Coastal Gems

[John H]

I did a trip to the coast earlier this winter and found some fish willing to pose for a photograph. I have had my share of problems photographing the chrome fish. Any direct sun and you get a picture of a reflector. Rain and clouds or low light and and they come out drab or out of focus. If I get enough fish and try a few different things I can usually come up with something and they really are awesome creatures so it is worth doing. Some of these I underexposed on the photo editor that came on Windows to reduce the glare. Most of these are in the 6 to 10 pound range. There were a few fly guys on the river but mostly bait and plug guys. I hope you like the pictures. I would like think they are spawning now but we probably need some rain for that to happen.


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[Mark Kranhold]

Nice photos! Some healthy looking Chrome.. I am envious:rolleyes:
Congrats to what appears a great steelhead year for you.
Thanks for sharing!

[weightforwardfilms]

Nice chromers! Thanks for posting.

[Adam Grace]

Wow, so many nice steelhead! Congratulations on those beautiful fish, and thanks for sharing the pictures.

[STEELIES/26c3]

wow all girlies too... sweet!

[Jed Peters]

Holy crap...beautiful fish.

[WinterrunRon]

Very exciting to see such solid fish wth adipose intact! Love the fish in the net pic. Third fish is so stout it's shaped like a tuna! Don't be shy, you need to post more often, mister! Congrats.

[jbird]

Really nice! Thank you!

[golfish]

Very nice! Swinging or bobber?

[Bwag]

All of those are beauties! You must live close to the River with all of them being so fresh! I'd settle for just one that nice.

[Walter]

Nice fish. Good handling!

There are plenty of beautiful and healthy wild fish in this state that are worth protecting!

Thanks for sharing.

[Ned Morris]

Envious to say the least. Fantastic photos and congrats on a fine season for you!

Ditto on sharing

[John H]

Those are all indicator caught fish. I have caught fish swinging and I like it but I also like floating rivers and fishing the indicator. I have come close a couple of times to pulling the trigger on getting serious about swinging but have not done it. I expect at some point I will get in deeper on swinging but for now the mix of fishing I do is good. I look in the classifieds but the spey rods in the size you want don't come up much and go fast when they do. I might have to pay retail.

The heads and the shape of some of them is very tuna like. Some of the heads have the look of a hard, polished steel torpedo.

[lee s.]

GRAND fish! Love seeing all of the fish....as in adipose fin and all. Looks like the "race track" still has "racers".
....lee s.

[Randy Lee]

Breath taking! American river right? I knew it! Congats! Hopefully someday.
Randy Lee