Went out to the mouth of the Umpqua, worked the in tide for a good 5 hours with nothing to show but a keeper crab, had lunch and changed stops next to one on friends who had just pulled in a 22 lb nook and as we pulled up hooked and lost a coho. We lined up on the rocks and casted. Boom fish on, she took a long run down bank spoiling about 6 guys casts...yelling and screaming fish on while giving chase with my net man in close follow. after a good ten minute fight we got her in.....big 15# native coho salmon hen, after the picture I proceeded to release her and there is nothing crazyier then reviving a fish at the oceans edge...lets just say i took 4 waves chest high for this beauty, wouldn't have had it any other way.......
(sorry about the cell phone quality)
after the craziest release of my salmon career I began tossing the hard ware again, after about 25 casts or so boom fish on, this one stayed more close to my rock but doing a lot more ariels. This fish fought really hard pulling out line everytime i gained it, after around 7 minutes or so we got her netted another beautiful native coho around ten pounds or so...it was released right after the photo, and only had to take the normal single wave to get her revived!
got back to the grind, threw about 8 casts and boom, hat trick...another coho on, surely this one is a hatchery that i can take home......nope another 10 # native coho, i have
i have a video too that i will add soon
As soon as we get some really good rain the rivers will flood..........with salmon
(sorry about the cell phone quality)
after the craziest release of my salmon career I began tossing the hard ware again, after about 25 casts or so boom fish on, this one stayed more close to my rock but doing a lot more ariels. This fish fought really hard pulling out line everytime i gained it, after around 7 minutes or so we got her netted another beautiful native coho around ten pounds or so...it was released right after the photo, and only had to take the normal single wave to get her revived!
got back to the grind, threw about 8 casts and boom, hat trick...another coho on, surely this one is a hatchery that i can take home......nope another 10 # native coho, i have
i have a video too that i will add soon
As soon as we get some really good rain the rivers will flood..........with salmon
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