N. Santiam native

[STIKTIME]

I hit up the north santiam this morning with fishslayer89 and a buddy. I picked up this 17lb+ buck about 30 mins into the float down river. First cast into a nice pocket. Turned out to be a great day. No other hook ups. Its definitely my trophy steelhead so far!!!!

 

[fishwithdynamite]

Thats a NICE fish!

 

[Mike123]

Wow! What an awesome colored up steelhead! Love those things when they get that red stripe on them!

 

[bigsteel]

NIce fish man.....good to see theres somethin goin on on the north santiam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Johnny Southpaw]

Awesome! Beautiful red-stripe steelie you have there. Good job.

 

[BlackBass]

Very nice colors on that fish, I love it when they get that red stripe on them .

 

[Thuggin4Life]

Wow thats a hog! Good looking fish.

 

[FISHHEADMAFIA]

absolutely gorgeous ! ! that is a beautiful fish .

 

[freeflyin]

wow

wow

I hit up the north santiam this morning with fishslayer89 and a buddy. I picked up this 17lb+ buck about 30 mins into the float down river. First cast into a nice pocket. Turned out to be a great day. No other hook ups. Its definitely my trophy steelhead so far!!!!

Not gonna lie, that's a beaut. Holler at me A, it's Troy. Caught a couple of hens this last weekend on the Wallowa. Definitely not 17lbs, though. PM some time, we gotta get out.
troy

 

[Admin]

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[Cohosanders]

That's behemoth:shock:Good job getting into that one:clap:Great picture too

 

[Throbbit _Shane]

Nice one bro!!!

 

[Kodiak]

Hmmm, I'm guessing greens bridge to J town? Nice steelie. Brings back sooo many memories for me. The north fork grows them winters big for sure. I hope he made it after that battle, a lot of those winters don't do so well after a good tussel. I try not to pick on the winters in that system until the numbers recover. Still some summers hanging out around packsaddle park though.

 

[FishingSlayer89]

Nice job buddy.... And by the way im still thinking that is closer to 20lbs, but its whatever by far the biggest one that ive netted... Good job man...

 

[STIKTIME]

I actually caught that buck just below fisherman's bend. Ya i didn't play around with it to much, so that it could go back and make some babies just as big!!

 

[Kodiak]

nice! A guide friend of mine has got a grip of them holed up just below shelburn. Thats why i was guessing greens bridge.

 

[OnTheDrop]

MOst beautiful steelhead ive seen on the forum all winter.. What a trophy Good job man

 

[SantiamDrifter]

I just love the way your reel exploded when that fish hit your jig. Nothing like a big buck tearing up the river!