Thread: Salmon are running

As we speak…. On the river this morning …. 5 in the boat so far.. looking for another

… allowed 2 a piece… myself and my 2 boys

U know what.. the bullshit never stops when it comes to bragging about who,s fish is the biggest,advice on how to play it… etc.. etc … the banter never stops……MAGIC!!!

Out with my Boys this am… fish are running …. Some nice spring chinook running now that the water is starting to warm

Yes, I remember well those days down the Rakaia mouth. 25 - 35 pound fish were the norm. Shoulder to shoulder with surprisingly few tangles, and Kahawai were a bloody nuisance

Originally Posted by A330driver

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Out with my Boys this am… fish are running …. Some nice spring chinook running now that the water is starting to warm

Hard case. Looks like you are fishing in the middle of a city?

Well the state has shut down a shit of our favorite spots as the runs are really starting to pick up…they do this so that the numbers returning are strong,for good reason…. They have allowed a few spots to remain open… this is a stretch about 5km west of Portland on the Columbia river…. They gave us 2 days to fish… 2 a piece .. we have 5 … trying to catch the last one

Cut plug herring and cut plug plastics are working

Originally Posted by A330driver

Well the state has shut down a shit of our favorite spots as the runs are really starting to pick up…they do this so that the numbers returning are strong,for good reason…. They have allowed a few spots to remain open… this is a stretch about 5km west of Portland on the Columbia river…. They gave us 2 days to fish… 2 a piece .. we have 5 … trying to catch the last one

Cut plug herring and cut plug plastics are working

"cut plug"???
Ok. Just googled it. Looks like a popper? Are they a surface lure or do you fish them on a downrigger?

Originally Posted by A330driver

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Out with my Boys this am… fish are running …. Some nice spring chinook running now that the water is starting to warm

Very nice specimen and look like you you hooked something at the back.

Happy Days. Just found this thread. Nice fish all.

Looks like great fun

Years ago so many big salmon around,we d just let go 14-16pounders go down the Waitaki.

Originally Posted by Trout

Years ago so many big salmon around,we d just let go 14-16pounders go down the Waitaki.

I remember catching a 9lb fish in the river just upstream from the mouth fishing with the old man. I would have been 10 or 11. Quite a good hole with 4 or 5 others fishing there. Buggers just laughed when I landed the fish.

Originally Posted by Snap 4T

Very nice specimen and look like you you hooked something at the back.

Nah mate…running 340 gram weights…bends the rod at 8 meters running downstream…..running 4 poles at varying depths to see where the fish are running,……the electronics on the boat paint a lot of fish…it just seems they bite at different levels.

Yesterday we were running the bait between 7-10 metres……8 metres seemed to be the honey spot

Quote ; Are they a surface lure or do you fish them on a downrigger?

Down riggers and leaders with weights …….

These boys don't know what pressured fish look like!!! Spring Chinook seem to bring the entire population of the northwestern US out the the Columbia...or at least 50,000 of em or so.
I'll be fishing the mud on the Snake for the next two days...gotta fish my favorite spot before I leave this land

Hey Joe…. Fuck off… who u calling “boys”… we fish what we have and what we can…. U don’t know me or what we do other than sone of this….we ocean fish,river fish ,crab ,run the snake,deschutes,salmon etc….. be careful who you bag or badmouth!!!