Henderson

[JTowne]

Henderson

Out here still, caught this guy 90 down in 142 west of finger . 

[greenboatluke]

Yes!!! Got one! Nice job!


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[JTowne]

And another much bigger ... they are deep had a tangle and hand lined it for a bit. Nice mono cut but adrenaline will do that 

[greenboatluke]

Is that first one a steelhead? Snout looks that way, maybe it's the angle. Check mouth, white for steelie, black for king.

 

 

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[JTowne]

White mouth luke, my

my newbie self didn't notice 

[greenboatluke]

Haha! It's ok! Happy you're getting them to cooperate!!! Have fun! And I'm still well within in the learning curve... just a little further along, that's all. And still trying to figure it out! [emoji23]

 

 

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[hard knox]

Wow 90 down pretty deep for a steelhead temps must have changed a lot i was there 2 weeks ago and temp break  was at 50 caught 6 kings in the break lost 3 and a bunch of knock offs.

[JTowne]

It was a good evening . Lost two kings at the boat . Man they are incredibly strong fish . Had a bunch of releases with only scales on the hook ??.  

 

Had no action for awhile so I dropped one down to 90 . That's when I got that first one . So I dropped all the others from 90-120 and the fun began . 

 

Just incredible fish to catch . Defiantly hooked .

 

i do need to invest in a bigger net . As a newbie I thought my 2 foot hoop would do . Nope . That cost me fish tonight . Trying to squeeze 10lbs into a 5lb sack 

 

I felt a bit under the weather but forced myself to go as it was my only opportunity till next week . Glad I went .

[hard knox]

I make a point of never rushing them to the net just keep them swimming a couple feet under the surface when he is ready they will swim right to you to many hooks pull with them thrashing on the surface .

[f1sh-0n]

That first fish is definitely a Steelhead and a nice fat one at that.  Nice job on the fish.  

[JTowne]

Well nice, he was a fighter. I was just thrilled to be catching.  

 

[f1sh-0n]

Make sure you check the regulations its different for steelhead.  I believe that one was legal but it is one per person and it must be at least 21".   

[Wassup8687]

Congratulations. Nice looking fish.

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[saygrace]

Nice fish and thanks for the report!!!

[JTowne]

1 hour ago, f1sh-0n said:

Make sure you check the regulations its different for steelhead.  I believe that one was legal but it is one per person and it must be at least 21".   

 

Right on , after Luke brought it to my attention the first thing I did was check the guide . I certainly want to follow the rules. And ignorance doesn't mean legal lol !

[JTowne]

Also for reference that blue mat is one of those basic throw pdfs a little over 2'x2' 

[ripnlip]

I thought the rule of 1 per day was for the tributaries? The regulation is a little vague. But like JTowne stated. I don't want to break any laws. That can really ruin a fishing trip.

 

I copied & pasted this from the NY Fishing Digest online book.

 

Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout (including Steelhead), Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon

All year

15″, except 21″ for Rainbow Trout or Steelhead

3 in any combination, not to include more than 1 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) in the tributaries

[JTowne]

I have that same information, my eyes did not notice that last statement .. wonder why they specified ? Different for the lake ?

[ripnlip]

I'm not sure. That's why I wanted to ask. Last thing I want to do is get in trouble & lose my fishing privileges. I know the folks on this site who fish Lake O more than I do will no better than me. Been fishing it a long time, but only 1 or 2 trips a year & the regulations change all the time. Better safe than sorry.

 

B safe!