steelhead fishing-COLD!
Submitted by steelhead on Tue, 2008-11-04 05:51
Hey all,
Thanks for all the info about Karratha fishing. I figure you bunch are spoiled over there in WA-warm weather and sunshine!! Here, on the West Coast of Canada, our winter fishing can get pretty cold...we chase steelhead trout (sea-run rainbows) from Januray to April. The one in the pic is a 6 kg fish my wife caught this year...they love bubble-gum pink plastic worms!!! 
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roberta
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Hello Steelhead
Cold but beautifull country there people, you certainly will see the difference when you come over here, best of luck, god it still looks too cold for me brrrrrrr We whinge about the heat here and your fishing in freezing conditions.
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Neander
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That looks too cold to
That looks too cold to fish.
Nice fish your wife has, but I think I would wait until the snow has gone and the sun comes out. :)
7739ian
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Beautiful fish
it looks freezing - kneeling in a puddle shows the fish is more important than cold knees - committed lady.
Dreamweaver
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Brrrrrrr!
Great picks steelhead, beautiful country and water course - beefy fish - bet they gave a great tussle.
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steelhead
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They sure fight well...lots
They sure fight well...lots of runs and jumps. Plus, here the rules are you have to fish with a single, barbless hook, so you lose a lot of fish when they jump and throw the hook...we call it "long distance release"!
Dreamweaver
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Haha
Long distance release
, still, no doubt adds to the sport - puts another layer on it. You have to hook them AND keep them on.
Would love to see some jump/hook throw shots!
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Colin Hay
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be prepared
It will be like hitting a wall when you get off the plane at Karratha airport. You will definately love the fishing up there though.
Thanks for sharing your pics. That's a great fish.
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steelhead
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Sounds like I better leave
Sounds like I better leave my snow boots and snow jacket behind!!
Our weather is cold and wet for 4-5 months a year, from November till March or ealy April. We get heaps of rain and often you don't see the sun for weeks at a time...so, you either go fishing in bad weather or you don't go fishing!! :(....so we just put up with it and fish anyway!
I look forward to the sun and big fish in Karratha...you bunch are spoiled over there!!!
STAAL LOVER
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No inclination
ever of leaving OZ !!! But if I did Canada would be the first on my list!!
Went to the world expo in '88 and couldn't get myself away from the Canadian display !!!! Such a beautiful country and if the people running the display were anything to go by, so are the people !!!
So really I think we are BOTH spoiled in our own ways !!! Hope you enjoy OZ mate
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Willy
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What's that stuff on the rocks??
Is that sand? Why would Canadians put sand on their rocks? Oh Wait I see, it's that cold wet stuff you put in your Bourbons....what's it called...... ICE!!!!!!! Wow, that must be cold. Why would anyone live there?
Nice fish though
Good post, keep it up. Nice to see fish other than Dhufish, crays, baldies and Blackbum......Nah only joking
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harro
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wow
awesome pics mate, and i can,t wait to go there,
sounds and looks like a beautifull place, is that close to your home?
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Faulkner Family
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i think you
would like it there
its cold just like busso
JK
wouldnt mind going myself but in summer
RUSS & SANDY
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RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
steelhead
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Hey Harro! Yup, that spot is
Hey Harro!
Yup, that spot is on the Vedder River, which is about 15 minutes from my place. It has a hatchery at the top, so there are a lot of fish that come back to spawn in the river ever fall. We get coho salmon, chinook salmon, dog salmon, pink salmon and steelhead trout. Lots of people fish it, because it is only an hour's drive from Vancouver, but the fishing still can be good, especially on days when the weather is bad, not so many people out there fishing.
big john
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Green float?
Beautiful looking country there Steelhead.
What's that green item just outside the tip of your wifes rod? Is it some kind of float to keep the soft plastic at a set depth below the surface?
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steelhead
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Hey Big John! Yes, that
Hey Big John!
Yes, that is a float. We call them "dick floats"...The way we rig it is the float is pre-set at a certain depth, and we use a pencil lead-a round (pencil diameter) and about 5cm long piece of lead for the weight. The bait or lure is attached about 30 cm from the weight.
The fish are sluggish because of the cold weather, and are not actively feeding-they are on their spawning run, so they only have one thing on their minds!!! So, you literally have to hit them on the nose with the bait or lure to trigger a strike. Most folks figure they hit more out of anger than hunger.