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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #150 on: October 24, 2009, 10:15:11 AM »
Quote from: leadbelly on October 23, 2009, 09:07:00 PM
....... then hang on.....


Yeah.... some of those chum can work your arms and back. Must have pulled a back ligament last trip.... I'm out of action this weekend  :-[ .
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #151 on: October 24, 2009, 11:15:19 AM »
is it a gong show now at this time of year?
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #152 on: October 24, 2009, 11:16:24 AM »
very much so!
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stave river and chum
« Reply #153 on: October 25, 2009, 04:44:08 PM »
we were at the stave today and thats the most fun I have had with my clothes on ever!!Too bad its almost over ,we fished pinks and now chums,what a fight these beasts are,go a couple for the smoker ;D
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Re: stave river and chum
« Reply #154 on: October 25, 2009, 08:15:05 PM »
Glad to hear you had fun.  Chum salmon will be around for some time to come.
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #155 on: October 25, 2009, 08:43:56 PM »
these brutes totally smashed the pink/purple jigs i offered yesterday, landed countless of them. made the long leader-bbcers wonder how could a 12-inches leader worked better than their long lines!~~ ;D ;D
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #156 on: October 25, 2009, 09:19:06 PM »
nice work, will be back at it tomorrow myself, need coho too though
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #157 on: October 26, 2009, 12:22:45 AM »
was there today and almost lost it with the decency of some of the anglers...
I snap my line and they just sneak into where im fishing...literally a foot beside me and keep casting even when i do get my hooks wet...
kinda went over the edge and nearly hooked a guys face though..
oh and lots of people snagging and bonking...argh
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #158 on: October 26, 2009, 06:15:02 AM »
I seen some guys taking fish that were black :Pmine had nice white bottoms and were firm Im new to salmon fishing(dwney coho in the past and fraser river bar fishing)and I'm loving it ;DI'm still smiling
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #159 on: October 26, 2009, 09:53:49 AM »
Quote from: marbles on October 26, 2009, 06:15:02 AM
I seen some guys taking fish that were black :Pmine had nice white bottoms and were firm Im new to salmon fishing(dwney coho in the past and fraser river bar fishing)and I'm loving it ;DI'm still smiling

lots of people take them for roe, steelhead season is coming up.
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #160 on: October 26, 2009, 04:55:51 PM »
i like to use jigs on that river but its hard when everone is bottom bouncing, maybe i will try the westside.
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #161 on: October 26, 2009, 05:04:22 PM »
Quote from: mvelasco on October 26, 2009, 12:22:45 AM
was there today and almost lost it with the decency of some of the anglers...
I snap my line and they just sneak into where im fishing...literally a foot beside me and keep casting even when i do get my hooks wet...
kinda went over the edge and nearly hooked a guys face though..
oh and lots of people snagging and bonking...argh

Hah, I always warn people that come too close that I'll probably hook them on my casts.  I try to be nice about it too.

It is frustrating to see snagging, but hey I was too slow to set my hook a couple times, and actually snagged the top fin of a fish beside the one that took my hook!

The joys of float fishing.

I had a couple fish take my line for 80-90 yards before they broke off my 10 lbs leaders.  I need more finesse.
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #162 on: October 26, 2009, 09:41:29 PM »
Checked this river  for the first time today and had a blast in the couple of hours I was there. Must be crazy at the weekend as the car park was full at 2pm on a Monday. Have never had much luck with with the jig under a float before but those chums just hammer it! Only managed to get one chum doe to the shore, mainly due to the sticky drag on my reel. Had one fresh 15 + chum that was a madman. Played it for 25 minutes and, every time I thought it was done it would make another crazy run with several leaps. Eventually I was sure it was done, pretty much belly up, so put the rod down and went to grab the leader and unhook it. Off it went taking my jig with it. The fresher ones definitely deserve a bit more respect! Put on a small pink / silver fly and hooked a Coho first cast a long way out. Lost it on the second roll. For the next hour I kept connecting with fish and losing them immediately to my frustration. As I was putting my gear away I realized that the point of the hook was snapped clean off. What a newb!
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #163 on: October 26, 2009, 09:48:32 PM »
"As I was putting my gear away I realized that the point of the hook was snapped clean off. What a newb!"...Classic...  done it myself;D ;D ;D

Glad you had a good day and you had your way with the fish today.

-Steve
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Re: 2009 Stave River salmon fishery
« Reply #164 on: October 26, 2009, 11:29:42 PM »
Quote from: Rodney on October 22, 2009, 04:03:58 PM
Just so new anglers are clear on where the closed area is without getting lost with the upstream/downstream business (because I'm already lost after the last couple of posts), here is a map that outlines the closed area (highlighted by the red shade).



Which part of Stave is where people refer to as the "toilet bowl"?
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