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Just because a steelhead has a red stripe doesn't mean that it is about to spawn. Yes when they spawn they are typically very dark.Just means it has been in fresh water for a while. In late spring on smaller coastal rivers I have seen females come in chrome bright and be full of eggs. They are prime when they come in and spend very little time in the river. I have had some red striped fish kick butt. Water temp also comes into play with how hard a fish fights. PK

It's is unfortunate most people don't understand. When fishing for steelhead you are not targeting spawning fish. Summer steelhead can start moving from ocean to fresh water as early as July. And continue until around oct. these fish don't spawn until spring (may ish). All summer steelhead rivers close dec 31, so that means they are left alone several months before they do their deed (protected) Then there are winter and spring run fish. These fish also spawn in spring. These rivers don't close and you might be more inclined to catch fish closer to their spawn if fishing in may ( there are ways to avoid catching these fish, you can target fresh fish). You can still catch fresh fish in May as some fish are in and out of a system in a very short time frame. Some rivers that have crossover of summer/winter/spring fish, close the upper stretches (spawning grounds) to protect summer fish that have been in the system longer and are a little more tired/fragile. Hope this helps. It is unfortunate people base decisions and make comments not knowing or having all the correct info. PK

If you we're smart you would remove the vids before someone does send them in.

Nothing about "holier than thou", bullshit. All I see in the only vid I watched (second one), was a poor half alive cutty getting dragged to and fro around a lingering bull trout. You were provoking the bull trout. NOT trying to get the cutty away. Cutties don't fight worth *hit any you can pretty much drag them around at will. You displayed it perfecting but with poor judgement. I'll bet that if I sent that video in to the CO's, you would get a call. As you should. Very poor ethics! If you don't want to be judged then don't post on the Internet!

What can u do? Reel the cutty in like you are supposed to, and not drag it around like bait. I would image what you have done is illegal.

Harassment of a caught fish! Bait fishing! What else?

Who knows what kind of encounters they have had with each other in the past. Maybe it was for the better.Hopefully the guy is OK and learned a harsh lesson that there are people out there that will respond that way. I bet people will be a lot more respectful at the boat launch now this happened.

I guess so.

Guess so.

Pinks arent much but cat food.

InvermereAngler, If you had taken a little time to look, that dumbass didn't have much choice. A weld on the swing neck of his trailer broke. He removed it and had it rewelded and fixed within a few hrs. Lucky it didn't happen on the highway! Could happen to anyone. And, "middle of the boat launch". You must be a poor driver because there was plenty of room to get around him. Who is the dumbass now!

Hmmmm?

Take some lessons. Use a sinktip with 2-3' of leader. Tailing loops are caused by 1) applying too much power to soon on the forward cast. Try apply most of the power after 12:00. 2) rod tip on the forward cast doesn't follow a straight line path. The rod tip goes from high at the beginning of the stroke to lower in the middle back to high at the end 3) the forward cast isn't 180* to the back cast Once again take some lessons. I cant understand the amount of money people spend on gear and don't take any sort of casting lessons. You will learn a lot no matter what level your casting is. PK

Perfect size!

What's with the double hook?