Where do you guys think the best river to get slab steelhead that consistently go over 20 lbs?

Is there any rivers where you can kill a monster this size?

Why would you want to KILL a fish like this. ......Go Fish

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LOL and crying the same time.

Funny response Drift Boat. Sad, that it's so true.

SHORT_STICK, Do you always $#!+ where you sleep? You got some big balls even asking that question in this forum. Catch a hog, take a picture.(just poking fun at ya!)

I was just asking a simple question. It seems you guys have no problem killing a slab chinook but why are you so touchy about steelhead. If it is legal then what is the issue. They are have similar life histories as chinook or even coho so what is the difference. In many places they are more abundant than these two species as well. I just want to be able to put a few trophies on the wall before I kick the bucket or before everything goes to catch and release. Is there anything wrong with that?

You don't need to Kill a trophy....just to put one on the wall They're called replica mounts. .....welcome to the 21st century

I am with O's on this one, enjoy the fight and get a nice picture of the fish and then have the replica mount made. This isn't like the 70's when we had plenty of these big fish around. We need to take care of these big dudes to have healthy fish for the future.

The day the state starts marking ALL hatchery salmon, not just a few here and there, I will release those bigguns', too. In the meantime, listen to O's, think FIBERGLASS!!

Amen. replicas look nicer and last a lot longer. Gives you something to hand down to your great grandkids.

People with dead fish on their wall suck. That's the majority attitude now; times have changed. People with replica mounts and pictures of great fish on the wall rule. If you want to impress people and make more friends, release your fish and take the latter route.

I would have to say that you guys have issues. The last time I looked it was legal to kill big fish. We do not want to get into a position where the only fish we are able to eat come from fish farms or from a can. I sure hope my grandkids can catch and kill a fish one day. I would think you guys would want the same thing.

Back on topic:

Where do you think the best river for large fish lies?

Short_Stick (wouldn't have anything to do with testicular fortitude would it?), you can't catch and kill a big slab on every river.

Also, you say you hope your grandkids can catch and kill a big slab one day? Well if catch-n-release becomes implemented more and the numbers one day come back (yeah right), then maybe they can.

Ya know, just because it's legal, does that always make it right? Look at prostitution in Nevada.

If you are so hell bent on C&K, then just go buy your fish...or go find a catfish farm. I know they get big slabs on them too and you can fish for them.

Short,

In case you haven't clued in yet.......nobody is going to tell you where to go because THEY DON"T WANT YOU TO KILL WILD STEELHEAD.

Go figure it out yourself if you're so hell-bent to whack a native.

Oh yeah, back to your original topic. I bet the best places for those slabs would lie in the Mississippi River or the Chattahoochee River. I suggest using a spawn sac with a liver inside it. Chicken gizzards work well too.

Knowing where and knowing how are 2 different things......I'll put my money on the fish they're safe with you around.

Why don't you get it Shorty

A trophy hanging on the wall....... you don't have to make a turd
out of it first to enjoy it

Catching and "KILLING" do not have to be the same.....I guess when you're packing a short stick .....you need all the ego boosting you can get .......Os

Okay guys, I think he's got the picture of what many of us think about it - don't need to hammer him too much

My 2 cents worth??

I'll be frank in my thoughts that I WILL not give you suggestions if I know you fully intend on killing a trophy-class steelhead.

Legal? Doesn't make a difference in my mind, I suggest you look through some of the other threads SS to see why we question the legality and morality of the C&K regulations.

Salmon and steelhead do not share the same life histories. There's a quite a difference in fact.

I'm sorry if you're offended by many of the replies you've gotten ... but you'll find that attitudes are changing amongst NW anglers looking to preserve the runs and our fishing opportunities. Perhaps if a decades-long practice hadn't been made out of killing all the big ones, you wouldn't need to ask this type of a question ... let's help preserve what we have have! Please let them go if they're unclipped ... especially those members of the run which are fewer and farther inbetween each season!

Yes, many of us have issues ... most revolve around protecting our resources!

Mr. Stick,
A dead fish will not pass its genes along for your grandchildren's generation to enjoy. It's simple. With folks like you around your grandkids will have to go to B.C. (where they C&R) to catch a biggun.

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I think you guys are taking this a little too far. I have been getting some hate mail in my box. I suggest some of you take a step back and re evaluate your position. After all they are only fish.

All I wanted was some information so I could better this fish (see below)

Is that better fellas

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Hey_yall--

Whats wrong with prostitution?

SS, I think you've probably guessed by now that most everyone here rather cut off certain important appendages than club a nate. I would have to say that a photo and a fiberglass mount would definately be a better way to go than a skin mount. As someone else has mentioned, they look better and last longer.

The joy you get when you see that pig swim away and then have the glass mount to look at and know that you helped preserve the run in that river will be much greater then dragging around a stiff, dead fish to show your friends and neighbors. Good luck and I hope you do the right thing.