Is there anything better?

[jamisonace]

I took an old friend out today that I'd never fished with before. Come to find out after we started fishing he has never caught a steelhead. Now I felt like the pressure was really on. The reason I took him fishing in the first place was because he gave me a load of tuna earlier in the week and I told him I wanted to take him fishing to pay him back. So now that I find out he's never caught a steelhead it's now my mission to get him his first.

We only got one today but it was a good one and there's one less steelhead virgin in the world after this mornings float. That feels good.

 

[Throbbit _Shane]

Good stuff! didn't let the pressure get to ya!

 

[eugene1]

Nice!

I had the same mission last Saturday with my two brothers, so I needed two steelies. We got two bites, but only one bonked.

 

[troutdude]

Nicely done Mr. Ace!

BTW, thought you'd gotten lost. Good to see ya post up.

 

[SeanC]

Good job. That's a true friend.

 

[Toyracer38]

It's a sweet feeling to be able to get a friend into their first fish! Great job!

 

[rippin fish lips]

Just like troutdude said above... it's nice too see ya post up again. Been missin your reports. Just a slow year for you? or a busy year away from the water?? Good job on getting him into his first, that is always a tuff one to do.

 

[jamisonace]

Busy summer....like all of them. We've caught some fish but not a lot. With the exception of my Wyoming trip where we got more than I can count. I've been more of a lurker out here the last couple months.

Just like troutdude said above... it's nice too see ya post up again. Been missin your reports. Just a slow year for you? or a busy year away from the water?? Good job on getting him into his first, that is always a tuff one to do.

 

[Mad dog]

I took an old friend out today that I'd never fished with before. Come to find out after we started fishing he has never caught a steelhead. Now I felt like the pressure was really on. The reason I took him fishing in the first place was because he gave me a load of tuna earlier in the week and I told him I wanted to take him fishing to pay him back. So now that I find out he's never caught a steelhead it's now my mission to get him his first.

We only got one today but it was a good one and there's one less steelhead virgin in the world after this mornings float. That feels good.

Don't get much better than that!!!

Broke in a steelhead virgin this season....he now has 10 or 12 punches...caught his first springers ever....and is now severly addicted to flyfishing!!!

 

[Troutski]

Pay it forward.... Good on you!

Chuck

 

[flocaster]

Nice job man. Your first steelhead is something you just don't forget. Mine was 31" & 17lbs...I remember it like it was yesterday

 

[dtikey]

Nice job man. Your first steelhead is something you just don't forget. Mine was 31" & 17lbs...I remember it like it was yesterday

so was the girth on this fish just outrages or what???

 

[hawgcaller]

so was the girth on this fish just outrages or what???

I was thinking the same thing, I got one earlier this year that was 34 and thick and only weighed 12 and a half.

 

[rippin fish lips]

so was the girth on this fish just outrages or what???

That would be the thickest steelhead i have ever seen at 31" and 17lbs..... bet it was 31 inches and 10lbs! haha

 

[SeanC]

so was the girth on this fish just outrages or what???

I wasn't gonna say anything, but was thinkin the same thing. Lol. But 31 inches is still a very nice fish.

 

[jamisonace]

Pic of the fish. The only fish that was more satisfying was a springer my 10 year old caught a few weeks ago back bouncing about 5 minutes into his first time ever back bouncing.



This one went 29" and 16 lbs. LOL (no offence flocaster, just having fun)

 

[flocaster]

It's all good everyone. Yeah, it was a hen that looked like an oversized football! LOL. I wish I had pics of the fish to prove it was true. For what its worth I caught it while living in Alaska & there a wild steely has to be 36 inches to keep, so I let her go to pass on those awesome genetics. 2 days later my dad caught a buck that went 38 inches & 21lbs.

 

[dtikey]

It's all good everyone. Yeah, it was a hen that looked like an oversized football! LOL. I wish I had pics of the fish to prove it was true. For what its worth I caught it while living in Alaska & there a wild steely has to be 36 inches to keep, so I let her go to pass on those awesome genetics. 2 days later my dad caught a buck that went 38 inches & 21lbs.

yup must be pretty thick....I have got 1 at 40inch and one 40 1/2 inch both summers and they were both 20lb mark.Useally our 31 inch fish here are 10-11 lbs

 

[flocaster]

Oh I know, I was pretty surprised too. She was so full of eggs that during the unhooking & weighing process, she actually started dropping eggs. I can't blame any of you for being skeptical. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I would have doubts too