Peltz
Active Member
No worries, it was a mistake on me as we were caught up in the moment and I own that. It did swim away tho.
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Just putting the lines in the water kills lots of Salmon, how many of those little 12” Salmon that have been on the line for 5 minutes survive to see the spawning grounds? How many of those little salmon were of stocks of concern?
Losealotofvish
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Good of you to own up. Much better pics obviously a beauty. I am sure it swam away fine but the bacteria from fingers inside the gills will in all likelihood cause it to die. Let’s hope that’s not the case. Chances of a fish surviving are greatly increased if it is not handled at all. One way to do this sometimes when using a single barbless hook. Which I believe is more sporting and equally as productive. Bring fish along side get a big bend in your rod quickly move rod backwards and at same time pull some line off the reel. Often the hook pops right out because of line going slack. I Love when this works it’s about 50/50 as I am able to instantly get that line back down while the bite is on. Releasing a Big fish and being confident it will survive is a pretty good feeling maybe not so much on an empty stomach.
RBL
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It will probably end up in a net before it dies from bacteria.
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walleyes
Crew Member
Awesome fish looks like you guys had an awesome day out there. Big congrats to your wife on a fine fish.
The Skeptic
Member
I was on the water at six Saturday morning and didn't hook anything until almost 11 so I guess it didn't matter much anyways lol.
Reel Time
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I think handling a fish like that picture is not ideal, yet Salmon are resilient, I have pulled in many Salmon with massive Seal scars, chunks missing and healed over. Quicker release is key. But better handling needed for sure. Nice fish.
Report: Fished Sidney 4 hours saturday not a sniff, 2 hours sunday nothing. Such beautiful real estate to fish, but as my brother said who lives there, its rare to find a hot bite. More of a paddleboard and bbq effort at the spit, beauty day!
Report: Fished Sidney 4 hours saturday not a sniff, 2 hours sunday nothing. Such beautiful real estate to fish, but as my brother said who lives there, its rare to find a hot bite. More of a paddleboard and bbq effort at the spit, beauty day!
Maybe if they were allowed to keep the fish?
Fished the channel on the opposite sidney island side not powder wharf. 12 to 4 sunday, marked a lot of bait along side the weed line. Marked fish too, enticing them to bite was a bit more challenging. Ended up releasing 3 fish 2 in the channel one by the spit all released at the side of the boat with a galf flip on the lure. FYI that comercial crab set near the red marker stay clear it's now 2 leads and setups decorated Ug...... oops. My son and his get the speaker outside method worked. A blue tooth speaker and fishy got game song along with 4 kids dancing on the deck did the trick. every time they did it we got a hit.
Stizzla
Crew Member
How can I describe fishing today in one word?!… PERFECTION!
Met my ol pal @Original at the launch for 4:30. Launched right away. Parking nearby.
Played a game of odds/evens to choose between coal and the spit. He guessed 6. Even=coal.
Had a calm run and set up near the rocks. Soon into a just under. Didn’t measure, I’m not here for that…
A few minutes later, BAM! Better fish, came in hot, Don with the perfect net job! 78cm fatty 17lbs. I only fish @WestCFishingTackle spoons. Gretzky on the Rigger in 100-110 off the rocks
Another hour or so passes and Don switches bait to a west coast tackle spoon and bam, stubborn lil’ scrapper! Call it 11 lbs.
Fish vac PAC’d, boat is clean and it’s time for a scotch, a shower and a little lovin’ for the lady. PERFECTION!!!
Met my ol pal @Original at the launch for 4:30. Launched right away. Parking nearby.
Played a game of odds/evens to choose between coal and the spit. He guessed 6. Even=coal.
Had a calm run and set up near the rocks. Soon into a just under. Didn’t measure, I’m not here for that…
A few minutes later, BAM! Better fish, came in hot, Don with the perfect net job! 78cm fatty 17lbs. I only fish @WestCFishingTackle spoons. Gretzky on the Rigger in 100-110 off the rocks
Another hour or so passes and Don switches bait to a west coast tackle spoon and bam, stubborn lil’ scrapper! Call it 11 lbs.
Fish vac PAC’d, boat is clean and it’s time for a scotch, a shower and a little lovin’ for the lady. PERFECTION!!!
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Went out at 2:30 with a friend that wanted to learn fishing Sidney. Picked up a 10lbr quickly then played catch and release looking for a bigger. Should have followed Stizzla for the big guys.
Used spoons as well, makes it nice and easy for releasing the fish.
Aces
Well-Known Member
Substitute rum and Coke’s and you have a perfect day!
Peltz
Active Member
Nice and what a day, congrats
lpaulcarter
Member
How is it that people are catching "keeper" chinooks at Coal when, as of Aug 1st, half the island is covered by a chinook non-retention zone and the other half is a permanent RCA?
carpeweekend
Crew Member
The common reference to "Coal" on this forum is actually the area south and east of Coal across the channel from Coal Island - which is open.
Original
Well-Known Member
Thanks for getting me out on the Stizz McBoat. Not only a good day but the very unusual limit on Springs and not a cannon ball lost or even a tangle. That area of Coal is not an easy area to fish as it’s the size of a football field scattered with panicles everywhere but Steve has mastered this area. There’s always something new to learn that happens every time I’m out fishing, yesterday I witnessed a new use for a horse shoe “the lucky bonker”. Thanks pal for a great afternoon, gotta get me some of those spoons.
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lpaulcarter
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Thanks, makes sense now. To me, fishing Coal Island always meant the area bounded by Charmer Pt on Coal, south to Dock Island and east to Greig Island, an area I decorated with a lot of gear over the last 25 years.
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