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lucky

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lower Fraser March 19
« on: March 19, 2005, 02:58:51 PM »
Since I was out that way anyways thought i would try some barfishing, after almost an hour with only a couple small nibbles I was about to pack it in ,  when the rod started dancing, caught and released a nice looking dolly of about 7 pounds. After that it started raining so I headed for home
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2005, 03:31:21 PM »
:o

What's the water clarity right now? How many feet?
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2005, 04:08:54 PM »
water seemed a bit murky, id say it was about 8" visability
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2005, 01:08:15 PM »
Lucky's Bull Trout

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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2005, 03:22:23 PM »
they look vwey similiar to pike minnows
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2005, 03:31:43 PM »
Nice fish, nice color!!!

Can you get Rod to post a pic of the 7 pounder or did you not get a pic of it?

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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2005, 04:58:34 PM »
the fish in the picture is around 7 pounds , hard to take a decent picture when you are by yourself
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2005, 05:50:14 PM »
The hell it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2005, 06:20:21 PM »
I had the fish in my hand, im pretty sure I know how big it was.
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2005, 06:34:52 PM »
Hard to estimate the size of the fish from that photo. Here's another one with the hand.



It's a beautiful fish, body coloration is great. Look how far back the jaw extends, fantastic looking predator. Personally, I think it is a solid fish, but not reaching 7lb. Not that it matters, because it is a nice fish anyways. :) A 7lb bull trout is huge.... I've only seen one fish that easily reached 10lb in the Lower Fraser. It was easily over 30 inches long and I could put my fist into its mouth. :o

So how big is this one below? ;)



Nice to see some good fishing in the Lower Fraser already, I may head out soon to give it a go. If the water clarity is not great, I probably won't though, as I want to spin for them.
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2005, 06:55:09 PM »
nice fish
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2005, 07:06:39 PM »
I was there that day... the fish rodney hold on to is about  3.5 to 4lb MAX...  Bull trout had a really long profile but rather skinny so it often give a wrong impression to others for its weight.  As for lucky's fish, from my experiences that fish is about 5.5lb.  It got the length but the girth is rather small. Again, i'm not saying it could not be a 7lb fish because i wasn't at the scene but, by the looks of it, it sure dosen't.    goodluck fishing.
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2005, 07:08:06 PM »
Thats gotta be 15 lbs eh Rod????.....lol ::)
Nice pics though...even though we call them" slimers"aka shitfish ;D
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2005, 10:55:21 AM »
The skinny ones are kelts that are living in the river waiting for the fry to hatch so they can follow them down to the estuary and have a feast for a couple month before they make they way back up the river in june to feed on the pink eggs and to spawn again in oct, nov. The ones that come back in june/july are in their prime and fight really good.



Here is an example of a fresh healthy sea-run bull on his way back up from the estuary of the fraser.
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Re: lower Fraser March 19
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2005, 11:29:29 AM »
Rod yours and Lucky's fish are 3.5 - 4 lbs max, I would put money on that!
Now FF fish is around 7 - 8 lbs ;D
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