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Langenbeck
12-13-2006, 08:25 PM
Looks like the summer/fall steelhead fishing is finished as two days ago the flows were 4,000 cfs, today they are 16,500 cfs headed for 25,000 cfs. Will start winter steelheading fishing about the middle of January if water conditions permit. After a fairly slow Sep. & Oct. fishing really got quite good from mid Nov. through the first week of Dec.


A big late fall wild steelhead from a couple years ago.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/gordonl/34Steelhead22Nov2nd.jpg
Hairstacker
12-14-2006, 12:55 AM
Holy moly Gordon, that fish is a BEAST!! :shock: Could you share any details of what the fight was like? :D
Langenbeck
12-14-2006, 09:00 AM
Hairstacker: Looked back in my notes and show nothing about the fight. At the time I estimated the fish at between 13-14 pounds. Took it in very late November behind the house on a bead head nymph. Really a thick fish.
Langenbeck
12-14-2006, 12:08 PM
Hairstacker: Here is another late fall beast. Caught this fish one day after the one already shown. Also taken behind the house on my bead head nymph. You can see the nymph in the top jaw.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/gordonl/35Steelhead24Nov.jpg[/img]
Adam Grace
12-14-2006, 10:05 PM
Both steelhead are pigs!
Hairstacker
12-14-2006, 10:32 PM
That IS another beast!!

Gordon, did you happen to catch the recommended books featured in the "Xmas Reader" thread under the "General Fly Fishing" section? Nip Hadlock had recommended the tome titled, "Every FF Boy in America Wishes He Were Me: The Coffee Table Picture Edition by Gordon." So appropriate. . . . :lol:
Langenbeck
12-15-2006, 08:49 AM
Here is a third & final pig also taken in late November. When I first moved to the Rogue I though this river only had half pounders and small(18-22") steelhead. There are enough of these to make it very interesting.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/gordonl/33Steelhead14Nov032nd.jpg[/img]
SteelieD
12-15-2006, 11:17 AM
It's been said before, but it's worth repeating... You are very fortunate man to have that kind of fishing in your backyard!!! Good for you. Great fish!
SteelieD
12-15-2006, 11:17 AM
It's been said before, but it's worth repeating... You are very fortunate man to have that kind of fishing in your backyard!!! Good for you. Great fish!
jbird
12-15-2006, 11:53 AM
Gordon

I love that second fish. Chrome bright and blushing. Definitly a nice B run fish.

J
dtp916
12-15-2006, 11:41 PM
:shock:

Why do you torture us with your awesome backyard fishing! :D
Adam Grace
12-16-2006, 01:21 AM
I agree, this is torture........ but at least we can live vicariously through you Gordon.
sacto_fly
12-28-2006, 09:31 PM
With all your pictures of your rod, you would do him some good advertising. Ask him to put you on his pro staff and get ACR rods at %50 -%75 off retail. It would be worth it for him with all the pictures you post with your rod advertising cabelas (yuck!) with huge steelhead!. You would just have to promise to throw all your cabelas rods in the trash and use only acr rods.