PatrickC
11/19/2017 7:11:55 PMGorgeous fish. Way to put in the work. This time of year separates the wheat from the chaff. The tug is the drug, stay addicted!
bigsteelballer
11/20/2017 7:22:59 AMClipped fin, square tail (no V shape), no black inside the mouth, with a red stripe down the side. Winter run steelhead. Thanks for your concern.
Jakefish
11/20/2017 11:26:15 AMUmm, did you post the right picture? I see no red stripe, black lips with white gums, little spotting on the tail, and a typical coho tail shape, and a coho body type, plus that bulge in front of the anal fin sure looks like an egg tube so I would call this a female coho (the hooked nose is not too big to be a hen coho). Compare this picture (steelhead) https://i0.wp.com/nwsportsmanmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sky-steel.jpg?resize=672%2C372 versus this picture (coho) http://www.riversportfishing.com/wp-content/gallery/coho-salmon-page/coho-salmon04-wm.jpg
bigsteelballer
11/20/2017 4:02:42 PMEmailed WDFW the picture they confirmed that it is a Steelhead. Once again thanks for the concern.
253Caster
11/20/2017 5:22:30 PMLittle to no spotting on the tail.... Coho
Alaskancoho
11/21/2017 4:31:53 PMAll of these armchair Fish & Game officers, lmao. Silvers only have spots on the top side of the tail, guys. Calm down.
253Caster
11/23/2017 5:06:15 PMNot sure what that is supposed to mean, but I'll let the number of quality & confirmed species I catch speak for themselves. Thanks!
Thagrosh10
11/22/2017 11:18:10 AMAny recommendations for lures/bait/rigs for someone looking to head out that way over the holiday weekend for some steelhead? It will be my first time fishing for steelhead, I'll be fishing from the bank. Thanks!
bigsteelballer
11/22/2017 2:47:54 PM1/8 - 1/4 oz Aero jig pink,white, or black/red 2-6ft. under a float (bobber) depending on the depth. You will get hung up less with this than other rigs.
If your new, don't give up. They are known as the fish of a thousand casts. Good luck.
If your new, don't give up. They are known as the fish of a thousand casts. Good luck.
Bank drifter
11/23/2017 6:18:54 AMThe water will still be pretty high this weekend, the Sky will be better as the next week goes on. Topping that jig with a small piece of raw shrimp is not a bad idea since the water will also be colored due to the crazy rains. Good luck
whoodare
12/18/2017 9:45:47 PMThat's why I quit posting reports on this site / you get trolled, questioned and lambasted for every report. I fish 100 plus days a year and quit giving daily reports along time ago. To bad you can't give a generous informative report, without all the guff.
Nice winter chrome though.
Nice winter chrome though.