#914513 - 11/29/14 06:37 PM
Re: What's agood day fishing?
[Re: eyeFISH]
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Fry
Registered: 11/27/11
Posts: 33
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Good conversation or none at all. witnessing something beautiful. the fish are just bonuses to me.
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#914734 - 12/01/14 11:01 PM
Re: What's agood day fishing?
[Re: Swifty27]
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Spawner
Registered: 03/25/08
Posts: 590
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10 to 12 coho w/8 beers to meself and my fishing bud Bob getting upset cause I caught most of the fish. And then he has to swallow his pride and use what I am using.
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#914748 - 12/02/14 02:04 AM
Re: What's agood day fishing?
[Re: Saundu]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 02/25/09
Posts: 190
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1. Ability to target a fish that doesn't come easily to hand and takes a skilled presentation to hook. 2. Preferably on a river, salt is fun, lakes are okay, but kinda blah 3. Preferably without lots of traffic on said water body ...solitude is best 4. If im targeting coho, springer, summer run, sockeye then it's an added bonus if I can keep some, but not required. Bottom fish I better get some fillets. 5. Whitewater or at least something technical always adds to a good day 6. Out of cell range is even better (wife can't call) and ask when I'll be home 7. Scenery, weather, location, good company, and tasty beverages also add to a good day 8. Ability to fish home river (closed puget sound rivers) in jan, feb,March regardless of whether I caught a dolly, cutthroat, whitefish, steelhead, or nothing, because it's close to home and I don't have to drive 4 hours to rivers that have become over crowded with anglers like myself just seeking the opportunity to wet a line!
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#914749 - 12/02/14 02:12 AM
Re: What's agood day fishing?
[Re: Saundu]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 02/25/09
Posts: 190
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1. Ability to target a fish that doesn't come easily to hand and takes a skilled presentation to hook. 2. Preferably on a river, salt is fun, lakes are okay, but kinda blah 3. Preferably without lots of traffic on said water body ...solitude is best 4. If im targeting coho, springer, summer run, sockeye then it's an added bonus if I can keep some, but not required. Bottom fish I better get some fillets. 5. Whitewater or at least something technical always adds to a good day 6. Out of cell range is even better (wife can't call) and ask when I'll be home 7. Scenery, weather, location, good company, and tasty beverages also add to a good day 8. Ability to fish home river (closed puget sound rivers) in jan, feb,March regardless of whether I caught a dolly, cutthroat, whitefish, steelhead, or nothing, because it's close to home and I don't have to drive 4 hours to rivers that have become over crowded with anglers like myself just seeking the opportunity to wet a line!
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#914773 - 12/02/14 12:38 PM
Re: What's agood day fishing?
[Re: Castingpearls]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 02/14/06
Posts: 2540
Loc: Elma
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If I get home safe they are all good trips. I do this for fun and relaxation if that doesn't happen then you are doing it wrong. A great trip usually involves kids. On Veterans day I took out a Veteran and his 10 year old. They had never been river salmon fishing except trolling with guides. The east wind was howling all morning, and I was struggling to keep the boat from blowing into the shore, and there was a ton of crap blowing into the river. We were throwing spinners. It was going to be a hard day, especially for beginners. I knew we were on lots of fish, but I could not get the boat still enough to really make good casts/presentations. The kid was all over it, casting into trees, into logs, well up onto gravel bars, but he was smiling and jabbering and having an overall good time. It was so much fun to watch a kid who loved to fish like I did when I was his age. He caught 4 silvers all by himself and was just stoked out of his mind. Especially because his Dad got skunked. When his Dad told him it was time to go, was the only complaint I heard all day. I'm still smiling about it. Seeing kids having a ball fishing, is what makes for a great day.
Edited by Rocket Red (12/02/14 12:38 PM)
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