Copper River Lodge guide Nick English hooked up with us in Smithers B.C. for a couple of days of steelheading before heading back to the States. After a fruitless day on the Bulkley Nick and girlfriend Kaylin decided to fish with us on the Kispiox. After being pointed in the direction of a couple of pools by Scott Schumacher, Nick landed this incredible buck measuring 45″ x 25″ with an estimated weight of 37lbs. HOLY CRAP!!
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Now you’ve done it. Half of the Chum team is headed to the Skeena system on the 1st. Until then, we’ve got visions of this beast dancing in our heads.
By Moldy Chum on 10.22.08 5:49 pm | Permalink
BAM!
By Patagoochi on 10.22.08 6:27 pm | Permalink
BAM! Nick is now required to spend the next 20 falls of his life getting beat down by the Kispiox. I think 2 weeks a year for 20 should be fair punishment.
By goffish on 10.22.08 11:09 pm | Permalink
Awesome fish!
By Fishing Fury on 10.23.08 4:35 pm | Permalink
SICK
By jmac on 10.24.08 8:00 am | Permalink
Just FYI, the fish was measured to the fork… not to the tip of the tail.
I will be fishing the kispiox again, but it wont be fruitless dave…..It will be a 20 + on a dry…. Ask Scott about the horseshoe…
By Nick on 10.24.08 1:54 pm | Permalink
Why not post the other photo where the fish is lying on the rocks out of the water?
By aaron l on 10.28.08 4:11 pm | Permalink
Huge congratulations from this steelhead poser from Lake Erie (Steelhead Alley). I posted your photo and link to this site on our local report site (http://steelheadsite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16143) and that fish has me questioning why I waste my time with our mutant hatchery mutts.
I can only dream for now…
Pisco
By Pisco on 10.30.08 7:14 pm | Permalink
Photoshop city Man!!! Is that guy from the Geico commercials?
By Joe Mamma on 11.13.08 4:57 pm | Permalink
“Photoshop city Man!!! Is that guy from the Geico commercials?”
There was no photoshop involved. I personally saw the pics on Nicks camera right after he caught the fish and have the original unedited files. It’s the real deal. He also landed a 33″ x 20″ Kenai rainbow the week before he got to B.C.
http://www.simmsfishing.com/site/nicholas_english.html
By Big Hammers on 11.14.08 11:06 am | Permalink
WOW! No steelheading for me this year w/ my 4 month old son. But that fish makes me promise to be back on the Clearwater in 2009! Thanks for the photo.
By John on 11.26.08 9:07 am | Permalink
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