fishpro Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Just got back yesterday from 3 weeks of living out of a minivan and fishing through Northern BC. I had a fantastic time fishing the Skeena and Kitimat systems, tons of fish, incredibly strong Chum run on the Kitimat this year, especially early on in the trip, and once that died down I turned my attention to fishing for steelhead, ended up fishing them for a total of 6 days, and spent one day on a charter out of Prince Rupert. I went up there excited to simply spend 3 weeks fishing as much as I possibly could, and also wanted to catch my first steelhead. I thought it would be cool if I could get the grand slam - steelhead plus all 5 salmon species, and in the end I did! My first steelhead: 22 lb chinook: Large Chum: This is what catching numerous large salmon can do to tackle, the spool of the reel actually came apart into 2 pieces: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birddog Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Awesome pics Dustin, looks like you had fun, next year hopefully for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Great Steelhead Dustin. How was the fight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserN Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 For a first steelhead, that is a beauty. Will be tough to top that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 :bow: :bow: Well done, young feller! That's a slab of steel! Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grinr Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 For a first steelhead, that is a beauty. Will be tough to top that one. X2!! Beautiful specimen there man,somewhat like shooting a 200" whitetail on your first ever deerhunt,you might as well retire now,lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishpro Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Thanks everyone! That steelhead was one of the most memorable fish I've ever landed, my heart was pounding through the entire fight! I'm already trying to figure out when I can go steelheading again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkk Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I'm already trying to figure out when I can go steelheading again. You are going to have to figure out how to live with that for the rest of your life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffin Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Wow that looks like an awesome trip. Congrats on catching the grand slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Fantastic!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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