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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on August 20, 2006, 04:33:12 PM
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Well My self and stinkytroutboy ;D , made our way tothe river early this mornin, to find, Bigsteel, gt, Biffchan, fishfreak, fishinaddict, already at the river, Fishfreak was the first to get his limit, then gt got his two, then handed the rod off twice to big steel, then biffchan got handed the rod twice, and before you know it , it was my turn , so I got handed the rod twice ;D. At around 10:00 the hole crew left with fish however stinkytroutboy did not have his two ;D, 30 mins after they left I see STB's rod bending, ::)...snag most likely , Next thing you know the snag is comming in and he beaches a nice 8lb sockeye. HIS FIRST EVER SALMON!! :o :o, Then things started to pickup and I was quickly into 3 within 20 mins, and trout boy got handed the rod, and beached one. Overall a decent day on the water, O ya , not thats it important Bigsteel also beached a little 25.5lb Spring early on ;D ;D , Heres some pics
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/roekid/DSCN0558.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/roekid/DSCN0557.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/roekid/DSCN0556.jpg)
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hello
i was wondering which bar you went.
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Sorry martin you give me ride, you find out bar ;)
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It was a grand time had by all!! :o GT got his fish, Freak got his fish, then at that point, it got all messed up!! The funny thing is, everyone caught fish, just not there own!! Oh yeah, I caught my Spring and STB, well it turns out that he caught one of his as well!! ;D ;D Nice fishing with all you guys again!! ;) ;D
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Two are nice and chrome but those other two are fish I sure wouldnt eat.
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Both the fish taste the same , im eating them right now
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Alright, here is that other thing from today!!
(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/DMW73/Aug.jpg)
;D ;D
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man that sure is a bute, You gonna smoke it or BBQ???
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Well, since GT has a family to feed, and I have a fair amount of Spring already, he got it!! I think that he is going to do some of both!! When he does smoke some up though, I hope that I am first in line to get some of it!! ;D ;D
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Right on guys gald to hear most of you got your limits! nice spring BS! quick question? did you cast out far when you hooked it? every spring i caught on the fraser was when im tired and do a slack cast not to far of the bar.
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Two are nice and chrome but those other two are fish I sure wouldnt eat.
Absolutely nothing wrong with those two fish. I used to work in a fish cannery when I was attending university. I've seen darker Fraser River sockeyes being canned and they were classified as grade "A"
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Nice pictures guys,sounds like you guys had a blast at the river.
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Does it matter that a fish is colouring? Does that change the taste in some way?
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great to hear you all got your fish and very nice spring BS,as always you seem to be the magnate for those bad boys good job.I'll be heading out there this week to try my luck for the springs once again as not to say i don't want any more sox's but now seeing yours i want another one as well.
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There are different stocks of sockeyes going up the river at the same time now and some stocks like the Adam run is known to have a green head and a pinkist body. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the meat quality of that stock. They are usually the larger fish also and the big ones are always hooked in the strongest current where springs like to hang. They cannot do so if their body is not strong and vigorous. Nice catch. :)
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Yes i find that too the bigger ones, in the, 8-9lb range always seem to have a hint of color, But there meat is still firm and it tasted great on the BBQ last night
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Does it matter that a fish is colouring? Does that change the taste in some way?
The meat is not as firm and can be mushy.
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Does it matter that a fish is colouring? Does that change the taste in some way?
The meat is not as firm and can be mushy.
The meat on the fish was as firm as can be, And was not mushy at all. Im having some more tonight 8)
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OK. Just from past experiences with other species that is what I found. Especially coho. Have not eaten any sockeye with color since the majority of the sockeye I have eaten are from the ocean.
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also the fish are way more colored in the pic then when we caught them
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You'll find sockeye can have a little colour and still be great eating. Plus if i land a sockeye there is no way i'm releasing it, because it is likely to die anyways. Why waste it. Coho on the other hand have a higher survival rate (especially since they aren't flossed), and you can and should be more choosey.
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Coho on the other hand have a higher survival rate (especially since they aren't flossed), and you can and should be more choosey.
??? are you saying that cohos that are hooked inside the mouth have a higher survival rate than those that are hooked outside the mouth ?
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are you saying the sockeye aren't biting?!?! :o :o :o Cause I just bought $50 of those special "Okanagen Glow" corkies from IH8XC, and he promised they would "slay" the sox! ::)
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You'll find sockeye can have a little colour and still be great eating. Plus if i land a sockeye there is no way i'm releasing it, because it is likely to die anyways. Why waste it. Coho on the other hand have a higher survival rate (especially since they aren't flossed), and you can and should be more choosey.
you base this on what? flossing has nothing to do with a fish's survival rate. different factors like, how you play the fish, how deeply the hook is embedded, current, the fish's condition. etc.. all are reasons that could kill a fish. but flossing is not one. i released a couple sockeye a few days ago and they took off immediately after the hook was removed.
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Avid angler, you are over looking the 2 largest factors that I think IH8XC is basing his statement on (and which he didnt point out).
#1 fraser caught sockeye have a huge distance to travel before they make it to their spawning grounds...some go beyond Prionce George...isnt that 700-800 KM away!!!
#2 the fraser is 19C, its very warm...this in turn causes high metabolic rates in fish and tends to tax and burn more energy stores.
Because coho are most often caught in in their home rivers (vedder/chehalis/etc/etc) AND the water in the fall is cold, the impact of catch and release is far less than that of a fraser sockeye...IF that is what he meant, I would agree.
I don't think there is a difference in survival rates based on the method hooked but the other 2 factors I mentioned probably play a critical role in determining survival rate.
And avid angler, while those fish you release swam away when you released them, that event was taxing for them...who knows how it will affect them by the time they reach hells gate and the fraser canyon???
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;D great pics guys and sounds likw a good time for all. wish i could have been there. :'( :'(