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Was minding my own business when I received a call from G$ to go fish. We don't have to ask me twice. Weather is beautiful today! Sweatshirt weather.
Well we met up at one of his ponds, but HALF FROZEN. And of course, the half we needed, so we headed down the road to another spot. OPEN WATER! Two guys were there and when one got up to show the other his stringer, I knew we came to the right place.
I tied on a Prince and a Mity Mouse and tossed out. About the third cast...there you are. and so on.
Not big fish, but fish non the less.
I want to thank TAILGRABBER for sending me that reel. I would not hesitate to buy another one. What a sweet reel and very reasonably priced.
It was a little over kill on the tackle for these fish, but I had no problem feeling the take. The rod is the W.W. Griggs Vintage 8 1/2' 5/6
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way to go sis.. looks like you had a fun day.. [  ]
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[center][font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4] ![[Image: happy.gif]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/happy.gif) Nice catch there FGD. It must be nice to be able to roll out of bed and fall into a creek or river and fish till the cows come home. I guess that the people in Diego know what I mean.![[Image: bobwink.gif]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/bobwink.gif) [/size][/#008000][/font]
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Amen on rolling out to fish.
In Seattle our closest stream like that was up beyond North bend which at the time was an hours drive and some walking.
Slipping, clamoring, falling, lurching, staggering over those slippery round rocks sure was fun though.
What I thought was really great was to be able to sit on a large rock and tie on a new fly and watch the little Rainbow gather behind my boots.
You know your in the right place when you see the little guys.
Fish the size of FG's second fish, the fat one, were pretty rare in the Snoqualimie though.
I dont remember ever being able to fish the Snoqualimie when there was snow and ice on the ground.
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[center][font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4] When I lived in Woodinville it was only a 15 to 20 minute drive to the Snoqualmie. You are right about the size of the fish - most are in the 8 - 12" range. Caught mostly Cutts. However, did catch my first Steelhead in that river & oh yes it was considerably bigger than the Cutts. [/size][/#008000][/font]
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Steelhead Defination: A myth developed by Les Davis to help him sell lures to the hopelessly hopefull!
I think (THINK is the active verb here) I had a Steel head on for a second or two in the Skykomish.
I was fishing for Rainbow, and felt a slight tug.
Just about the time I was tightening up the line, getting ready to set the hook if it really was a fish, rrrrrriiiiippppppp and all my line was snatched out from between my fingers and down to the Reel in that one second.
Snap! WHizzzzzz the reel went coasting to a stop.
All gone! What ever it was.
But in had to be a Steelhead or a passing Submarine.
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In the old Snoqualimie ox-bows near North Bend there are Bass. Yup! I fished for em with a friend.
Where it comes down through Denny Creek park I learned to walk on water.
I was dribbeling a Dry Fly down out of a Riffle and fell off the big boulder into a deep hole. Yikes. I came up running. That was Ice Water.
The Snoqualimie was good right along the hiway on the way to North Bend, but best was up above the falls.
You could actually walk a mile or more from the Falls up toward the log jambs where it was a real hike through the dead falls to get back out to the road. If you ever had a Heart attack and fell down in that mouldy Alder forest, not even a Blood hound could find your Corpse.
Now that I'm retired I pretty much wish I was still in the PacNw for the Fishing. Not for anything else though.
I know its crowded, and the Woodenville area is so settled and all those farms are bought up and covered with Civilazation now. The whole area is covered up with Tree Huggers and Liberal Socialistic Democrats. I couldnt live there ever again.
It is depressing for an old guy who grew up hunting Deer and Bear out there. I'd probably Cry if I had to drive through all that again.
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when i lived up that way i used to make the drive to the Yakima, and Rocky Ford (easter WA) to catch some dandy torut. well worth the trip. then when my dad moved to moses lake and i would come home on leave i would fish rocky ford, lake lenoir, and dry falls for some nice ones too!
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I guess you ate them since laying them on the gravel is not very conducive to good C&R practice.
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Nope, but I held my breath.[  ] Water is inches away and I never touched the fish with my hands. SLide up, take picture, slide back (BY HOOK) and release (barbless).
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Oh really LOL!
This surely looks like dirt to me.
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CHILL...
the water is just out of frame. To explain! I lift the fish with rod, LAID it on the dirt, laid rod next snapped, lifted rod and fish back in water, released hook.
Which is more harmful, HUMAN HAND (even wet, plus no squeezing) or Dirt.
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[quote Wbranch_1]I guess you ate them since laying them on the gravel is not very conducive to good C&R practice.[/quote]
Really? And you know this because you're an retired wildlife biologist right?
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[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4] To each his own. When ever possible I never take the fish out of the water. Just reach down and release the hook. Barbless is a big help in this area. Have you watch some of these fly fishing shows where they hold the fish out of the water for some time admiring their catch and saying over & over again "what a pretty fish". Never heard anyone say ye gads "What an ugly fish" lol[/size][/#008000][/font]
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[quote Dryrod][font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4][.img]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/happy.gif[/img]To each his own. When ever possible I never take the fish out of the water. l[/size][/#008000][/font][/quote]
I am thinking that is a normal, "When ever possible" There are those occasions photos are needed and what are you gonna do when by yourself and YOU don't want to get wet.
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we have all seen plenty of pictures of anglers handling their catch in different ways.. some in the water.. some out.. some on the shore.. even seen some on fly fishing shows where the fish is being dragged up on to shore..
I know you take great care to take care of any fish that you catch.. as the majority of anglers do.. so if you say the water was inches away.. it was inches away.. but do have a question..
you said you held your breath.. why? (just curious since I think I know why you do that)
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LOL. A little thing I made my clients do if they wanted a picture holding the fish.
First wet their hands, then hold their breath. I try to get the fish back in the water before they need to take another breath. Basically the fish is holding it's breath and it is allot smaller.
And for the record, in the first picture, that IS water by the butt of the rod.[angelic]
Also, notice the reel. This was for Tailgrabber's web site.
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I like the holding the breath idea.. its what I thought you meant but figured it better to hear from you..
is that the boo you are using with the new reel from TG?
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You don't have to justify how you handle fish to anyone. Those of us who have followed your posts for years know you take excellent care of the fish.
Good report and I am getting the itch to get the fly rod and put the ice gear away.
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No, I'm not a retired wildlife biologist and while I don't want to get into an argument many fly fishers would agree that laying a little guy like that on dirt, or any other medium other than water, isn't the best method to protect a wild fish. But since I'm not an expert maybe this little guy will grow up to be a monster no worse for the experience.
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[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]That brings up a good point for a little research & that is, is it detrimental to a fishes health to be laid down on dirt before being released? Okay where are the ichthyologist when you need one?[/size][/#008000][/font]
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