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wfocharlie
12-26-2011, 04:54 PM
Got this 10# hatchery buck today on a blue red and orange tube fly that I added red dumbell eys to. Its really good to have the first one in hand. I have put in more than 100 hours of casting practice and numerous floats trying to get my first fish to the fly. Special thanks to Dillion(Jay) for the coaching.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae116/wfocharlie/019.jpg
Osmosis
12-26-2011, 05:12 PM
Sweet! I was wondering how you made out, very nice photo!!
We got one in the same area
Dillon
12-26-2011, 05:40 PM
Awesome! Way to go, Charlie.
Chedster
12-26-2011, 06:22 PM
Nicely done Charlie! I bet your pumped on your first swung fish! It's gonna be hard to put the spey rod down now;)
Arctic
12-26-2011, 06:39 PM
Buh, buh, BITTER!
supertrout
12-26-2011, 07:10 PM
Nice charlie! That is a sweet fish, and some honest to god steelheading. :cool: Long hours and lots of effort, one nice fish.
Congratulations Charlie!!! Where on the swing did it take!?! Details man! :D
Arctic
12-26-2011, 09:02 PM
Money! I just saw it's clip!
Good to see those boys in the flesh finally!
todd_brooks555
12-26-2011, 11:18 PM
Nice!Thats a sweet fish Charlie! I kind of wondered where your posts have been. Been busy practicing a new skill sounds like, thats got to feel good, congrats.
stephan009l
12-27-2011, 02:22 AM
Way to go Charlie!! The first one is always the most memorable...till you catch the next ;) Glad to see your time has finally paid off! :)
wfocharlie
12-27-2011, 06:18 AM
Congratulations Charlie!!! Where on the swing did it take!?! Details man! :D
Gabe, 3/4 of the way through the swing at the end of a looong 1/4 mile run as the water was shallowing up in the tail out riffles. I clamped down on the running line against the cork, got the drag cranked a couple of clicks and got the fish on the reel. Once I got him close to the bank he took another run and I held my breath when all those loops started going through the guides, but it turned out fine. These long rods are a cadillac way to fight a fish.
me and the river
12-27-2011, 06:41 AM
All that practice paid off, Congrats
Chinook SSSF
12-27-2011, 11:44 AM
I am all envy, one of the next challeneges on my list. Think I will start with summers first : ) Nice job on raising a winter fish!
wfocharlie
12-27-2011, 04:50 PM
I am all envy, one of the next challeneges on my list. Think I will start with summers first : ) Nice job on raising a winter fish!
Matthew, one of the nice things about these skagit lines and heavy flies and sink tips, is you can get the fly much deeper than more traditional summer stuff, so you don't have to get them to rise much. I'm looking forward to the summer fishing myself.:cool:
wfocharlie
12-27-2011, 04:54 PM
Money! I just saw it's clip!
Good to see those boys in the flesh finally!
Ian does the vent fin clip indicate some sort of new hatchery stock?? Inquiring minds want to know.
Osmosis
12-27-2011, 05:07 PM
vent+ad, max+ad or just adipose are what they use to distinguish brood, EC, and summers for the clack.
wfocharlie
12-28-2011, 07:23 AM
vent+ad, max+ad or just adipose are what they use to distinguish brood, EC, and summers for the clack.
So.....did the order of the clips match the order of the fish in your post? For example, mine was a broodstock fish?
Thanks.
Yup Charlie, yours was a Brooder.