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Wallace River Report
Snohomish County, WA

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12/13/2013
Float Fishing
Steelhead
Morning
12/13/2013
3
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Starting Time: 7:00 AM
Location: Wallace River
Method of Persuasion: Egg
Setup: Okuma Celilo 9'6" 4-8lb Rod, Shimano Sahara 2500 Reel, 15 lb P-Line Hydrofloat.


Another breath taking morning; the sky was on fire. It was nice taking a good week off from fishing, and also to take a personal day to try out the new GoPro3 (bought it off some chick at the Navy holiday party for $100!).

Tenth cast out this morning produced a cookie-cutter, 5 lb hatchery buck. I must say, the colder the water gets, the less fight these winter fish have in them; I reckon the acrobatic, summer steelhead spoiled me rotten :)
Thus it was relinquished back to the icy depths. Now, it's your turn.

I decided to scout down river and fish a few different spots, to feel out where a few more winters might be sitting in this low and CLEAR water. Hooked and landed a few Coho, called it a day around 10 AM.

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Comments

LiveAsYouWill
12/13/2013 9:21:00 AM
nice underwater pics. JC, which model of cam are you using for that?
Steelhead6438
12/13/2013 9:22:00 AM
Thanks for the report. That was a nice fish you caught! I'm glad you let the steelhead swim away. :) I'll have to give you a call and arrange a trip!
Reel Priorities
12/13/2013 9:45:00 AM
LiveAsYouWill, it is a GoPro3 Black Edition.

Steelhead6438, I appreciate your kind words; thank you. Just let me know when you're ready to see some bent graphite,, and we'll put you on some winter chrome. Tight lines!
Bobberdownchromer
12/13/2013 10:31:00 AM
How low is the water at the cedar hole? Nice job on the steelie, planning on heading there tomorrow. Thanks
Reel Priorities
12/13/2013 10:48:00 AM
Cedar was looking pretty grim... In low water on the Wallace, I have the propensity to hit the middle sections of the river, as they are deeper.
But, we all know how it goes.

Watch, you'll whack one in a foot deep riffle when you head out on Saturday (:
Gringo Pescador
12/13/2013 11:56:00 AM
Nice job again Ryan, yeah there is always exceptions to the rule but in general the winters tend to be more conservative with their energy when hooked than the summers.
makscoot
12/13/2013 10:35:00 PM
It would be cool to see a coho this time of year... Did you capture any photos of them?


Thanks'

MAKSCOOT
FishingThePacNW
12/13/2013 10:45:00 PM
makscoot usually there are coho till late january on the wallace! and ReelPriorities is there any vid? Nice fish!
Bobberdownchromer
12/13/2013 10:51:00 PM
Yeah there are still tons of coho in january, I caught back 4 in january and there was still a school of about 20 of them sitting there.
riverhunter
12/14/2013 4:00:00 PM
Makscoot the last photo is a pic of a coho!
Reel Priorities
12/15/2013 1:00:00 AM
Thank you, Gringo; I look forward to the next time we meet on the bank.
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