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fish_4_all
The thread was started because I've heard a surprising number of people here in Oregon tell me that "fish are eating in the river because they are hungry." WIth a fish that is 100 miles upriver and turning into a boot, I just don't believe this is true at all. As many have pointed out here (including myself) a fish that just entered the river and bear sea lice has a much better chance of still having a true urge to eat (i.e., hunger) vs. one that is sitting in the red and is all spawned out.
I've had at least a dozen people try to tell me that "salmon eat when they spawn because they need energy for the difficult journey upstream; they get tired and they need food." This represents a fundamental misunderstanding about salmon biology.
To fish4all, troutdude and metalfisher… The point of discussing something like this is to understand the fish you pursue so you can improve the methods you use to target them. For instance, if you believe that bright, spritely chrome fish are more likely to strike bait because they are still feeding, then you might want to fish a bait setup early in a run, around the mouth/estuary, and/or when you see a pack of bright fish come into your hole. If you think they give up on eating later into their spawn, then you might think spoons, spinners and plugs are more effective.
Or you can just dismiss the whole concept, show up with your rod and reel, and throw whatever you think works into the river without knowing why it works.
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great... dude, you were sworn to secrecy... now everyone will catch as many fish as mf76.... anyone want to buy some old roe?salmon only eat UV products
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:great... dude, you were sworn to secrecy... now everyone will catch as many fish as mf76.... anyone want to buy some old roe?
great... dude, you were sworn to secrecy... now everyone will catch as many fish as mf76.... anyone want to buy some old roe?
great... dude, you were sworn to secrecy... now everyone will catch as many fish as mf76.... anyone want to buy some old roe?