Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: bigguy on August 13, 2006, 12:30:44 PM
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Just out of interest how many sockeye have you caught this season and how many are you hoping to catch?
Moi- 1 spring ( pre-opening) and 6 sockeye. Hope for 10.
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For me
2 springs and 1 sox
A few more sox would be nice
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So many posts that are in the wrong section today!! THIS would go in the general discussion.. it's not a report...
for me .. 0 - 0 =(
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10 springs, 2 jacks and 14 Socks. Not a bad start to the year :)
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For me, 7 springs and I have taken home 10 sockeye. :)
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2 Springs prior to opening, and 2 sockeye, in 2 trips, not bad.
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this summer has been 4 springs and 2 socs...not too shabby.
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Between my wife and I so far this year - 16 sox.
No springs :'(
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3 springs and 7 socks
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Actually I think I will need 52 sockeye! That would give me at least one per week for the year!!! ;) But maybe I will settle for 10 or 12! One a month!
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3 springs and 11 soxs so far
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6 socks and no springs, I went out three times...
No real plans to head out to the fraser again, but maybe the Harrison... I'm on to other fisheries now that I have enough sckeye now for two people (coho to come obviously)...
Cheers,
Nicole
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:'( 0 springs and 0 sox got out once so far
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3 sox 9 springs,
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8 sox and 0 springs. It's not like I don't hook any springs I have just had a hard time getting them to like me enough to join me on the beach ;D ;D .
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6 Sox in 4 trips out. Still looking for my first spring.
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5 springs and three Sox.. I have only been out for sox twice.. and I am 5 for 6 on springs .. not too bad... 3 of the 5 springs were caught bar fishing.. the other two were lucky catches when fishing for sox :)
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I live for ounce on the wrong side of the port mann. Only hit the fraser once and got O
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2 more sox! peg was a zoo.
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11 now still only one spring! May be done for season, my best ever!
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landed #12 for the sox's today and yet only 3 springs on my license :(
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whats the purpose of this tread
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Ya, check out rods post, I think its this type of mentaility he hates in the sockeye fishery...I bet many people here get more socks and flossed springs that coho and steelhead...we are all just a bunch of snaggers so really lets go about our business a little more descretely could we?
PS - hey scruffy...whats the :( at the end of your post about??? 12 sockeye and 3 springs...probably well over 100lbs of prime salmon fillets and its not good enuff for you? Thats a pretty pathetic position if I am interpretting your post right. Talk about the greed sockeye season brings out :-X
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For me and my immediate family (My dad and bro fish also) sockey is our favorite tasting fish. (I won't say best because everyone is entitled to there opinion).
For this reason we go out as often as possible and get as many sockey as our freezeer (and legal limit) will allow. I'm up to number 8 now, and my dad and bro are both over 15. They get out more often. Some say this is greed (Gooey), but every summer the freezer is empty and our family has enjoyed delicious fish all year round. Is that greedy, or just enjoying a fish that we all love to cook? I BBQ year round, and trust me, there is nothing better than a declicious sockey fillet on the BBQ in the middle of Jan with snow falling on the top of the grill!
Call me greedy, but I'll take as many as I can while it's open.
By the way our extended family gatherings will feed 10 adults easily so we usually require at least 2 fish per meal.
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I never called you greedy weizen , nor do I think taking what your family can eat is greedy!!! I too will put as much in the deep freeze as I can. With my new vaccum packer, I don't find spoilage/freezer burn to be a problem with storing lots of fish and we too can go thru the fish.
I have 4 socks and 6 springs between the ved and the fraser so I to am well supplied AND greatfull for that!
My comment was directed to the MENTALITY that scruffy exemplified in his post, once again he said:" landed #12 for the sox's today and yet only 3 springs on my license :( "
How can anyone show dismay with a bounty of 12 socks and 3 springs to their name...I think its boarder line insulting! If you read Rods post today, he rarely gets fired up but when people start making post like scruffy's you got to wonder what the sockeye fishery in doing to the SPORTS FISHING industry in British Columbia.
With that type of sentiment running rampant in the average sockeye fisher and then flossing pouring over onto systems like the vedder, chehalis, capilano, squamish, ect, etc, etc, I can't help but feel like flossing is becoming an out of control cancer.
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Fair enough. Just read through Rod's post, and while I may not agree with all of it, I have to admit he does have some good points.
