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rippin fish lips
Okay, If the title bothers any of you, i understand. I just thought it might be a little catchy. After landing 7 Steelhead in June, July and one the very beginning of August, I got super hooked into steelheading. So hooked, I gave up on the trout fishing this year, but still couldnt keep them off my line. Augest rolled around, the heat picked upped and the fish got lock jaw. I didn't give up, i fished everyday at any chance i had, i had hooked 6 steelies and lost them all during august. Skunked for a little over a month.
Determination set in when we got this cooler weather. I started my day at 7 at hayden bridge with only a couple cutties. I wasn't planning on going to far from my home. Then leaberg came to mind, i figured with it being the 15th that most ppl there would go coastal for the coho. I jetted up there with an 8th of a tank of gas left in the jeep. Idk how i made it back home but i did...
Well anyways, i got to this one hole i like to fish, real shallow water with boulders and fast water. Behind this rock i saw this big black torepedo, it was a springer doing its thing. I then see 2 steelhead, one sitting above the salmon and one sitting below closest to the bank. I went for the one below the salmon cuz it was bigger. Put on a number 2 bluefox. Made my casts at it and it wouldnt hit but it would chase my lure. Then i realised i could just strip enough line, hold with my left hand and let line out as i kinda tossed it in the water above the fish. Instead of realing my lure in i stripped line back like you fly fisher peeps do.
After the 3rd cast i see his mouth open and swallow my lure, i set the hook hard and buried all 3. Welded him shut. About a 10 minute fight in shallow water with razor cutter rocks/boulders, overhanging trees and sticks in the water. This fish put up a good fight, not giving up. I thought this fish was gunna kick my a$$! She made it real hard to land her with no net. I tail landed her about 6 times, i would go to grab her gills but she slipped away each time. She took my pole and drug it in the water about 3 feet. I had no choice but to dive for my gear, waders on and everything. I managed to just bairly grab my pole. Game on again!
After getting her back and in my tight grip i gave her the "fisht of fury" and ripped her gills. Put her on the tag. Moved down river to give that hole a rest with not a strike at all. I moved my way back up river to the previous hole, first cast and Fish on!! Sadly i made the mistake of putting a rusty hook on my my lure to replace a previously broken one. The fish bolted down stream, turned around and ran strait at me causing slack in the line. I got the slack out and thought i would be good when my lure came flyin back at me. The darn fish broke my hook! A mistake i will learn from! 29 inch cookie cutter hen. She sure wast a bright fish when i landed her.
Determination set in when we got this cooler weather. I started my day at 7 at hayden bridge with only a couple cutties. I wasn't planning on going to far from my home. Then leaberg came to mind, i figured with it being the 15th that most ppl there would go coastal for the coho. I jetted up there with an 8th of a tank of gas left in the jeep. Idk how i made it back home but i did...
Well anyways, i got to this one hole i like to fish, real shallow water with boulders and fast water. Behind this rock i saw this big black torepedo, it was a springer doing its thing. I then see 2 steelhead, one sitting above the salmon and one sitting below closest to the bank. I went for the one below the salmon cuz it was bigger. Put on a number 2 bluefox. Made my casts at it and it wouldnt hit but it would chase my lure. Then i realised i could just strip enough line, hold with my left hand and let line out as i kinda tossed it in the water above the fish. Instead of realing my lure in i stripped line back like you fly fisher peeps do.
After the 3rd cast i see his mouth open and swallow my lure, i set the hook hard and buried all 3. Welded him shut. About a 10 minute fight in shallow water with razor cutter rocks/boulders, overhanging trees and sticks in the water. This fish put up a good fight, not giving up. I thought this fish was gunna kick my a$$! She made it real hard to land her with no net. I tail landed her about 6 times, i would go to grab her gills but she slipped away each time. She took my pole and drug it in the water about 3 feet. I had no choice but to dive for my gear, waders on and everything. I managed to just bairly grab my pole. Game on again!
After getting her back and in my tight grip i gave her the "fisht of fury" and ripped her gills. Put her on the tag. Moved down river to give that hole a rest with not a strike at all. I moved my way back up river to the previous hole, first cast and Fish on!! Sadly i made the mistake of putting a rusty hook on my my lure to replace a previously broken one. The fish bolted down stream, turned around and ran strait at me causing slack in the line. I got the slack out and thought i would be good when my lure came flyin back at me. The darn fish broke my hook! A mistake i will learn from! 29 inch cookie cutter hen. She sure wast a bright fish when i landed her.
