Post your first fish of 2025 here

[dirty dog]

I haven't wet a line yet.
My local river is really big and full, the color is getting better.
I'll try to get out next week.

 

[Doublebluff]

A nicely shaped wiper- the younger ones are kinda lanky. These fish are really pretty in the water.

 

[Evan B]

A nicely shaped wiper- the younger ones are kinda lanky. These fish are really pretty in the water.
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What state was this fish caught in? I've heard some local rumors

 

[Islander]

Not my first one as I fished a couple times before this trip, but the first one I took a picture of.

 

[Doublebluff]

What state was this fish caught in? I've heard some local rumors

Google will help!

 

[CRO]

Probably one the brightest Coho I have ever caught from one of the Puget Sound S rivers in Jan. Its great to see these late wild fish still exist .

 

[Paige]

Probably one the brightest Coho I have ever caught from one of the Puget Sound S rivers in Jan. Its great to see these late wild fish still exist .

I have caught chrome Cohos in uper tribs of S rivers in January 20yrs ago, great to see their still there!

 

[Salmo_g]

Caught a bull trout for my first fish of 2025. About 19", from a coastal stream. My camera slid to the bottom of my pack. Not that I would have taken a photo; we've all seen a bull trout before.

 

[clarkman]

oh shoot, I forgot to get the trophy shot of my little 6" whitefish caught yesterday....

 

[Shawn Seeger]

Mine will come in March.

Gonna miss visiting with you...

 

[Shad]

Caught a bull trout for my first fish of 2025. About 19", from a coastal stream. My camera slid to the bottom of my pack. Not that I would have taken a photo; we've all seen a bull trout before.

My first was a whitefish of about 12 inches, hooked on a bead. Hooked a steelhead later in the day (on a fly, even!), but it whipped me.

Next day, I fished HARD (and my guide worked even harder) for two bites. Lost the first one when it went airborne in a tailout but managed to land the other one. Brand new hatchery chromer, but only about 5 lbs. Hard as we worked for that one, though, it felt pretty good. According to the fish checker, we were the only boat (among quite a few) that got anything. Tough fishing for sure. January can be that way....

As you can see, as usual, I have no pics to post. It didn't occur to me I should photograph a 12" whitey with a bead in its face, and the steelhead I got was nothing special (and also got filleted at the takeout before I could think to take a pic for this post).

I'm not doing this right, am I?

 

[_WW_]

Gonna miss visiting with you...

Do you think you'll make it at all?

 

[MarshRat]

Already posted my first elsewhere, but had another great winter session in the Lowcountry this morning.

 

[IHFISH]

My last fish of 2024 and my first fish of 2025 were wild Skagit fish on the swing. While that’s a true statement, don’t get too excited. One was a largescale sucker and the other was a small-scale bull trout.

 

[mcswny]

oh shoot, I forgot to get the trophy shot of my little 6" whitefish caught yesterday....

Every whitey is a trophy.

 

[clarkman]

Every whitey is a trophy.

true story!

 

[offensivename]

Went out for the first time this year, felt good . . . caught my first stick of the year. Then got summoned by the SO to pick them up with their bike because of a flat tire.

 

[Irafly]

oh shoot, I forgot to get the trophy shot of my little 6" whitefish caught yesterday....

You are bumming me out man. 6” whitefish are my jam.

 

[Paul_]

I don’t have a picture of my first fish of 2025, but it was caught here-

 

[ROwer]

Bite was surprisingly good yesterday and found this willing player about 5 minutes into the float. Hoping for more of this in 2025