wilecoyote76
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There was a buzz at work that the steelhead run here in Idaho was getting good so we put a plan together to venture out. We piled 7 of us and all our gear up in my suburban and off we went. The 3 hour trip seemed daunting but after watching a few dvd's, we were there in no time. Well, there was one unexpected stop along the way but after a few of these trips, we'll just say it wasn't unexpected! 
We must have picked the coldest dang day in recent weeks to go. I'm guessing the temps were in the upper teens which made the fish slow way down. We thought we were in for a great day when another co-worker hooked into a decent fish right from the get go only to break off. Here is a picture of me keeping IdahoBugler out of the rapids:
I was next in line to legally catch one but since it was a native, we only had time for a quick picture and back in the water it went.
IdahoBugler outfished us all (really no surprise there ) Here he is with two keepers. From previous reports, the ratio of native steelhead to hatchery fish caught was anywhere from 10:1 up to 15:1. IB landed two and both were hatchery steelies so he kept them.
The next few pictures are disturbing to say the least. We work with another guy that will eat almost anything as long as it isn't nailed down. He had told us he was going to eat the fresh caught fish right there on the spot but with much restraint, we managed to hold him back from eating them raw. Trust me, he would have!
Both of IB's fish were hens, one with loose eggs ready to spawn and the other with skeins. Souk kept telling us he would eat fish eggs right from the fish and he wasn't kidding......
Here he is 'dressing' up some fresh skeins of eggs with a little soy sauce and lime juice (notice the loose eggs in the plastic bag he saves for later):
WARNING! The following pictures may leave you a bit uneasy and queasy.
Let me remind you his bowl was loaded to the hilt and he ate every last popping egg. Most of us were not surprised he ate them but surprised he ate so damn much.
All in all, we had a great day on the water. It wasn't as productive as we would have liked but we made the best of it. The egg-eating incident was the cap to a great day. Time away from work and sharing good times with co-workers made the trip well worth it.
We must have picked the coldest dang day in recent weeks to go. I'm guessing the temps were in the upper teens which made the fish slow way down. We thought we were in for a great day when another co-worker hooked into a decent fish right from the get go only to break off. Here is a picture of me keeping IdahoBugler out of the rapids:
I was next in line to legally catch one but since it was a native, we only had time for a quick picture and back in the water it went.
IdahoBugler outfished us all (really no surprise there
) Here he is with two keepers. From previous reports, the ratio of native steelhead to hatchery fish caught was anywhere from 10:1 up to 15:1. IB landed two and both were hatchery steelies so he kept them.
The next few pictures are disturbing to say the least. We work with another guy that will eat almost anything as long as it isn't nailed down. He had told us he was going to eat the fresh caught fish right there on the spot but with much restraint, we managed to hold him back from eating them raw. Trust me, he would have!
Both of IB's fish were hens, one with loose eggs ready to spawn and the other with skeins. Souk kept telling us he would eat fish eggs right from the fish and he wasn't kidding......
Here he is 'dressing' up some fresh skeins of eggs with a little soy sauce and lime juice (notice the loose eggs in the plastic bag he saves for later):
WARNING! The following pictures may leave you a bit uneasy and queasy.
Let me remind you his bowl was loaded to the hilt and he ate every last popping egg. Most of us were not surprised he ate them but surprised he ate so damn much.
All in all, we had a great day on the water. It wasn't as productive as we would have liked but we made the best of it. The egg-eating incident was the cap to a great day. Time away from work and sharing good times with co-workers made the trip well worth it.
