Anonymous
12/12/2010 7:36:00 PMHoly!!! Very nice steel toni, definantly over of the nicer fish I've seen this winter. Seems you were one of the few on the xrod sled to get fish, good work.
Matt
12/12/2010 10:07:00 PMYou fished from 730 to 1030 and bonked 2 fish and saw others caught plus got to try new rods and fish on a guide boat? Why was this rated a 2?
kzoo
12/12/2010 10:07:00 PMWow, if you got the smaller one, I'd like to see the bigger one.
Nice Fish Toni!
Nice Fish Toni!
kenbarb
12/12/2010 11:20:00 PMToni you are a great sport. Very nice fish, you and my wife Barb would make good friends, she also likes to fish for Steelhead. Good pictures, thank you for the report.
Toni
12/13/2010 6:33:00 AMMatt, my choices were-- 2 Poor fishing-caught a few but really had to work at it. Or 3 average-caught some fish, had some fun. Look at this way 5 people in the boat and 2 fish. If that were 1 person for 15 hours of fishing and only 2 fish.
I don't rate by fun. but by fish and time. We caught a few not some. We had to work hard at it. I have been fishing where the rate was higher because we caught some fish on this same river. Like Oct. 7 was a 3 where the total fish on the boat was 3 kept...more were released.
Therefore, maybe Mike and Aaron should leave the fun out of the rating...?
I don't rate by fun. but by fish and time. We caught a few not some. We had to work hard at it. I have been fishing where the rate was higher because we caught some fish on this same river. Like Oct. 7 was a 3 where the total fish on the boat was 3 kept...more were released.
Therefore, maybe Mike and Aaron should leave the fun out of the rating...?
Toni
12/13/2010 6:37:00 AMFor Kenbarb I like to fish and catching is best. It can be salmon or steelhead. It isn't very often that I get to meet other woman who fish. It would be nice to meet Barb.
Mike Carey
12/13/2010 10:29:00 AMthat hotspot you noted was one of my favorite drifts back when I fished the Cowlitz on a regular basis.
Toni
12/13/2010 11:45:00 AMMike, what you have to take into account is how high the river was. I had never fished that area from a boat, ever. I think the fish were traveling and holding in areas that are normally not under water.
Mike Carey
12/13/2010 11:50:00 AMno doubt, high water changes everything. Some of my best fish have come right up against brush/trees in high, fast water. Amazed I even hooked them.
bill45
12/14/2010 4:42:00 PMwe bank fished on sunday also..it was wet. my partner was laughing that it seemed only the white fethastyx boat was catching fish consistantly...... kinda funny that's all
blufin loui
12/15/2010 7:06:00 AMGreat fish Toni, it is great to see you holding another "big one". I can almost hear Ricky thinking, WOW, when can I go grandma. Keep up the great work, and thanks for sharing.
salmonslayer117
12/16/2010 12:00:00 AMOnce again, nice slab toni! Haven't heard from ya in a while. Good to see you're still out there catchin' fish!