Gooey, I know you wern't saying that Me personaly is greedy, what I thought you were saying was the concept of keeping lots of sox was greedy. Thanks for clarifying your position, the mentality in his post (if interpreted as you did) could be considered greedy, although I interpreted his post as his dissapointment in only having 3 springs. (Which I'd kill to have 3 springs on my licence)
Cheers!
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Precisely Weizen! having caught 3 springs in a snag fishery that is supposed to be "targetting" sockeye, one should consider that a huge bonus!!!
We all know snagging is illegal. We have lived outside the law in a flimsy grey area becuase flossing gets the hook close enuff to the mouth to get away with. We justify flossing sockeye because they don't bite. We all say, ya go floss some socks, there 17 mil...plenty to go around but Scruffy's comment shows how the sock fishery is spreading like cancer...its no longer JUST the socks now its springs too! Its no longer a fraser method for sockeye..and now springs...its a common method for beginners on rivers like the vedder and chehalis.
The summer fishery turns people into MEAT HEADS and I wish everyone would keep it in perspective and consider the resource above all.
(Hint gang, the resource is the sockeye run not all the slabs of meat in your deep freezer ::) )
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I would have to agree with you Gooey. :o Three Springs in a Sockeye fishery is a huge bonus. A strange fact though, I have not kept a spring and have only hooked 1-maybe 2 since sockeye has opened. The reason I feel my Spring numbers have gone down the toilet lately, I get my 2 Sockeye and I am pretty much done, I may take a few token casts with the off chance that maybe I might get extremely lucky and hook a Spring, but upon hooking another Sockeye, I am officially done. So yeah, 3 Springs during a sockeye fishery is rather good in my view. In my opinion there are way to many Sockeye in the river to hope for a realistic chance at a spring. So, consider yourself lucky that you got into some. :D Mind you if that is not what Scruffy meant, well then....... ;)
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Hey Gooey, since you have all those fish does that mean you'll leave the bushwacking to bug pumper and I ;D?
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Nice try WS, you know me better than that, I am ALWAYS up for a good hike! Especially if its to that secluded coho pool I think you are referring too...see you in October!
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Darmin, the reason I started this topic was because I waas interested in how many sockeye people feel they need before they hang it up! Not to START a stir or major philosophical debates. The fishery is a reality (and legal) so why not discuss it! For me, we are not red meat eaters and eat a great deal of fish and chicken, this fishery is my main salmon fishery as I don't get the opps to coho or spring fish during the fall.
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4 sockeye on 3 trips wish I had more time :-[
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Just got back now, I have a total of 12 sockeye now limited out in half an hour this morning
Hopefully I can do the same tomorrow!! Than I can go home to sleep, cause it doesn't really look like I am going to get much tonight! ;D ;D
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4 socks and 1 spring only been out twice.
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big steel Ill see you out there ;)
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15 sockeye and 3 springs in the freezer, in the last 4 days we fished, between 2 of us.
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Hopefully I can do the same tomorrow!! Than I can go home to sleep, cause it doesn't really look like I am going to get much tonight! ;D ;D
LOL, what is it with fishing season and not getting any eh? I laugh becuase you're deffinetly not alone! ;D ;D ;D
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12 sox and 8 springs now. Took me a bit longer than the freak, but did get a 26 lb Marble Spring!! ;D
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I believe it was 25.5 bigsteel ;D, I think my count is at 11 sox and 6 springs
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I believe it was 25.5 bigsteel ;D, I think my count is at 11 sox and 6 springs
Did you weight it?? ;D ;D Actually it was 25.75 bled, so I rounded up!! ;D ;D
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10 sox 1 spring and im DONE! time to sit and wait on the vedder!
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(http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/sunglasses2.gif) one sox now and no springs as of yet(http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/praying.gif)
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17 sox's 4 springs :)
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Well, my final tally for the year, as I am not going out again, is 14 socks and 8 Springs. Now I have to get some thing around the house done, and get ready for Coho!! ;D ;D
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(http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/_950/ole.gif) now im really hungry(http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/blab.gif)
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15 socks. Have enjoyed a few already. 1 spring. Think i am done for the season.
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im at 20 sockeye and 3 springs, tho we ate the springs fresh cuz there so tasty :D
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Just another fear article !!!!
