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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: BigFisher on August 17, 2006, 10:50:07 AM

Title: Monster Sockeye!
Post by: BigFisher on August 17, 2006, 10:50:07 AM: Was anybody out fishing the Fraser yesterday? Did you guys notice all the huge Sockeye being pulled out of the water?
Thiese fish were getting really big, way bigger then usual. Just curious if anyone else noticed!
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Post by: weizen on August 17, 2006, 10:51:53 AM: I've notice them getting bigger lately also. Not sure whats up, but I'll take em :)
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Post by: avid angler on August 17, 2006, 12:08:36 PM: its called a new run, not those puny early summer fish, the big adams fish are arriving
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Post by: DragonSpeed on August 17, 2006, 01:27:59 PM: Bingo! A little redder and fine fish!
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Post by: oddjob on August 17, 2006, 03:48:49 PM: how much bigger are we talking about ?
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Post by: younggun on August 17, 2006, 03:58:31 PM: 8-9 lbs is what i saw! Huge succers! man those things that we were pulling out were huge!
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Post by: avid angler on August 17, 2006, 06:09:18 PM: 8-9lb sockeye is huge? ::) thats not huge, they get much bigger, we've had them to over 12lbs, just monsters.
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Post by: funfisher on August 17, 2006, 06:53:11 PM: Would that be the Adams Run yet? I also heard that the biggest sockeye are the pitt river socks. The gentleman I was fishing with said they are up to 15lbs. Was he being sincere or was that just a true fisherman story? ::) ;D
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Post by: Big Steel on August 17, 2006, 07:17:29 PM: Biggest one I have gotten yet was about 10 lbs!! ;) That was a couple years ago!! But I have seen a couple in the 12 lb range. Hoping to best my biggest on Sunday!! ;D ;D
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Post by: avid angler on August 17, 2006, 08:42:52 PM: Quote from: funfisher on August 17, 2006, 06:53:11 PM
Would that be the Adams Run yet? I also heard that the biggest sockeye are the pitt river socks. The gentleman I was fishing with said they are up to 15lbs. Was he being sincere or was that just a true fisherman story? ::) ;D

he was speaking the truth, my dad got 2 real big ones about 4 years ago at spaghetti, they were pushing 14lbs.
i think the record is 18lb
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Post by: Gooey on August 17, 2006, 09:36:55 PM: My dad and I trolled them in the check alot about 10-12 years back...one run we hit (horsefly as I recall) had the average fish around 12lbs and we nabbed a couple around 14...those were hogs and you can bag 4 a trip it the salt :o
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Post by: Coho Cody on August 17, 2006, 09:52:32 PM: the pitt river is home to some of the worlds largest sockeye :D :D
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Post by: weizen on August 17, 2006, 10:50:27 PM: 18 lbs sox. Would sure like to see that. ??? Would be a treat to pull one in that big, thats for sure ;D
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Post by: DionJL on August 17, 2006, 11:48:40 PM: Upper pitt has huge sockeye.
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Post by: al-COHO-lic on August 18, 2006, 08:01:27 AM: i caught 1 last year that was 13.2lbs starting to get a little red but still very tasty
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Post by: younggun on August 18, 2006, 10:31:33 PM: Hey steel where u going on sunday, i'm heading out too! Are u gonna be around hope? Hope to see u there!
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Post by: Big Steel on August 18, 2006, 10:44:03 PM: Quote from: younggun on August 18, 2006, 10:31:33 PM
Hey steel where u going on sunday, i'm heading out too! Are u gonna be around hope? Hope to see u there!

If you are talking to me, I will be more around the Seabird area!! ;)