as I'm sure all of this year's run has already been sent to the smoker.

All sarcasm aside. There ARE circumstances where one should give carefull consideration before posting a report. But talking about a few fish along the Wall o nuts in August, is not one of them.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/22/2008 5:46:30 PM

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And where would this "resident Rainbow" have come from? Walnut is only stocked with Steelhead, and has NO summer holding water.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/22/2008 5:55:23 PM

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The Fish and Boat Commission stocks Walnut with steelhead, but not brown trout, and it is NOT an approved trout water. During the summer and fall, the lower reaches of Walnut hold bass, panfish, catfish and carp. Like the other creeks in the watershed, by June most parts of the creek are low and too warm for trout and the fishing for steelhead is over.
During early fall, steelhead may not get beyond the Manchester Hole just south of the first bridge. The fish move upstream as the season wears on. By winter, steelhead can usually be found all the way upstream to the Millcreek Mall.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/22/2008 8:26:12 PM

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I believe it was a lake run fish. It's not uncommon to catch colored up fish this early. I don't think it was a sign of the fish being in the creek for any length of time, but rather a sign that the fish is one of our early spawners , late october or November, and started to color up in the lake. I do believe it's possible for a few fish to live all summer in the low flows if they find they find a cooler feeder, but if that fish was a resident stream fish (lets not worry about where it may have came from right now), I doubt that it would be as healthy looking. More than likely it would be very skinny from struggling through the warmer water and just not having enough forage available. That is a nice fat lake fish. And again, not an unusual thing at all for this time of year.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/22/2008 8:31:52 PM

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stillhead you said it right fish are lot like humans all different, last sept fishing across from the boat ramp ay elk i took a colored up male that looked like a nov fish purplish ya know what i mean some just color faster than others.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/22/2008 11:15:47 PM

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maybe the picture was taken late last spring and just posted now to stir the pot.

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RE: First steelies of the year - 8/22/2008 11:34:28 PM

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