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[alwayscatching]

So hey OFF. I finally did it, fished a river... I now see why you all love it so much! No regrets! Although I did get into an argument with someone who hooked my boots twice trying to catch a salmon who was 2 yards away from me just relaxing.

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[IR4J]

Congrats boss, beautiful first steelhead.

[alwayscatching]

Thanks big guy!

[FrequentFlyer]

congrats man!  it can be a very peaceful environment to fish if you find the right areas! and no need to worry about boat traffic!

 

glad you got into some chrome as well!

[PUMP KNOWS]

Whaaaaaat???

 

Congrats on your first and hopefully it's not your last

[andrak]

Nice catch [emoji6]

[troutddicted]

Welcome to the trout bum life - no turning back now

[Kit]

First time out and you get a steel like that should tell you now that you should get a pin and a fly rod. Your boat will collect dust for a while. Just FYI.

And I'll tell you now it's a whole different world on the river then a lake. So if you enjoy a challenge reading water, what's hatching, what fish are feeding on give it a go. Yes you will see idiots on the river more so then a lake it's the time of year right now. Give it a month then they go away till next year then the good guys who persue the steel will be out till they head back to the lake.

Welcome to River Angling.

[NiagaraSteel]

Wow what a first, hope you continue doing the river fishing along with the bass! And you should consider yourself lucky or maybe me unlucky, because I caught my first steel after about 90 hours of fishing hard for them.

[Swing4Steel]

Well you just fu©ked your whole life up! Nice fish

[TRINIBOY]

Let the addition begin. Welcome to hell there no escape after the first steel

Nice catch.

[alwayscatching]

You guys are awesome! I just need to practice a bit with a pin and maybe I will pick up one. I will say though the spinning set up was still comfortable for me, I was in that "comfort zone". I will definitely be putting my spare time in november to good use! PS is it normal for guys to be taking Roe from the salmon? I saw one guy with like a grocery bag full....

[FrequentFlyer]

yes, that is the norm this time of year, and it counts to his possession limit as well

[alwayscatching]

yes, that is the norm this time of year, and it counts to his possession limit as well

 

Thanks Frequent Flyer, I will be sure to study the regs now that I am hooked!

[Shawarma]

Nice!!!! Welcome to the river where the pools aren't nearly as deep as your pockets need to be.

[CJR]

nice!

[Kit]

Excellent. If you wanna get out sometime let me know. And a pin will be easy for you since you bait cast a ton. The whole big thing is making sure you stop your reel from spinning once it hits the water. And the fun part of fighting a fish without a drag.

Yeah that's normal about the roe. Get it for steel season or people eat it. I just ran out.

You guys are awesome! I just need to practice a bit with a pin and maybe I will pick up one. I will say though the spinning set up was still comfortable for me, I was in that "comfort zone". I will definitely be putting my spare time in november to good use! PS is it normal for guys to be taking Roe from the salmon? I saw one guy with like a grocery bag full....

[Captain Barty]

Good work. Just pray you don't get the steelhead bug too bad....

[Brian]

Nice fish...River fishing is definitely different from fishing the lakes; it can be very rewarding at times. Good luck on your next outing.

[MadocFlyGuy]

Nice fish man! Quite the steel for your first time!