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[jamisonace]

I got on the board early this year. I had heard of a few fish being caught so I figured I better get out and give it a go. I went by my favorite spot at 5:45 this morning and there was a boat launching so I moved to another spot I like and had these two by 7:30. Feels great to get the skunk off with a limit before work. Back bounced both fish on straight eggs. I can't say I had a ton of confidence in my eggs because my freezer died and I have no idea how long they sat thawed but it was still cold inside when I found them so I figured I better at least try them. Glad I did.

 

[troutdude]

Right on buddy!

Do you keep them in a cooler or something, while your at work?

 

[jamisonace]

Right on buddy!

Do you keep them in a cooler or something, while your at work?

Yeah. Kill bag with ice.

 

[jamisonace]

Went out tonight and got my contractor one after work.

 

[coalbe]

Had a nice day out and managed to get a fresh one on the spoon rod.

 

[Diehard]

Wacked a nice little fish on the willy fish took a keith archer coony and soft spinner fished behind a protroll

 

[troutdude]

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Had a nice day out and managed to get a fresh one on the spoon rod.

Glad that you got it and not the bird! lol

P.S. That's a picture worthy of inclusion in the reg book or the ODFW photo contest!

 

[fugitivefisherman]

Finally caught my first salmon on a spinner. Couldn't be more excited! Sorry for the stick through it, didn't want it to float away hahaha.

 

[coalbe]

Finally caught my first salmon on a spinner. Couldn't be more excited! Sorry for the stick through it, didn't want it to float away hahaha.View attachment 640656

Summer Steelhead

 

[Diehard]

Even has the broodstock maxillary clip definetly a summer nice fish though congrats!

 

[jamisonace]

It's been slow for a couple weeks but found a keeper this morning. 13lb buck on a K15.

 

[Diehard]

Love the plug takedowns nice feesh!

 

[hobster]

A buddy of mine invited me to go fishing on the Umpqua yesterday for Springers. Was slow and didn’t see any hooked in our area. I did catch a decent sized 14 to 16 inch fish, but we couldn’t figure out what it was. We were back bouncing eggs and it hit pretty hard, sure got my heart racing! I wish I had a picture, but it went right back into the water. It sure was fat and eating well, and did not have an adipose fin. I found that very strange, it definitely was not clipped because there was no scar and I’ve seen hundreds of clipped fish. I know it’s a longshot without a picture but any ideas? Are there any fish in the Qua without an adipose fin?

 

[pcstock]

Striper?

 

[troutdude]

Striper?

Great guess! But wouldn't a striper still have an adipose fin?

 

[troutdude]

American shad is my guess.

Or Redtail surfperch.

Or a Black Crappie.

All of which can be found in the Qua.

 

[hobster]

Thanks for the input guys. Definitely was not a striper or a shad, caught quite a few of those (shad). It wasn’t as round as the fish above and more streamlined, at first I thought it was a nook jack. Man, I wish we got a picture of it. My buddy thought it was an Umpqua chub, but those average 3 to 5 inches, and this was way bigger than that. It looked kind of like a sucker fish, the ones I catch on the Siuslaw and Mac sometimes, but did not have the round mouth. Tis a mystery. Maybe it was some strange hybrid fish.

 

[hobster]

Sorry to hijack the salmon thread, but I didn’t think this was worthy of a new thread. Still looking for my first Umpqua springer, hopefully I will be posting in this thread soon. Mac looking good

 

[troutdude]

Sorry to hijack the salmon thread, but I didn’t think this was worthy of a new thread. Still looking for my first Umpqua springer, hopefully I will be posting in this thread soon. Mac looking good

The only fish that are listed as inhabitants of the Qua--without an adipose fin--are in the three pics above.

 

[hobster]

Thanks troutdude, you da man! Where would this forum be without you