Charlie, it's titled "Main Snoqualmie Report". Sounded like S Fork
was an option that he never had to explore since the fishing on the main stem
was good.
Is
that right? If not, I'd have to say that 27" bow must be a South Fork
record by a long shot! ;)
Jim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of CHARLIE MASTRO
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 3:59 PM
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Subject: Re: Main Snoqualmie Report
That was a great report but am I the only one that's wonders how you caught a steelhead above the falls. I thought sure someone would ask this question or maybe I just missed something. You were fishing on the South Fork of the Snoqualmie, right?
Chuck
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Main Snoqualmie Report >Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 06:47:10 -0700 > >Outstanding report Mark! > >K > > >On Sep 26, 2004, at 9:46 PM, Mark Steudel wrote: > >>After a late breakfast I threw all my fishing gear and and decided >>on a game >>plan. If the main snoq was too high, I'd head up and hit the south >>fork. If >>fishing was slow on the S. Fork, I'd head to rattlesnake and dredge >>up some >>fish with wooly buggers. >> >>I started out with two nymph rig. Large size 12 bh pheasant tail, >>and a size >>16 bh gold ribbed hares ear. About 15 minutes in, I picked up a >>small white >>fish. I moved farther up the river and picked up another white >>fish. After >>about an hour I decided that I would hike up to a favorite spot >>abo! ut 15 >>minutes up stream from where I was. >> >>I found a small channel in between an island and the main land, >>that was >>about 14 feet wide, nice and deep. On my second cast in I picked up >>a 13 - >>14" sea run, lots and lots of power, I brought it in and released >>it back >>into the river. I picked up a few more white fish, some 4 inches >>long, some >>12 inches long. >> >>Still using a two nymph rig, I decided to add a little split shot >>to get it >>down fast. My first cast in I saw the strike indicator go under, >>not the >>small taps of white fish but like it caught something big ... like >>a big >>rock. I lifted up gingerly so as not to embed it very deeply into >>whatever >>rock or branch I had caught. All of a sudden the bottom took off >>to the >>other side of the channel. My reel screamed and as soon as the >>fish pa! used, >>I tighted up the drag. I tried to pull it's head into the main >>current to >>get it to my side of the channel. It slowly gave way. It suddenly >>decided >>that it liked where it was and charged off to the other side of the >>river. >>POP! my 5x tippet broke and the remaining fly line and rubber >>banded into my >>face. Standing there with fly line wrapped around my head, I just >>looked at >>where I lost that fish. >> >>I untangled myself from the fly line. Looked into my fly box and >>found a >>size 16 bh soft hackle gold ribbed nymph, attached it with some 5x >>as a >>dropper again. I picked up some small native cutthroats and some >>more white >>fish. Looking into the water I could see small whitefish feeding >>off the >>bottom. Casting again to the far side of the channel, I watched the >>orange >>strike indicator drift by. Wa! tching it bob under a few times I set >>the hook. >>Ooof! Feels like I got the bottom. Then I start to feel the head >>shakes ... >>whoa another big one. This time I start praying that I at least get >>to see >>it before it snaps off my fly. The fish charges into the center of >>the >>channel and hunkers down on the bottom. I slowly apply pressure >>trying to >>maneuver it into the slower water. As soon as it gets close to me >>it >>splashes and dives again to the center of the channel. I try again >>to wade >>down stream, trying to get a better angle on its head. This goes on >>for >>about 15 minutes. I pull it close to me, it decides it doesn't like >>the slow >>water and dives back to the main channel. Finally it seemed tired. >>I knelt >>down in the water and pulled it in close. Oh man! A gorgeous 27" >>steelhead! >>My first steelhead ever! ! I reach inside its toothy mouth and pull >>out the >>small nymph, marveling that I was able to keep this large fish >>attached to >>my line with this tiny fly. I held the fish in the current until it >>regained >>its strength. >> >>Wow what a day. I think I ended up with 7 white fish, 2 native >>cutthroat, 1 >>Sea run cutthroat, and my first steelhead. If you want to see a >>picture of >>it: http://www.steudel.org The top one is the steelhead the bottom >>is the >>src. >> >>Mark >> >>PS The steelhead was a hatchery fish. >> >> >
