Some serious hard water junkies on there 
. I check in during the middle of summer 
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So super proud dad right here. Its a buddy that netted for him. My son Logan caught his first steelhead. Turd set the bar high.
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That is awesome! Congratulations. It’s a great time to be a dad on those days. Wow.
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Haha awesome rainbow buddy!!
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I dod about 12hrs of this this wknd hahah
Few butes and lost somethin a few feet from the hole but thats about it. Meh, it was good to get away for a day.
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that’s a nice looking fish
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Thank you! He put up a big fight in and out of net 3 times.
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I think you need to go post on the “how did you come up with your name” thread. 
Edit: Nice fish by the way. A son is one of the few people that can outfish us, and still make us proud.
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Actually my story is in there lol… True story. Thank you, and agreed. Made sure he got the first. Its hard but so much fun to watch. I know what my dad felt so many years ago.
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I’m gonna have to look that up.
Thise are ocean fish? Or great lakes?
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Well steelhead start life as rainbow trout. Once they head down river and make it to ocean they become a steelhead. Then after 3 to 5 yes they come back. These are from Clearwater River in idaho
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Ya most people call great lakes fish steelhead too but hardcore PNW guys say to be a steelhead they must hit the ocean
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Yes sir, otherwise they just stay rainbows. There is a lake off the Columbia called Rufus woods. Probably some of the biggest triploid rainbows. Big fat hogs! Look it up.
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Amazing!!
They do get big here in the Great Lakes too, but not near as common.
Lake Ontario def has some 20+lb fish but most other great lakes a 10lb Steely is a trophy.
My biggest was around 32” from Lake Huron
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Its unreal the amount and size of these fish. Blew my mind the first time I went.
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Got out for the first tip of the season last week, not a single bite or even stolen bait!
Didn’t go home empty handed though, drove a ways and picked up some clones!
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been pretty slow up here too so far. only 5in. on most of the bigger lakes. did well for trout last week. 8 from 16in. to 12in. my 8lb. 8oz. L.L.S mount should be done here pretty soon from last winter. 
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