Finally got it done..I think

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2013/11/10 10:56:26 (permalink)

Finally got it done..I think

My 22 year quest to hook a steelhead is finally over....I think... A few days ago, while fishing Upper Elk Creek, I came upon an inviting run. I tied on a white wooley worm and procceeded to swing it threw the tailout. Suddenly, I felt a jolting{?} strike, set the hook and , after a spirited battle, landed a steelhead....Maybe... No one was arround for a hero shot so i nerviously pulled out my tape measure. 6 and a halfinches, measured down the back. I always measure fish down the back cause it sounds better. After relaying my tale to a few other fisherman, I was told I had caught a smolt. Heck, it looked like a steelhead..My question is...do they count as steelhead or do i have to continue my quest??...WF...They do fight like demons
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    cbeagler
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    Re: Finally got it done..I think 2013/11/11 09:04:27 (permalink)
    If the mouth is smaller than the diameter of the yellow rope, then it don't count.
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    Re: Finally got it done..I think 2013/11/11 11:35:38 (permalink)
    A smolt is just a little steelhead.  By catching one, that makes you some sort of achiever.  Perhaps an under achiever.

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    Re: Finally got it done..I think 2013/11/11 15:24:55 (permalink)
    Don't let Queenie see those, good cat bait..
     

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    Re: Finally got it done..I think 2013/11/11 18:34:03 (permalink)
    I'm still confused. Did I break the drought or must I continue my quest???????....WF... I couldnt break her heart Bings so I said not a word to her.
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    Re: Finally got it done..I think 2013/11/12 05:46:26 (permalink)
    If it was raining, you broke the drought, if not, well, not.
     
    BTW, did it run you into the backing?

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    Re: Finally got it done..I think 2013/11/12 19:29:31 (permalink)
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    My 22 year quest to hook a steelhead is finally over....I think... A few days ago, while fishing Upper Elk Creek, I came upon an inviting run. I tied on a white wooley worm and procceeded to swing it threw the tailout. Suddenly, I felt a jolting{?} strike, set the hook and , after a spirited battle, landed a steelhead....Maybe... No one was arround for a hero shot so i nerviously pulled out my tape measure. 6 and a halfinches, measured down the back. I always measure fish down the back cause it sounds better. After relaying my tale to a few other fisherman, I was told I had caught a smolt. Heck, it looked like a steelhead..My question is...do they count as steelhead or do i have to continue my quest??...WF...They do fight like demons


    I hate to be mean, but If it has taken you 22 years to hook and land a steelhead. I suggest trying another sport or take lessons from the russians 
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    Re: Finally got it done..I think 2013/11/13 07:00:36 (permalink)
    I'm not a quitter. I have been close, numerous times, to having a bite. And, no Dars, the fish stayed in the run and the backing stayed on my reel. And I'll take any type of achieving....WF...wasnt sure for a while, though, that I could contain it.
    post edited by World Famous - 2013/11/13 07:02:40
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    Re: Finally got it done..I think 2013/11/13 08:03:33 (permalink)
    Congratulations. 22 years well spent. WF.
    Now, see if you can catch one half that size in November.
    Everyone catches big ones, so catching a big one is no big deal.
    My smallest is 3 1/2".
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    Re: Finally got it done..I think 2013/11/13 17:37:40 (permalink)
    In the bag, Coldfront. The law of averages will catch up and we will slay them...WF....Great plan
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