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Title: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: Rodney on August 03, 2009, 09:49:47 PM: A few days ago, I was quite delighted to see that the water had gradually cleared up while scouting around Steveston. Yesterday, to my disappointment, I found that the water visibility had degraded significantly. It is now down to 6 inches again. The lures and flies will just have to wait a bit longer, but there's nothing wrong with some bait fishing in the meantime.

Vince and I spent the afternoon chucking some dough balls at North Arm during the incoming tide. We caught a mix bag of peamouth chub and northern pikeminnow as usual, including one pikeminnow that was bigger than average. We kept a dozen or so as Vince and his family enjoy eating these. ;) A few salmon leaped in front of us as the tide peaked. We are just around two weeks away from the first wave of this year's pink salmon run. Hopefully the water will clear up enough so some spincasting is possible.

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Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: HOOK on August 03, 2009, 10:41:19 PM: why do some of those fish in the bucket look alive ??? are you not supposed to kill your catch once you retain it ?? I know you must do this in lakes.
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: Rodney on August 03, 2009, 10:47:46 PM: Quote from: HOOK on August 03, 2009, 10:41:19 PM
why do some of those fish in the bucket look alive ???

Because it is a photo.
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: scuntor on August 03, 2009, 10:55:14 PM: Weird, fish that swim belly up. Never seen that before...unless they are dead!
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: Rodney on August 03, 2009, 10:56:42 PM: Gravity is reversed in Richmond.
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: Sinaran on August 04, 2009, 12:11:07 AM: Quote from: Rodney on August 03, 2009, 10:56:42 PM
Gravity is reversed in Richmond.
:D :D :D
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: CALI 2 B.C. on August 04, 2009, 02:27:44 AM: LMFAO!!!
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: Tex on August 04, 2009, 11:46:08 AM: Quote from: Rodney on August 03, 2009, 10:56:42 PM
Gravity is reversed in Richmond.

LMAO!!! Care to point out which fish look alive, HOOK? As scuntor said, I'm not familiar with any fish that swim belly-up.
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: Rodney on August 04, 2009, 11:55:11 AM: These ones were as alive as the ones in the "live fish" tanks at T&T market. ;)

He's pointing out the ones on the bottom of the bucket. Dead fish sink when their swim bladder pops.

That concludes today's fishiology lesson. :)
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: hue-nut on August 04, 2009, 07:42:53 PM: Quote from: HOOK on August 03, 2009, 10:41:19 PM
why do some of those fish in the bucket look alive ??? are you not supposed to kill your catch once you retain it ?? I know you must do this in lakes.

unblievable!!!!! are you really serious?
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: canoe man on August 04, 2009, 09:54:34 PM: lmao i love your fishy lessons
:P cnm
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: gheart008 on August 05, 2009, 10:08:19 AM: Quote from: Rodney on August 03, 2009, 10:56:42 PM
Gravity is reversed in Richmond.

epic ;D
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: adriaticum on August 06, 2009, 09:38:54 PM: :D :D
Rodney likes his white fish!
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: Rodney on August 06, 2009, 09:53:55 PM: I sure do. ;) Not eating them though, not when there are red chinook steaks in the freezer. ;)

My friend Vince asked me why I bothered fishing for them after catching a 20lb red chinook a couple of weeks ago. I don't really have an answer except that I find all types of fishing fun. Each has its own appeal. This type of fishing brings back plenty of childhood memory as it is similar to what I did in other countries.
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, August 3rd 2009
Post by: Geff_t on August 06, 2009, 10:05:27 PM: I am with you Rodney, I enjoy fishing. It does not matter what I am fishing for, as long as I am fishing. I think people take what we have here in the lower mainland for granted.