w_ boughner

Holding a fifth from the gill plates doesn't harm the fish !! Your just assuming they are sticking there fingers into the gills

So will you be there???

lol.... I avoid the crowds as much as posable .. I'd rather catch 2 fish a day and see no one then catch 30 fish shoulder to shoulder

Hey if i dropped 10-15k in a civic it would smoke a mustang haha.

if you were thinking of dropping 10-15k in to a civic why not just buy a mustang to begin with?? I'd much rather a muscle car than a supped up sewing machine !!

Swinging for gators before the season closes

Go to radio shack or future shop and get a 12v dc charger

I prefer steal head for this reason!!! Salmon start there run late aug and are done late November to early December and you have 150,000(eg) fish in that time and the steal typically start late sept and continue to come in through to early April with a count similar to the salmon runs.. With the longer period of time for them to come in it is more of a hunt to find the fish especially through the winter months because there is no guarantee there even is fish in your section of the river and to find them and what they want to eat is the part I like !! I would rather hunt all day and catch 2 fish that I worked for and out smarted than catch 40 that take any thing you put in front of them in the spring !! That's just me though !! The fight doesn't mean much to me if I want drag pullers I go for carp

For your first pin rod I would suggest a streamside 13' ... They will easily handle any 20lb laker and light on the pocket book !! And once you get some experience you can look at the lighter and more expensive rods

size dosent matter
dude as long as its something ( no homo )

That's what she said !!

tournaments put the fish in more pressure, the east trbs get pressured regularly, but with a tournament even more, think a little, why not have a tournament on g-bay, where the rivers are bigger? ill tell you why, you actually have to know how to fish there, in the eastern ditches people just floss them, i think real fishermen should fish g-bay tribs, guys who only fish eastern ditches and have access to bigger waterbodies, do not know how to fish, if you disagree with this, then i don't know what to tell you, except read some books on steelhead!

The fact is your pissed that 40 local guys converged on a500 meter stretch of river for a catch and release tournament but what's the difference if it's 100 people fishing a 500 meter stretch or a 5 km stretch of river !!! Lest say in the confinds of the 500m they all catch 1 fish each as for the fish being spooked and the pressure where as dispersed in a 5k area they would go 5-6 each !!! Your trying to tell us that more guys in one small part of the river is doing more harm than if they were spread out !! Fact is most of them were going to be fishing and catching fish whether it was a tournament or not

And to say that those who fish the east art poachers is very insulting to seasoned vets that like to fish small water !!! I like small water myself for the thrill of landing a psychotic silver bullet chasing it ip and down the river that is harder yo do that in a large river that there is no worry of having to chase it

You May Be Killing Steelhead And Not Even Know It
31 COMMENTS / POSTED ON NOVEMBER 18, 2013 / BY LOUIS CAHILL


Photo by Louis Cahill

STEELHEADERS ARE GENERALLY PRETTY SERIOUS ABOUT CATCH-AND-RELEASE, BUT IT’S LIKELY THAT MANY ARE MORTALLY WOUNDING FISH WITHOUT EVER KNOWING IT.

There are few species of fish as vulnerable as wild steelhead. These fish are beset on all sides by threats both natural and man-made. With their numbers dwindling, it’s safe to say, every steelhead counts. It’s vital that those of us who fish for them practice the best catch-and-release practices.

However, common landing practices can kill fish without the angler ever knowing. A team of biologists studying steelhead in British Columbia discovered this problem, quite by accident. These scientists were tagging steelhead with GPS trackers. They determined that the least intrusive way to capture the fish was, well, the same way we do it. With a fly rod. They landed the fish, tagged them with the GPS device and released them. When they went to their computer to track the fish’s progress they discovered something alarming.

Within two hours many of the fish they had tagged, and released in good health, were dead. They collected the fish and performed autopsies to determine what had gone wrong. In every case the cause of death was head trauma. It turns out that ‘steelhead’ is a misnomer. The fish’s head is, in fact, its most vulnerable spot.

When landing the fish the researchers had played them into shallow water where they would be easy to tail. As the fish came into the shallows they were on longer, fully submerged. Without the resistance of the water surrounding them, their powerful thrashing was able to generate momentum that is not possible underwater. The flopping fish simply hit their heads on a rock.

The fish appeared fine when released, but their injured brains began to swell and soon they were dead. It makes perfect sense if you think about it. Fish have evolved in an environment where hitting their head on anything with enough force to cause damage is almost impossible. Their brains lack the natural protection enjoyed by terrestrial species.

Luckily, this unfortunate outcome is easily avoided. The angler has a couple of good options. Landing fish by hand in knee deep water is a little tougher but much safer for the fish. You can grab the leader to control the fish long enough to tail it. After a fish or two it will feel very natural. When possible, it’s best to use a good catch-and-release net. This is safest for the fish and easiest for the angler. A net helps you seal the deal while the fish is still fresh and requires little reviving.

Always control your fish once he’s landed. Keep his gills wet and support his head in case he makes a sudden attempt to escape. Keeping him, dorsal fin up, will keep his range of motion side-to-side, making it harder for him to injure himself. When possible keep him in deeper water. Never beach a fish when landing him and never lay him on the bank for a photo. It’s just not worth it.

Wild steelhead are a precious resource. Those of us who come to the river looking for them must lead by example and do our best to to be good stewards of these remarkable fish. Their future is, literally in our hands.

Come fish with us in the Bahamas!

Louis Cahill
Gink & Gasoline
www.ginkandgasoline.com
[email protected]

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It's generally a good forum but would be much better if we got rid of the trolls !!! There are a few members who try really hard to hijack posts and insult and belittle people and they should be removed from the forum !!! IMO

Keep up the hero shots !!! I will take more as well and we can piss of the haters together !!

Welcome .....beware the trollers (sarcastic Asses who hijack your posts and think its funny to piss you off)

Salmon are clod water fish that come in to a warm river to spawn which the warm will raise there metabolism .. As salmon eggs enlarge in preparation to spawn they compress the stomach to the point of they do feel hungry and not feed!! With the heightened metabolism and lack of nourishment they don't have the energy to go more than 15-20k... When steal head enter the river they still have small skeins and develop at they move up the river to be ready for the spring spawn

the only issue with this is when you move to a deeper hole

i double swivel can be a issue if your running a slip float for big rivers that have holes 15+ feet but in most Ontario rivers your not more than 9 feet so a double swivel is a easy solution to line twist and if you fish the water often you know your max depth and that's where you put the top swivel .. And in the winder it will help clear your guides of ice