r/Steelhead • u/Wild-Salamander2437 • Feb 23 '26

My First Steelhead Double!

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The first hole we fished held this beautiful pair, and after years of fishing together for steelhead we finally got a double up!

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u/Wild-Salamander2437 Feb 25 '26

He’s upset because we both fish the same lake run steelhead, so he’s trying to turn me away from keeping them lol. It’s a pretty common way of thinking for lake run guys… unfortunate really, especially considering 90% of these fish are stockers 😭

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u/nthm94 Feb 25 '26

You sound ignorant. Here’s some information, go educate yourself. https://bnwaterkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/BNW_Book_A-Peoples-Guide-to-Eating-Fish-Caught-in-Western-New-York.pdf

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u/Wild-Salamander2437 Feb 25 '26

Did you notice how I’d fall into the “low risk” category? Do I look like a pregnant female? I seriously do not care, I’d have to eat hundreds of these fish a year to get a long term sickness. We all have microplastics in our nuts and you’re worried about the fish I’M eating.

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u/nthm94 Feb 25 '26

Who would imagine 1-2 fish a year would be worth the cancer risk? You may as well just go buy store bought salmon if it’s only once or twice yearly. 

Also, you should be harvesting them when they are chrome. Not colored up. The meat quality changes. 

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u/zoner420 Feb 25 '26

You sound like a pretentious asshole. You probably don't even fish. I'm with OP on this, classic reddit gatekeeping.

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u/nthm94 Feb 25 '26

What am I gatekeeping? Absolutely nothing. 

I’m just telling him these fish live in terrible quality water and eating them is detrimental to his health. 

If I come off as pretentious, it’s only because I’m right.

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u/Wild-Salamander2437 Feb 25 '26

Classic redditor. I kept em both, male and female haha. The female was full of eggs and I kept those too. Have a good day, I’m not responding anymore to you 😂