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caught, 30 Sept 2010 off the mouth of the Sandy

 

This was *not* the steelhead it was supposed to be.



Slow day for my brother...



Does it count if I found it washed up on the beach at Sand Lake...?

 

It's been a long time, and he still hasn't....:bluelaugh:

 

My big boy a few weeks back

 

A little fun on the South Santiam

 

I'm not much of a fisherman, but here is my son this summer with his first "lunker" bass from a small lake in SW Washington...

 

9mmd, very nice chromer!!! Great job!

 

RELOADEM, when did you catch that steelie??! That looks like a fresh fish, or was it a re-bright??

 

Summer run steelhead, May 24th .

What is a re-bright?

 

Oh, ok, May. You had my heart going there. There HAVE been a few little birdy reports of winters being in though..

A re-bright is the same as a kelt. Downriver, spawned out fish trying to make it back to the ocean for another try. They're called re-brights b/c after they spawn, they lose their trout colors and start to get silvery again, though not dime-bright like when they enter the rivers.

Kelts are typically very long and skinny looking. The vents on the females look red and distended. And of course, their bellies are empty, no milt or eggs. They typically start feeding pretty seriously, so they're fun to catch.

Personally, I really admire kelts. I always hope they make it back again.

 

lower mckenzie river...my first steelie!

 

My first Wahoo. Cabo San Lucas Mexico 11/2010

 

Well...

22 gallon, planted with a rock substrate:


and

10 gallon planted with a soil substrate. (walstad tank)


I have lots of fish..... just none worth eating.

 

That looks like the easy way. I like it and faster to get too.

 

Well, she thinks she's a fish, does that count?