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2008/11/11 01:55:47 (permalink)

Silly Steelhead...

Last week I was fishing on Elk and something strange happened. My girlfriend had landed a quite average steelhead. Then, not even 5 minutes after releasing it, she caught the same one again. I have seen this happen to myself and other people many times. I'm just curious, what would drive a steelhead to hit the same bait twice in a row without time to recover?

P.S. Eastern Erie county got 10" of snow today :)
~Nate

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    Deadbolt401
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 02:18:04 (permalink)
    lol, maybe it was really good bait.

    I mean, If i was eating some ribs, but just got slapped in the face with each bite. I'd have a bbq covered sore, red face.

    WWGRD

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    lileyehunter
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 02:48:23 (permalink)
    You have a point, sometimes food is just THAT awesome.

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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 06:14:27 (permalink)
    The fish was probably experiencing short term memory loss or altzimer's

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    Mr.Slickfish
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 06:50:56 (permalink)
    We call a repeat fish "suicidal".

    I don't always snag fish, but when I do...
    I choose Little Cleos

    I'm the best looking smartest snagging poacher alive...
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 08:23:08 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: lileyehunter

    Last week I was fishing on Elk and something strange happened. My girlfriend had landed a quite average steelhead. Then, not even 5 minutes after releasing it, she caught the same one again. I have seen this happen to myself and other people many times. I'm just curious, what would drive a steelhead to hit the same bait twice in a row without time to recover?

    P.S. Eastern Erie county got 10" of snow today :)
    ~Nate




    Hi Nate: The steelie just thought your girlfriend was super hot and wanted handled again.
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 08:26:28 (permalink)
     o.k. where's the pictures of the girlfreind, err, i mean the hot fish?

    http://streamsidetales.bl...015/05/helles-yea.html
    it's not luck
    if success is consistent 





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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 11:55:18 (permalink)
    Nate where ya been ?
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 12:22:19 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: JEB

    Nate where ya been ?

     
    Was wondering the same thing.  

    The only thing better than 1 day of fishing is 2 days of fishing.
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 15:22:37 (permalink)
    I have found many times a fish with a sore lip will bit more aggressively than a fish that has not been stuck by a hook.
     
    Ever notice how many fish you catch with "jewelery"? (not talking about flies in it's back)
     
    Several times I've seen a fish shaking its head or biting repeatively, thrown a fly closer to it (rather then others close by) and BOOM.  Fish on.

    Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
     
     
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 15:57:36 (permalink)
    Hi Nate, like the other post asked, where, and how have you been.  John

    thats a good fish, they are all good, some are gooder than others
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 15:58:59 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: Panfisher

    ORIGINAL: JEB

    Nate where ya been ?


    Was wondering the same thing.  

     
    My experience says that this probably answers it, don't you think?
     
    Nate said:
    My girlfriend
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/11 23:38:06 (permalink)
    Aw, cmon, Nate. You must have done this at least once before you abandoned the fly rod.

    One time on 7 mile about 5 years ago, I caught the same 6 pound steelie on the same pink ss five times. I kept releasing it further and further downstream, but it just kept coming back beside the huge hen I was trying to catch. I wasn't even drifting close to it. It would move in front of the hen and take the fly. Never did get the hen on. Just gave up.

    Another time, in the spring, same season, they were hitting streamers,
    and a guy broke one off with his hand tied white/yellow clouser, and it moved upstream. 10 minutes later I caught the same fish, using the same fly, that he had given me, and retrieved his fly.

    If they don't want to hit, you can't stop em. If they want to hit you can't stop em.
     
    Hope school is going well!  Good to see you posting something!
    post edited by FiveMilePete - 2008/11/11 23:41:30
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    lileyehunter
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    RE: Silly Steelhead... 2008/11/12 13:17:50 (permalink)
    On upper Walnut yesterday, I hooked the same fish 4 times before i landed it. These fish are getting more retarded every fall.

    Old Friends, I've been going to school and I'm not on the computer much. I still live in North East and I still fish a TON. I missed you guys and thought i'd come back for a few posts.

    If any of my old fishing buddies wanna hook up and fish somewhere, hit me up with a private message, I can fish almost any day of the week.

    ~Nate

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