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chrishophoto
So do tell me, is this a crazy idea? I am new to fishing, and have been trying without success to land my first steelhead from the banks of the Sandy and Clackamas rivers, but did take a few trout before the high lakes froze up from my canoe. Now with the spring season coming along, I want to kill and eat a salmon.
My question is this, has anyone ever tried to catch a salmon in a canoe? That’s what I have, I live a mile from the Willamette, and think that my rowing speed would be about the same as trolling. I also have rigged up a good way to mount my rod on the gunwales. In my mind this should work, but at the same time I can see a sort of “Nantucket sleigh ride” scenario being possible. I have never fought anything more than a 16” trout (which seemed too easy, really), but I am wondering if I hooked a good-sized Chinook if I might be in for a different sort of experience.
Anyone here ever done this?
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My question is this, has anyone ever tried to catch a salmon in a canoe? That’s what I have, I live a mile from the Willamette, and think that my rowing speed would be about the same as trolling. I also have rigged up a good way to mount my rod on the gunwales. In my mind this should work, but at the same time I can see a sort of “Nantucket sleigh ride” scenario being possible. I have never fought anything more than a 16” trout (which seemed too easy, really), but I am wondering if I hooked a good-sized Chinook if I might be in for a different sort of experience.
Anyone here ever done this?
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