...got my first steelie on a spoon the other day, a bright 10 lb hatchery hen that slammed a #3 gold Mortac Stilly spoon. An awesome fight! Couldn't help but notice the similarities with fly fishing--low and slow, a smooth swing, and an unnatural throb on the end of the line...

...the next day I went to the Nooksack and lost a 12-14 lb fish on a silver #3 Mortac. Woe is me!

I'll never be without 'em...

Congrats! FK99, funny how a little success will improve one's confidence with the hardware. no soft takes on those either!

Tight lines always,

LB

Gotta love that take for sure!

FJ...out.

Well you'll never be the same again....first time on a spoon changes you forever! Cool.

Gooose

Way to go fishkisser! I got another nice hen this morning on a #2 Mortac silver spoon. Just wait til those big nates show up to hammer your spoons!!! Good luck......Brian

Whew fishkisser! When I read your topic title I thought this might be another Bill Clinton joke.

Congrats on breaking the SV.

ya, good one RT. well, i'm still a virgin at that too. i'll have to try it next time i'm out on a not so snaggy river.

i mean i'm still a spoon virgin. at catching fish on a spoon. gawd, just screwed up on my last post-gonna catch hell now. all right i'll say it now-no i was not saying i am a virgin at spooning Monica or whatever you intended your comment to be directed at RT. should of deleted my last post and never said anymore. oh well, i'll keep it up for ya'll to have some sh*ts and giggles.

KB you spooned with THE MONICA? Wow! Was it a large long Krocodile hammered brass or a short fat hammered nickel Steelee spoon? :p JK and not looking for a fight and can you forgive me and please don't be upset..crap, its late and I can't come up with more. Spooning is a a fun way to get Head anytime. :p
Old Spoon Wh**re
Gooose

You guys make me proud!

Keep on swingin the "ol' brass shoe horn".

Bill.

Spoons are the best way to go for steelies. especially right now. i've been told fish won't chase after ANYTHING when the water gets below 35. yeah, can i hear someone say bull ****so to that! i went out yesterday afternoon and slammed three in an hour. there's nothing like the "wobble...wobble...wobble...BAM! Fish On!

Spoonman, we are not worthy!

Are you still doing the counter thing? I enjoy coming down to share a story or two with you!

One of our buds walks with a limp

FJ...out.

P.S. don't tip anybody off about my 4-5 spoon per trip purchases

FJ-

Still at the counter on Fri/Sat. I love hearing all the Cowlitz stories of terror and mayhem from the seething throngs of humanity...scary!

Spoon virgin story for you all...I had a client from Colorado last week on the Bogachiel. A half million boats as usual, fishing is tough...he got his first, secong, third, fourth and fifth steelhead on a 2/5ths silver oval...many other boats had one or none. And you always get the same "deer in the headlights" look from other anglers when you tell them what you've been wailing them on. We fished the flats and other similar areas that literally hundreds of drift fishermen never touched and had a great day, using what no one else was. The Colorado gentleman, not familiar with the ways and means of a crowded river during hatchery brat return, was quite puzzled. "Why", he said, "isn't anyone else using this technique when we are doing so well?"

I just grinned and rowed...

Bill.

How about that--got another big hen a couple of days ago on a #2 silver Mortac. Steelhead, that is--not Monica--please put your cigars back in your pockets...

Congrats fishkisser! So most of you guys just pitch the spoon/spinner out across the river upstream from your position let it swing through the drift and slowly reel as it's making it's way through, or only start reeling towards the end of the drift? How do most do it?

And yes, okay sure, I spooned Monica. And I used my short fat rubber worm wobbler. Geez, knew I was gonna catch ****, especially from gooose.

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All mighty Zog,

There has been a great return of hatchery brats on one of your favorite suburban streams. Been getting several hookups every trip. Spoons have been the hot ticket in the low cold water! Feel the rhythm in your hand!!!

spoontosser

KB on large and mediuwm rivers you can do the just cast drift and retrieve thing. I'd rec' adding some pumps and drops of your rod tip during the drift and retrieve. On smaller rivers where you can spot holding spots like boulders and slots you can manipulate the spoon so it fishes up to then around then down into suspected holding spots by manipuating rod and line. You can literally disect a hole with a spoon.

BTW what did you catch from Monica? :p

Gooose

My brother and i had one of our best days ever today fishing with spoons! between the both of us we hooked 22 fish!!! yes, 22! we couldn't believe how good they were hitting the spoons! most of the drift fishermen had a few fish or none at all! i had a friend drift fishing in front of me for a while today, and i hooked 4 behind him in one spot! spoons, in my opinion, are the most effective and cheapest method of steelheading! READ BILL'S BOOK "SPOON FISHING FOR STEELHEAD!" couldn't believe how much it helped improve my spoon fishing!

Hey Spoonman!

I just bought your spoon fishing book today and I'm heading out tomorrow with some new knowledge. Just wanted to say you wrote a great book. My buddy and I have caught a lot of dollies using a jigging technique like you mentioned in your book. We basically cast straight upstream and jig it back if the water isn't flowing too fast. Works wonders on the dollies so I'm going to try it on steelhead.

~ Dr Pepper

Well I'm no longer a spoon virgin when it comes to steelhead! Caught an 8lb native today on a Blue Fox 1/2oz gold with orange stripe. Don't know why I picked that spoon to fish with, but it worked.

~ Dr Pepper

DP, would I be familiar with the river that you popped you cherry on?

Congrats!

FJ...out.

Sent you an e-mail FJ.

~ Dr Pepper

Thanks for the info gooose.