Bank drifter
12/25/2012 2:21:00 PMUp until 5 days ago,i had not broken off a steelhead on the Snoqualmie.... then not that far from where you were I had one break my leader in the middle....10 min later another got off by bending my jig hook...........guess there are some bigger fish around....fun using the lighter tackle though, great job getting that one in the cooler.....got a limit in 40 min a few days ago, no one around.....stay away from the crowds, enjoy your Christmas dinner!
solducsteve
12/25/2012 6:11:00 PMI would have to give that a 5 star day . seldom do you get another chance , excellent looking fish, way to go
Realfisherman
12/25/2012 8:51:00 PMThank you Bank Drifter and solducsteve appreciate the kind words. My post has got the wrong species posted as well as the wrong river. Should be steelhead and the Snoqualmie. Tried to re post with the correct information, but it did not come back up with the changes. Oh Well Tight lines to all.
Bank drifter
12/26/2012 5:43:00 AMIn looking at the fin, I would say it is a half clip, the fish I have been catching have looked like that,the fin not rounded on the top, but I can't say for sure...some have nothing at all, some the half clip, but both are very different from unclipped, always good to check very close before you even land it though-good point!
Realfisherman
12/26/2012 7:14:00 AMIn response to w-steelhead-wa claim that the fish had adipose fin. Everybody that saw the fish on the river, and especially the spey casting fisherman who was fishing next to me, and help me land it were in complete agreement that the fin was clipped. This is not my first day on the river and I'm well aware of the regulations.. Also showed it to numerous people when walking to my vehicle, and everybody who looked at it and said it was a archery fish. I DO NOT KILL NATIVE FISH, it is very rare that I even kill a fish. Most of the time I return them to the river. The main reason I kept this fish, was he was so warn out from the fight, I'm not sure he would have lived. I take offense to your comments.
3footvis
12/26/2012 9:59:00 AMNice fish, & definitely a clipped adipose. Caught a wild fish there on the snoscrummy last week & quickly released it. Don't make a comment if you don't know what you are talking about.
king killer
12/26/2012 10:14:00 AMI think ive seen you at chico before. Anyways, definately a clipped steelhead. Beautiful fish and way to go !
BentRod
12/26/2012 1:18:00 PMAwesome fish! Congrats. Wish I could have gotten on the water over the holiday. Maybe next time.
RiverChromeGS
12/26/2012 1:19:00 PMdoesnt even look like a half clip, looks like a fully clipped fish to me, nice steel, thats a piglet hatch
Acefishon
12/26/2012 5:18:00 PMIt's clipped fish no doubt about it cought many looked the same if any scare it's good.
Mike Carey
12/29/2012 8:56:00 AMCouple things. I changed the species, location, and rating. Once the report gets posted the only way to fix it is to contact us (support@washingtonlakes.com) and we'll fix. Next - I saved and zoomed in the picture and it's an obvious clipped fish.Pictures can be pretty ambiguous sometimes, we really need to give the benefit of the doubt unless it's cyrstal clear. If it was, the picture would be taken down. But it isn't. Nice Pig! Realfisherman, you look familar, it's going to drive me nuts now...
Realfisherman
12/29/2012 9:05:00 AMMike thanks for the validation on the clip fin. Really appreciate it. I don't want to kill native fish. Will probably turn everything loose now, that its caused such a stir. Thanks for correcting the species and river. Don't know if we know each other.? Have a great new year, and tight lines to all. Regards Don
