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Title: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: ErikC on January 31, 2011, 10:49:04 PM
 Just caught this little beauty 3 weeks back. have brought in about 2 dozen this year, mostly just a bit smaller than this. It was 28 inches long, 6 lbs. I need to start taking more pictures :-\


(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/16776/1122001515.jpg)
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: Jeff on January 31, 2011, 10:51:42 PM
Do you need my shipping address?  ;D :D
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: ErikC on January 31, 2011, 10:59:33 PM
 All that's left to ship on that one is a fond memory. food6
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: Norm on February 01, 2011, 08:32:25 AM
Nice fish Eric!

Steelhead is a great eating fish, how'd you cook it?
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: ErikC on February 01, 2011, 11:26:19 AM
 I brine and smoke them most of the time, or grill it with a brown sugar glaze since those are Sarah's favorite ways. If I smoke the fillets we can snack on it for several days, and it's just as good as the first. I am taking a nice fillet off one similar in size to a superbowl party on sunday. ;D
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: Norm on February 01, 2011, 02:19:47 PM
When should I pick  you up at the airport.  :D
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Post by: isawlogs on February 01, 2011, 06:42:00 PM

Ah !!!   Smoked fish , you are my new bestess friend  ;D 8)
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Post by: SwampDonkey on February 01, 2011, 07:05:17 PM
Nothing like wild fresh fish, especially any salmonid species.  8) 8)
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: ErikC on February 15, 2011, 08:57:41 PM
 This little one got to go free. Not too long back, on a blue and silver plug.


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Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: northwoods1 on February 16, 2011, 07:10:05 AM
 
Here is some pics of me and one of my buddies fishing @ Kohler, WI . Steelhead fishing can get to be  really addictive that is for certain. I float fish and mostly use fresh spawn on various colors of jigs. At Kohler or any of the lake Michigan tributaries you have a chance of hooking Brown trout also and on this same stretch of water I have landed some that were over #20.



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(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/17553/1886/797039-R1-22A.jpg)
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: fishpharmer on February 16, 2011, 07:13:30 AM
I really like fish pictures. Thanks 8)
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: submarinesailor on February 16, 2011, 08:14:07 AM
Quote from: fishpharmer on February 16, 2011, 07:13:30 AM
I really like fish pictures. Thanks 8)

I think you may be slight biased about fish pictures. ;D ;D ;D

Bruce
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Post by: Burlkraft on February 16, 2011, 09:03:12 AM
Them are some nice ones NW  8)
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Post by: SwampDonkey on February 16, 2011, 10:03:07 AM
Dandy good eat'n. :)
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: SwampDonkey on February 16, 2011, 08:00:41 PM
Might have posted this before, but how is this for a brook trout?

http://www.brooktrout.ca/new-world-record-brook-trout.htm

The biggest I used to catch would range 3-5lbs on the North Pole Stream. They liked to lay around big boulders or big deep black holes. ;D
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: ErikC on February 16, 2011, 09:54:21 PM
 Those are nice fish Northwoods. I fish with roe and jigs too, but I also throw a lot of spinners and spoons. I like pulling plugs from a boat but they are useless from shore, where I am most of the time. :-\
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: WDH on February 16, 2011, 10:28:42 PM
I am decidedly with Fish on this one  ;D.
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: Onthesauk on February 17, 2011, 08:48:13 PM
 This I think from last year, didn't take any pictures this winter. 



(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12858/December_fish_001.jpg)
Title: Re: Steelhead season in the NW is here!!
Post by: ErikC on February 18, 2011, 11:58:02 AM
 More nice steelies there onthesauk, keep 'em coming guys 8)