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11/06/2013
Float Fishing
Chum Salmon
Fish Eggs
Evening
11/06/2013
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I've been following the forums for a long time but this is my first report. Stopped off at the Green River on the way home from work today in Renton and tried my luck floating eggs. Second cast my float starts dancing around and I set the hook on this beautiful male Chum. Brightest Chum I've ever landed. Three or four more casts and I bring another chrome Chum to the bank but the hook popped out right as I was reaching for her. Really need to replace my broken net sometime soon. Would have been a 5 for me if I'd landed that second fish within 15 minutes of getting to the river.

Yesterday I was fishing with my daughter on the Green near our home and I landed the second fish picture. I'm pretty sure it is a hatchery steelhead but it is definitely on the small side. Around 22" long but only probably 3 pounds at the most. Is that a small steelhead or a really long and skinny rainbow?


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rcthepirate
11/6/2013 6:36:00 PM
Looks like a sum run
tele_maniac
11/6/2013 6:39:00 PM
That's a Steelhead! Thanks for sharing your report and pictures.
cstoone
11/6/2013 6:45:00 PM
Awesome! That's what I was thinking but i wanted to make sure. First ever steelhead for me. Drifting a green corky with a little shrimp scent and the steelhead inhaled it. Caught that within the first 5 minutes of being on the river yesterday. It was a pretty feisty little fish. Jumped clear out of the water at least 4 times. It was a lot of fun.
CanoeingIt
11/6/2013 7:27:00 PM
Nice 1st report.. and nice fish!
jd39
11/6/2013 7:43:00 PM
Nice, agree, looks like a summer, didn't know the green got summers. Great couple catches there!
rfnbry
11/6/2013 11:50:00 PM
nice looking chum
Duncan Dharkeez
11/7/2013 8:30:00 AM
There are summer runs on the Green but they are mostly all native fish like the one in this photo. The angle just barely shows the adipose poking up. They range in size from that small 2-4lbs range up to lower teens. Generally I think it is best to treat these fish with kit gloves and try our best to help that dwindling return but I know a fresh dinner is hard to turn down legal or not.
cstoone
11/7/2013 8:39:00 AM
It was a hatchery fish Duncan. The adipose fin was clipped. I wouldn't have kept it if it was a native fish.
cstoone
11/7/2013 9:08:00 AM
Here's a link showing a different angle of the steelhead. You can clearly see a bump where the adipose fin was removed. Couldn't figure out how to add another picture to the report so hopefully copying and pasting this link will work. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SiXbiNn4kvw/UnvHYUSZu8I/AAAAAAAAA7M/4AHZxJRsEp4/w1566-h881-no/20131105_163116.jpg
Duncan Dharkeez
11/7/2013 2:43:00 PM
I sit corrected cstoone, little hatchery missile you got there.. musta been the runt of the pen.
cstoone
11/7/2013 2:54:00 PM
It was definitely a small one. I would have probably released it but it was my first steelie and my daughter wanted to take it home with us.
LP231
11/7/2013 5:57:00 PM
Where in Renton did you fish? I live there too.
Mike Carey
11/7/2013 6:09:00 PM
Perfect example of why it's unfair to make assumptions based on a single picture.
cstoone
11/7/2013 6:28:00 PM
The steelhead was caught in Auburn near Lea Hill. The chum was caught in the area around 180th. Mike, I'm pretty thick skinned but I wanted to make sure everyone knew that I'm not out there poaching :)
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