I caught my biggest steelhead ever today 211/2 lbs
it was 421/2" long and 20" around at the dorsal.
I realise that some of you have caught bigger but this is my all time biggest ever.Got him in the Washougal this morning.YEAH !!!!
Bob

Nice fish and good job.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

Mine was not much bigger but was caught on 2 pound leader with 4 pound main line.

Hatchery or wild?

It was a hatchery fish and it was AWESOME !!!!!

Congratulations, whats the water on the shougal looking like?

Way to go Bob. I hope many more equal to or greater come your way!

FJ...out.

Fishing is my religion dammit!

cooter the Washougal is still high for my taste but has great color

Congrats Bob,
It's tough enough to get a native over 20 let alone a hatchery fish!!!
Keith

Congrats, and here's to many more!

Nice fish Bob, can you post a pic of the brute?

Way to go Bob! H* of a fish!! Let's see the pics!!

Right on Bob. go find his brother.

WAY TO GO, BOB.....

The Washougal is perfect right now,good color,not to high,just right.I'll be back out there tomorrow.My friend caught his three fish yesterday
and Harvey from Rip some Lips guide service took a couple clients down yesterday afternoon and caught three.A buddy of mine got one before our last rainstorm that weighed 19 lbs.I thought it was big untill I saw mine needless to say after I saw it for the first time there was a lot praying going on untill I finally landed it.Then a lot of THANK YOU'S and smileing and just a little bit of jumping around-just a little bit.No I never even thought of a picture,I never carry a camera and I just never thought of it.I did get ahold of a taxidermist and told him the measurements and he's going to make me a wall mount.I can't belive how much its going to cost but for me its a fish of a lifetime.There's been a few big fish being caught running upwards of 15-17 lbs.Lots 12&13 being caught.I've only managed 6-8 lbs untill now ,and I've only caught two of those this year.I guess I paid enough to the river gods this year that they gave me a break, A BIG BREAK ,I am going to start carrying one of those disposable cameras with me now,like my wife has been telling me for yrs.I hate when she's right.
Bob

I just got back from checking the Washougal,I couldn't tell if it was dirty or not but the river has come up about a foot.There's no beach at hathaway park now at all.Its risen quite a bit since this morning.I didn't think it rained that hard today ?? Must have been the warm temp. and some snow melt ???.Just wanted to let you know its changed from my earlier post.
Bob

Bob , a couple of questions..

have you got any wild fish?

Are you fishing the upper or middle river at all Steel bridge to 3 mile mark boat ramp?

I just got back from the Washougal its color is good and its dropped from last night,its still a little high but its more then fishable.I caught the fish at Hathaway park,yes I've caught two natives and three old summer fish,three hatchery fish.I've been fishing mostly at the four mile mark,I've been drifting from hathaway park down to the bowling alley in my boat.But all the fish I've caught have been off the bank.A couple friends of mine drifted yesterday one in the morning and then the other put in about noon at Hathaway both of them caught three steelhead.I've got some honey dues to get done then I'm heading out this afternoon.
Bob

Great fish! What did you catch him on?

Floated from 3 mile mark to Hathaway, water was in great shape but still high 2 hookups of old summer fish and one definite bite that wwas missed could have been an old summer fish but we'll never know.