#454239 - 09/18/08 03:58 PM
More cutthroat action
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Registered: 02/11/03
Posts: 1381
Loc: Bainbridge Island WA
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the fishing hasnt been red hot but I have been exploring new areas and hood canal due to the bad bad bad red tide around the island. the water is turned a burnt orange color. its gross. I have been experimenting as well with some new tube flies and surface flies. Not a ton of big fish but lots of action. My mom got a couple last night, I landed 4 in about 15 minutes and then i went out this morning to a different spot and managed to find one really good fish plus a few more. Its been pretty good and should only get better. the big guys are starting to show.
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#454262 - 09/18/08 06:03 PM
Re: More cutthroat action
[Re: D3Smartie]
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Smolt
Registered: 09/21/06
Posts: 84
Loc: Hood Canal
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Agreed. I was out yesterday and the fishing was pretty good for SRCs on the Canal.
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#454637 - 09/20/08 10:43 PM
Re: More cutthroat action
[Re: D3Smartie]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 12/05/02
Posts: 427
Loc: Gig Harbor,WA
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who is the person I "always" see out there in a Alumweld V wearing orange rubber overalls fly fishing? Would that be your? If so, we saw you by PnP.
Had a GREAT day on the Hood Canel as well, got my biggest SRC X 2, 16" average.
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#454671 - 09/21/08 12:15 PM
Re: More cutthroat action
[Re: Peter]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/21/07
Posts: 7440
Loc: Olema,California,Planet Earth
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Might be a well-healed lamprey scar.
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#455003 - 09/23/08 12:57 AM
Re: More cutthroat action
[Re: D3Smartie]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/21/07
Posts: 7440
Loc: Olema,California,Planet Earth
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There are, or were, lamprey in most of the stream around the sound. They spawn in freshwater and the "smolts" are about the same length as steelhead smolts (150 mm). Once in saltwater they become parasitic, but start out small. In addition to the Pacific lamprey, which were the common lamprey around here and are pretty good sized there is also the river lamprey. It is anadromous, too but don't get as large.
Like our salmonids, lamprey numbers are crashing big time.
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#455094 - 09/23/08 04:58 PM
Re: Hybrid?
[Re: mreyns_tgl]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 06/11/07
Posts: 387
Loc: West of Seattle
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It's hard to tell by just that pic but looks like a great fish whatever it is.
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#455201 - 09/24/08 03:00 AM
Re: Hybrid?
[Re: Eddie Waters]
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Spawner
Registered: 02/06/03
Posts: 754
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You will find cutts in the salt though that have no line at all under there jaw, very common salt coloration, the "yellow" slashed ones you saw where more than likely just starting to color up. I dont know too much about the whole maxillary jaw theory, i have really only noticed that difference to be the deciding factor on male vs. female. I think you just hooked into a REALLY nice rainbow. Or even a small steelie, though with the body type/structure i dont think so. There are tons of really nice fish in the canal rivers from the skok all the way up to the quil. could be a fish just summering in the canal because of better habitat...meaning: temps, food, cover, which we know sometimes the canal rivers struggle with. Either way Killer rainbow though, i hope He spawns to make more girthy, plump breathren.
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#455228 - 09/24/08 11:21 AM
Re: Hybrid?
[Re: D3Smartie]
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The Enemy
Registered: 12/13/99
Posts: 2742
Loc: Bainbridge Island and Sappho, ...
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Hmm if it was a rainbow, its a steelhead now since you caught it in the salt.:). Looks like a mix of some sort to me, but we need a better picture . Cool fish either way. Neal
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