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Cowlitz County, WA

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10/20/2009
Bottom Fishing From Shore
Coho Salmon
Green
Corky & Yarn
Morning
10/20/2009
4
1670

I took the day off today and my son begged to go. I'll let him play real hooky today. We met up with Goin_postal and hit the water right before 7am. The river wasn't too crowded compared to the weekend, but still a pain sometimes dealing with attitudes and impatience. I was a somewhat hesitant taking my son, but he got in the mix with everyone else and followed the river rules of casting after the guy below you does. All 3 of us were into fish, into pigs, a few King jacks, but no Silvers for any of us. GP was still going strong when we left around 2p. I walked by a stringer that had 2 native Coho's which is a"no no" here. We all were using corky and yarn switching different colors through out the day. We were using about 5ft of leader and about 1/4 inch of lead. The monster my son is holding, took him way down river and I was so proud of him calling out, "FISH ON! FISH ON, COMING DOWN!!" Some jerks of course had to make comments like, "Conrol your fish. I hope you aren't keeping that boot.." His happiness drowned out their comments, but shame on them. I lost count on how many fish we caught and released today.
Exhaustion is setting in...until next time.


Comments

Mike Carey
10/20/2009 9:52:00 PM
wow, that's a great fish! Glad your son can ignore the guys that just want to make life unpleasant for the rest of us. What a great memory for you two to have.
ckim85
10/20/2009 10:07:00 PM
man that is really a monster...it looks like the size of the kid!
Toni
10/20/2009 10:18:00 PM
Nice fish!
hanapaa808
10/20/2009 10:24:00 PM
ho hawaiian!!!! i gotta hook up with you soon. just got back from hawaii and got into a 48 pound ulua!!!!! email me and let me know when you going on the weekend! shoots. aloha
goin_postal
10/20/2009 10:29:00 PM
oh yea i forgot to put in my report about the pricks there,really are ppl really that mad all the time?fishing is supposed to be relaxing and holy crap that fish is huge thats like reeling in your son,that must be the one that took you guys down to the boat launch,anyways good fishing with you guys must do it again
tommytitan08
10/20/2009 11:20:00 PM
Nice report Jens. Its cool the boy can just blow the jerks off and still have a good time. Can't wait to go fishin with ya again. OT is coming to a halt. Should be ready to fish after this weekend. Great job homies.
mav186
10/21/2009 6:24:00 AM
SWEEEET!! What a great picture...I'm proud of your son too Jens. What a great Dad to take his son out too!
dreamer0131
10/21/2009 9:25:00 AM
right on bro. ive been fishing with mikey weimer. we all need to go out soon bro. and nice job on the big ol fish. they are still fun to catch. we cant always choose what they are going to look like when we hook em. the whole point is to hook em.
goodtimesfishing
10/21/2009 9:52:00 AM
Awesome pic. He will always remember that day of hooky!
jens
10/21/2009 10:12:00 AM
LOL- thanks everyone!! He was setting the hook every little bump and was getting frustrated and much different than fishing for Pinks...He said he felt "that pause" in the drift and set the hook. Most of the people on the river that day were happy to see a kid catching and outfishing them, but those certain few... I asked him if he was a bit sore today this morning lol- he instantly started massaging his forearms, "Yeah a little bit dad, can we play hooky again soon?"
BentRod
10/21/2009 10:19:00 AM
Great picture! Sounds like an awesome day and some good memories. Thanks for sharing.
BentRod
10/21/2009 10:44:00 AM
Great picture! Sounds like an awesome day and some good memories. Thanks for sharing.
d-wizzell
10/21/2009 2:23:00 PM
i guess i should have went ey...sucks, buy hey nice job to both of you.
gpc
10/21/2009 5:37:00 PM
Nice fish Jens & son. The cow is a great river, havnt figured it out yet. But like the people you mentioned I dont know if I ever will, fished it twice and both times left a foul taste in my mouth. Nice to see you 3 hammer the cow
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