https://fishsniffer.com/index.php/20...ord-steelhead/
A possible record beater from the Smith. It was released to go breed!
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Big Steelhead on the Smith river *not me*
https://fishsniffer.com/index.php/20...ord-steelhead/
A possible record beater from the Smith. It was released to go breed!
Aron-
"I own a time machine, but it only moves forward at regular speed..."
"So many rivers to fish so little time!"
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That fish is 21lbs MAYBEOriginally Posted by winxp_man
https://fishsniffer.com/index.php/20...ord-steelhead/
A possible record beater from the Smith. It was released to go breed!
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This one from the Smith last year was 41" long and they didn't even consider it in contention...
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That was caught back in February. The length/girth calculators aren't very accurate. I caught one 43"x24" which according to the weight calculators should have weighed close to 32 pounds. We weighted it using a cradle like what the use for Musky & Pike & a certified scale. The fish weighed just shy of 26 pounds.
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Hah! Not bagging this guys catch, still an incredible fish but not even near 28 lbs and that girth doesn’t even look like 24”. I have seen several monster steelhead that we have taped out in the 26-28 lb range and that fish isn’t even close. Here is what 26 lbs of steel looks likehttps://fishsniffer.com/index.php/20...ord-steelhead/
A possible record beater from the Smith. It was released to go breed!
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That fish is not 28. It doesn't have that donkey look to the back and shoulders. That fish last year was bigger by far and even then,24?
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I hope the sniffer goes away.......https://fishsniffer.com/index.php/20...ord-steelhead/
A possible record beater from the Smith. It was released to go breed!
Jim
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Truckee river and Northern California waters.
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Why? It’s not like all other forums spread the news.
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The fishsniffer is just that... a bunch of sniffs who sit and talk about fishing instead of actually doing it. WAIT A MINUTE! That's MOST fishing forums... No one wants to pay their dues and learn by trial and error anymore. That is my beef with the internet and the Fishsniffer, which claims to be an authority, the gold standard if you will... despite that it is often caught giving out bogus info and over-sensationalizing so that those of us who actually DO FISH get infiltrated... I used to post useful info on that site but then the place became a brag fest and certain members would regurgitate info (I disclosed to them via PM) as if it were there own earned discoveries/knowledge. The one staff member I respect there is Dan Bacher and that is for all of his tireless work attending the public hearings and meetings... rallying and researching and writing articles to educate and inform folks about the issues which face our Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta watershed and its fisheries.
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The publication used to blatantly lie about fish reports. That sticks in my craw. Also the flosser I mean salmon steelhead board there.
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