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10/26/2010
Float Fishing
Chum Salmon
Pink
Jig
Morning
10/26/2010
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Started at the Cascade for Silvers bright and early. Second cast, bobber down looked to be about a 12lb buck that I ended up breaking off. Fished all day with my buddy and he ended up landing 4 silvers (all to dark to keep so back in the drink) and I only managed to land a 14 inch jack. A few other guys there fishing the hatchery with us and everyone was hooking into nice sized fish...they were all mainly to dark to want to keep though. After awhile we decided to check out the skagit to see if the chum were in and boy were they. Fish rolling and jumping everywhere. I've never fished for chum and have heard that they are great fighters which I ended up learning first hand today. In a couple of hours we landed and released 10 chum (they are closed for the year and again to dark anyways). I caught 3 and my buddy 7. They averaged about 14lbs...9 being the smallest and 20 being the biggest. My first ever chum went 18lbs which also happens to be the largest fish I have ever caught....kinda sad seeing how I have been salmon fishing since I was 5 but not complaining. Will be back tomorrow to do some more chum C&R fishing.


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Matt
10/26/2010 11:16:00 PM
Just FYI it is illegal to remove fish from the water if they are closed for retention. Thanks for the report, nice fish. TIght lines.
rob30
10/27/2010 4:06:00 AM
looks like u gave that fish a black eye lol
Anonymous
10/28/2010 6:30:00 AM
Those "turning-chum" make for pretty amazing smokers due to high oil-content....take some soy sauce and wasabi for the roe!!!! naturally....where you can keep them of course....
flogguy
10/29/2010 10:36:00 AM
Just FYI most people don't care about stupid laws, sort of like a speed limit of 25 do you ever go over 25?
jens
10/29/2010 11:57:00 AM
Flogguy, go ahead and remove a fish that is illegal for retention in front of a Gamie, I bet you won't think that law is stupid then.
Nice fish and thanks for the report. Pig of a Dog you boys caught.
flogguy
11/3/2010 8:38:00 PM
Jen I would never remove a fish but I might hold it 4 inches above the water to take a quick photo before it was released! I do agree with the retention rules.
RiverChromeGS
1/12/2011 10:13:00 PM
Those are some nasty ass big chums, chrome chums are good for smoking liveasyouwill, but those would probably kill you. Oh and FYI your a fag if you actually follow that stupid ass rule of not taking a fish out of the water. Who gives a shit, get a pic of a nice fish if you catch it, your not harming it at all if u hold it out for 10 sec for a pic.
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