SSSF Winter 09 Group Float Photos, Pic Heavy

[Chinook SSSF]

The float turned out to be very nice today with several fish caught and almost perfect for January wheather. I know there are a bunch of photos from several cameras so if you like, post em here.

Big thanks to everyone who came and conquered this beautiful day with us. Big thanks to Dave for hooking the group float up. Big thanks to Tracy and Stuart for helping with the shuttles. There was sandwich makers that deserve a big thanks as well. It was so totaly well worth all the effort, IM sure everyone would agree. We lucked out with our wheather and our 10 to 2 water temps! Look forward to seeing some of the photos Tommorow! :cool:


Here is what I got!

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What a perfect day on the water :cool:

[TailOutSwingin]

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Rob's fish.

[TailOutSwingin]

These are going to get better as time goes on but here are the underwater action shots. For some reason the fish didnt want to hang around the camera flash?:confused:


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[Fishfinder]

Chris, you forgot to photoshop the size of Rob's fish,, now he won't get credit!
;):);):)

[Chuckster]

Rob needed to hold that steelie out at arms length nearer to the lens! :rolleyes:

Nice chromer Rob! :D

[RollinontheRvr]

Thank you for the words of kindness Matt, I had fun with the whole gig, first time for me getting involved with something like this. I enjoyed the day and meeting everyone that joined in...Congrats to all for an event well pulled off.



Rob...

See what you get for forgetting your rod(s)...:eek: Nice fish...:cool:

[Mr. R & B]

Ya I know.

Dave, Thank you for all the attention in putting this all together, I know you and williesteel were on top of making this as smooth as this fun day was.

RB

[williesteal17]

Great day fishing with some new faces
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http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp57/Williesteal17/IMG_1248.jpg Thanks for the breakfast Doug and Steve

[Chinook SSSF]

Nice photos! Glad there was lots of cameras on board :)

[williesteal17]

Wanted say thank you to RollinDave and Chuckster for the Idea of the float and everybody that help out and brought food and good company. And Matthew Clark for getting this SSSF Forum together so info and pics learning and fishing with some new people on a float trip like this could even take place. I plan on supporting SSSF in any way that I can so things like this can continue . Thanks Every body



Williesteal17........

[Arctic]

Very nice pictures guys/ladies... Cool so many people got good shots. Looks like fun, but the under water camera action. Looks like alot of fun! Haha, nice work all.

[Ed Fast]

Hah! That pic of us at the takeout looks totally staged! too funny.

Ed

[GW]

Great pics guys. Looks like everyone had a good time.

[Chuckster]

Dang Ed,

I knew that spot looked fishy. Nice job pulling one out of that spot.

Chuck

[mikebraun]

Looks like I missed a fun trip, oh well maybe next time.

[worm slayer]

i could float that every day and never get tired of it that was the first time ive been on that section weve always stayed in the lower river sence we have a motor on the boat Chuck did a good job at gettin Brian into some fish it was a interesting fight cause the fish went around chucks line several times before he could get it in so i had to hold his pole up and out of the way while they tried to land that beast she was big and bright and had some real fresh bite marks on her

[Chuckster]

That was a bit of a circus wasn't it! ;) It all worked out the way it was supposed to in the end though! I wonder if Brian is still on cloud 9 from fighting that fish? :D

Chuck

[worm slayer]

brian pm'd last night cause i gave him a few jigs he said he was gonna head back down and try and get back down to some of those ares just out of the park hope the water is down a bit more he said he was gonna have surf and turf tonight 'flaming young' as our youngest one used to say

[FireFish]

Wow, looks like a really good time, sorry I missed it. I will hopefully be able to make the next one. Make sure you guys and gal do it again so a few of us a little to the North can make it down and spend some quality time on the river with ya...;)
Thanks for the photo's and the reports...:)

FireFish...

[giggsy70]

Yeah Chuckster still on a cloud but from toadys BEAST. A big native buck about 40 " 20+lbs TOAD. Powerline hole has been very very good to me. Will post pictures later. Oh yeah on a dime sized yarn ball. Thanks again to everybody involved in FLOATILLA '09.

[Ed Fast]

Fo' Realllll!!!??????:eek:

Wow! Awesome!

Ed

[Twise95]

Looks like it was a great time guys! Nice to see you get out and bonk some fish!

College has been unrelenting as of the last 2 weeks... haven't had ANY free time. Not even the weekends. I met 2 guys in my fly fishing class that are interested in some fishing hopefully in the next week or two. But depending on whether we get some rain down here I might find myself trout fishing instead (of steelheading), which at this point I could care less about because fishing is better then not fishing. Plus, I just learned how to nymph fish today and I'm excited to give it a go :)

Anyways, thanks for posting the pics :D I will try my best to make it the next time!

[ryank]

Ok, I know old post...but what stretch of the sandy is this?? does not look familiar at all to me:confused: But I guess I am only familiar with about three miles of the river anyways. Looking at this gets me exited for winter steelhead season I did not do so well last season for winter fish and am exited to try to improve this season. Ryan

[Fishnfool]

This looks like just below oxbow

[williesteal17]

We floated Oxbow to Dabney on that float.