" Aluminum can also leach into food from cookware, utensils and wrappings, but studies to date have shown that the amount of aluminum leached from these sources is generally negligible. "
there is a quote taken straight from that website !!
in other words keep using your foil without fear of poisoning !!!
there are too many real things to worry about in this world without spreading false facts !!
my two cents
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FF, I have been told that Peanut oil is great for BBQing...it doesnt have as low a flash point as many other oils or crap like Pam whicvh just burns off. I usually get my BBQ to about 400F giver a spray and slap the fish flesh down for 5 minute then turn the heat down, flip it, and leave it for another 10 minutes or so (dependnig on thickness).
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Just another fear article !!!!
" Aluminum can also leach into food from cookware, utensils and wrappings, but studies to date have shown that the amount of aluminum leached from these sources is generally negligible. "
there is a quote taken straight from that website !!
in other words keep using your foil without fear of poisoning !!!
there are too many real things to worry about in this world without spreading false facts !!
my two cents
Well I suggest you come up with an explanation as to why alzheimers patients have up to 30 times more alum in their brain? If alum is harmless then why the huge association between the two? There would be no aluminum in the brain if it was totally benign.
Perhaps you have been eating too much aluminum yourself.
Would it not be more reasonable to be simpy safe instead of sorry?
ps..and if the "mess" on your grill bothers you - put a layer of aluminum on top of the coals to catch your drippings and replace it whenever it gets too dirty.
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4 sockeye :(
o springs :'(
0 time >:(
458274 things to do around the house :o
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Just another fear article !!!!
" Aluminum can also leach into food from cookware, utensils and wrappings, but studies to date have shown that the amount of aluminum leached from these sources is generally negligible. "
there is a quote taken straight from that website !!
in other words keep using your foil without fear of poisoning !!!
there are too many real things to worry about in this world without spreading false facts !!
my two cents
Well I suggest you come up with an explanation as to why alzheimers patients have up to 30 times more alum in their brain? If alum is harmless then why the huge association between the two? There would be no aluminum in the brain if it was totally benign.
Perhaps you have been eating too much aluminum yourself.
Would it not be more reasonable to be simpy safe instead of sorry?
ps..and if the "mess" on your grill bothers you - put a layer of aluminum on top of the coals to catch your drippings and replace it whenever it gets too dirty.
point out to me where I said that aluminum isn't bad for you !!!!!
re read what I wrote and you will see that I said that you can't get aluminum poisoning from using foil on your food!!!!!!
that was the original point of you post and I am saying you are wrong.. simple as that
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36 sockeye 4 springs in my freezer, between 3 of us.
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12 sox and I use one of these to BBQ 10 minutes fillet skin side down,flip on other side till cooked the way you like done.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a391/troutbreath/fishbasket.gif)
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(http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/thumbs-up.gif) 5 sox so far and no springs as of yet but its still early and i got time to fish my wife tells me(http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/thumbs-up.gif)
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Hope to get down for one moree trip, with the upcoming comm. opening will things be good by Thursday?
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I'm planning on heading out Thursday evening, hopefully it will be Ok after the commercial. I went out the same time frame after the first commercial opening and it was pretty good.
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9th and 10th today. Was out for 50 minutes and went 2 for 7 on the hook-ups. Mint afternoon for sure.
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10 sockeye
3 springs biggest 26 lbs
and 1 coho
all caught on the same bar!
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Coho in the Fraser?
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Tidal Waters:
32 Sockeye
7 Springs
8 Halibut
2 Lincod
1 Red Snapper
Fresh Waters:
2 Sockeye }-Just to see the GONG SHOW Wild life for the afternoon ;)
1 Spring }--And I almost saw fist fight (I think all parties involve do carry knives.)
Some trout (I lost count.)
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For me the numbers are 14 sockeye and 4 Springs the biggest 25# bar fishing. I have lost many big springs this year, 30# leaders breaking. Drag was set right but the fish have been explosive! Hope to get out one more time for sockeye ;)
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and 1 coho
sure hope you didnt bonk that coho
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over 200 springs (mostly released)
10 socs bonked
many released socs
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over 200 springs (mostly released)
How big is your net? ;D ???
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4 sockeye ( off the commercial fishermen, going to buy 6 more tomorrow )
So after tomorrow it will be 10. Drive is only 2 blocks from my house.
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4 soxs
0 springs for me
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Eddie that must be at the government worf by the albion ferry.
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Because I have never bought a fish, what does a sockeye cost, have heard about $20 at costco!
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Because I have never bought a fish, what does a sockeye cost, have heard about $20 at costco!
Off the commercial guys its $15 a piece