What a Haul :)

Went out Fishing today woke up at 3:15 for the 2 hrs drive to the river  waded through  the almost chest deep water  to the  fishing spot   at 5 am pitch black out  cant see a dam thing  so  walked by flashlight  flicked it over to the other bank and  saw a BEAR  me and buddy went oh crap so he fished for a while as i kept watch for the bear

then within 30 mins some other guys showed up and we got to Fishing with in 20  minutes of me starting i hooked a very sweet arse 20lb Chinook Salmon of witch i had to chase it down stream was also the very first fish of the day

and then 5 minutes later bagged a nice 10lb Coho let my buddy use my rod and he slammed a Chinook and a Coho just as fast so we are up 4 fish now and the day is just starting  so we played around for a while the fishing got very slow  so i let my buddy fish and  after a bit  he snapped the line off so we retied it  and out i went this time i said to him watch this  and within 5 tosses i had another  10lb beauty Coho on the end of the line  brought it  in and gave my buddy the rod back  and he grabbed his  last Coho 5 minutes before we left as you can only have 4 fish in total and only 2 can be Coho   we WAS STOKED having got the Extra Chinooks for the day as well

This was how my day Today went  the last pic is of the first 4 fish caught in less than 30 mins

 

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Good catch Mate

Thu, 2011-09-22 08:01

I know what a chinook is, but the coho looks like a trout and a salmon. Is it a salmon?

At least here we only have to worry about croc's, not bears, and then it is only way up north.

Nice report.

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Thu, 2011-09-22 08:25

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Excellent

Thu, 2011-09-22 08:37

Look's like a lot of fun Reaper. Nice pics and fish.

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Damn! Nice catch..Do you

Thu, 2011-09-22 08:40

Damn! Nice catch..

Do you catch the guys on bait or lure? and what sort of gear do you use?

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The Coho

Thu, 2011-09-22 08:41

yes it is a Salmon one of the tastiest the meat is a bright orange  and very very tasty the Coho is a 3 to 5 year fish  it spends first year in a river then migrates to the ocean for the next 4 years

and yes Big John it is alot of fun i look forward to this time of the year every year and i have recentlly expanded my search for Salmon this gets me out fishing for them  over 6 months out of the year now

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The Gear

Thu, 2011-09-22 08:48

today i was using a 10 foot 6 shimano rod and just your average trout reel with  80lb braided line and a 25lb leader

The set up is as follows  lead stuffed in a pieice of rubber tube  attached to the braided line so it bounces the bottom of the river  line goes down to the swivel  where i have a 12 foot 25lb leader line attached  at the end is a small 2/0 hook and a tiny peice of RED wool

yes wool we are not allowed to use bait  if you really wanna see the rig ill take a pic of the rod and the setup later and post it

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Definitely keen to see the

Thu, 2011-09-22 21:11

Definitely keen to see the setup and rig, always interested... :)

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good catch

Thu, 2011-09-22 09:53

no bait, red wool and bears...now that's real fishing

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You cant Beat it

Thu, 2011-09-22 10:11

it is the most amazing Fishing Experience you will ever have  and i am a die hard fisherman i will go out in the crappiest of weather when i know no one else will cause that is when you get the best of the best fishing  its started pouring today and people left we stayed  and kept on plugging along

 

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80lb braid. holy hell hole.  

Thu, 2011-09-22 13:08

80lb braid. holy hell hole.   is that so you can rip the fish out of the bears claws??

nice work and some great fish!

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Well, with a 25lb leader,

Thu, 2011-09-22 13:22

Well, with a 25lb leader, you've still got 25lb max breaking strength. Maybe its to do with abrasion or having the line closer in diameter (but still mostly no stretch).

 

Makes me want to book a flight to Canada...

Bits of fluff on a hook? Sounds like it needs some wand waving :p.

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Leader and line

Thu, 2011-09-22 22:37

reason for the Heavy line is due to the fact you can get fish  up to and over 80lbs  in them rivers  i had a 45lb Chinook on the other day fought with him for an hr and  ended up loosing him due to the fact he had run through a pile of rocks and left abrasions on the line  also the fish have very very sharp teeth and  can cut you line  it its not  strong enough braided line offers  no stretch at all and  being able to feel whats going on is key to having a very great day later today ill put the rod together and take a couple pics  and show you the  way its rigged up

its the game of big fish big line if you try to muscle a fish thats heading downstream on a 12lb bit of line  theres no way in hell you gonna see it ever again cause thats a fish that will  go where he wants  when he wants and will snap you line in a heart beat

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 well done mate. id like to

Fri, 2011-09-23 10:43

 well done mate. id like to try that sort of fishing one day

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Like to

Fri, 2011-09-23 10:56

you find your way up here and ill take you out for the best fishing youve ever done

promise

right now im getting warmed up for some of the  best fighting Salmon to hit the rivers  these are Chum Salmon and they will fight you tooth and nail from the very begining right to the bitter end  even as you are clubbing them with your bonker they are still fighting trying to get away

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great stuff

Fri, 2011-09-23 12:58

allways wanted to fish that country,looks like a great day

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