It's time to catch up.

[rippin fish lips]

I had a great year this summer while chasing steelhead.

It was by far my best fishing year yet (last year was hard to beat).

I filled up and reached just about every goal i had for the summer run fish.

My goal was 15 steelhead on the tag, but i inked 12 (same as last year) and i hooked about 20 more steelhead this year then last year.

So chezJfrey... i inked 12 summers for the year and that was it. How many did you end up inkin/bankin? Handed off fish count.

I will let the pictured tell the rest of the story. Enjoy.

This fish smacked a 1/4 brass cleo while pass through a fast shoot.



This fish smacked a Knd custom tackle sprocket spinner then twisted the hook off the split ring in the net.



Here is another fish that also smacked a sprocket spinner (get your self some!)





3 fish day, 2 for me, 1 for my buddy. (top and bottom are mine)



The planter trout just can't resist this spinner... making for fun fishing inbetween steelhead.



Just 1 epic year of fishing. There is a few more fish that should be up here but have not downloaded them off the digital camera yet.

Forum has been slow... so i hope this post brings up some reports that havent been shared yet.

 

[C_Run]

Good summary. I used to identify with you and ChezJFrey because we were all kind of beginners and using spoons. I think both of you guys really surpassed me by quite a bit this year. The year's not over yet but I had hoped to make it to 20 fish (lifetime, that is ) and then quit counting. Stuck on 18, though, and I can still remember every one. I got 8 winters all in a two week period in March and April and I think about four got pictured here. After that, I only put in about twenty hours on summers and was 0 for 4 in June all on home made spoons. Been to busy to fish much up until lately. Keep up the good work and the reports.

 

[hobster]

Awesome, you sure know how to hook em on spinners, thats for sure! I could never seem to get fish on spoons or spinners.
I had an epic year as well. I landed my first steelhead of my life in feb on the Slaw, and since then i've landed 23 or 24 and inked 13. I could never have imagined i'd do so well but i figured out the bite pretty well and put lots of time on the river. Obsession would be a pretty good way to describe it, i'm either fishing or thinking about it. I still love fly fishing for trout though, its just a blast.

 

[rippin fish lips]

Thanks guys! I forgot to say that these photos on here. i went to my store to the back on my buddies cooler door to take a photo of already printed ones, thats why they look they way the do. These fish were caught in early october. I did pick one up in early november too but did not take a picture of it.

 

[plumb2fish]

Although I consider myself a steelhead junkie, I only fished for summers a couple of times this year. I fish for winters on a system with only hatchery strays so I only tagged 8 steelhead this year.....which is 1/5th of last year and about 1/3 of my yearly average. I banked/boated well over 50 nate winters doing the weekend warrior thing. For some reason the past couple years I have been obsessed with springers....last year was better than this year by a 2- 1 ratio on springers and fall fish for me...but I only fished about 1/4 of the trips........Hopeless brag post

 

[bran_man]

So far I've tagged 48 summers and 10 winters and released almost a dozen or so later summers that I landed as well. don't even know how many more I lost! Ha ha easily 20 more or so lost! not as good as summer as last year for me but a much better winter as I only tagged one winter last year. I also caught around 8 few big thick natives that all got to swim away. only went.out Springer fishing 2 times this year but managed to get a 15 pound chromer each time! So that's pretty decent I guess. hooked/ handed off about 15 coho (tagged my 2 natives and either handed off or released) and only one fall Chinook (35 pound monster though). didn't bother keeping track with trout but easily in the hundreds. had a couple days where i would catch over 30. I think thats all i have to brag about...? pretty great year for me overall!!! Got to try a few new spots that produced a lot of nice fish and learned a lot and got to be out with good friends! I freaking love this sport!!!