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River_Walker
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Where did you catch your biggest steelhead and what stream did you catch it in? Saw this on another forum, thought it might be interesting.
Mine was roughly 18 - 20 pounds from the stamp.
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12/05/2006 7:22PM
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flytier
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I caught mine about 10 years ago on the Gold River. It was a big buck taped in at 39 inches.
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12/05/2006 8:58PM
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20 lbs from the Cowichan River. She just hammered the pink worm and almost ripped the rod out of my hands. I landed her 300 yards downstream
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12/06/2006 9:19AM
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kromer
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Approximately 25 pounds (huge colored buck) from a secret west coast flow that cannot be mentioned on here.
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12/06/2006 2:37PM
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mainlander
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Wow 39'' is close to 30 pounds I bet. Mine was prolly in the high teens from the Vedder.
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12/06/2006 7:07PM
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Rusty
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12 pounds from the cowie
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12/06/2006 7:48PM
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flytier
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Yes it was abnormally large and I couldn't get my hand around the tail. The fish of a lifetime!
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12/07/2006 12:21PM
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cory
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The fish I have in my display pic was right around 20-22 pounds I'm guessing. I got that one on the Gold River a few years ago in February. My dad had a hell of a time tailing it because it was so thick around the tail.
Funny thing was there was another fish of similar size following this fish around during the battle. Likely these 2 were a spawning pair but I've never seen this happen before with steelhead. Only with coho on the saltchuck.
Anyone else seen this behavior with steelhead?
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12/16/2006 12:57PM
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TroutMaster
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Thats a nice big fish. Never seen steelhead chase each other during the fight though.
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12/19/2006 10:59AM
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cory
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Yes I think those 2 fish were in love
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12/19/2006 11:29AM
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cory,
Have you been fishing the Gold at all in the last few years?
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12/19/2006 5:51PM
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Northland
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I would have to say high teens early twenties on the Gold.
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12/19/2006 6:24PM
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40 plus inches.
Babine.
Very thick in the shoulders buck.
Your guess.
Bear in mind,the average steelhead is 10 lbs at 30 inches.
They add approx. 1 lb for every inch after that.Somewhere after 36 inches that kinda goes out the window and it is more than a pound.Then it is up to the old formulas.
length x girth squared divided by 800.
some say it is divided by 750
So another buck I got was 36 x 20.5
20.5 x 20.5 = 420.25
x 36 = 15129 divide by 800 = 18.91 lbs
15129 divide by 750 = 20.172 lbs
so lets guess 40 x 22 div.800 = 24.2 lbs
750 = 25.81 lbs
Many moons ago......
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12/20/2006 12:09AM
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Phearless,
That fish sounds like a real brute! I agree, that formula doesnt quite work after 36'' so given it was 40'' plus and from the Babine, I think its safe to say it was pushing 30 pounds.
Ive seen pictures of fish from the Babine and it looks like they are all definitely far from starving.
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12/20/2006 10:05AM
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I agree sound like a 30 pounder!
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12/20/2006 10:31AM
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I got a 15lb summer out of the Nahmint River. That is my biggest. I would kill to say I caught a steelie 20+
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12/20/2006 3:54PM
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Phearless, nice fish..maybe we can come close to that one when you join me next month..Oh yea..check your mail..I broke the 20lb mark today
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12/20/2006 3:57PM
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Nice fish Northland!
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got a big boot 20 pounder out of the stamp last year
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12/20/2006 5:02PM
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Thats a huge steelhead Phearless
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12/20/2006 8:48PM
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