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Chinook · 11-25-2011, 06:23 PM

Welp.. We did fish! There was some gnarly weather that kind of made a mess of a few of my family members homes, so we are doin the Turkey feast tonight, as opposed to yesterday... So whats a guy 'sposed to do... Nobody on the rivers, or the woods... Fish, or hunt... Fishin it is! Which is weird I even decided to go, since all of the local rivers are near bank-full stage, and pumpin mud! But there is always this one little stream, no matter what, it'll fish 12 hrs after a storm! So I went out, braved the pounding rain, and mild temps.

Weird weather right now! I was targeting Chinook, or King salmon, but the Chum's were in thicker than peanut butter! I tried to get some video, and set up a couple cameras on different tripods... Heres what turned out.

Carefully remove Kwikfish while keeping non-targeted fish in the water.

Mint(for Oregon) Chum Salmon.

Smile you stinky 'ol fish! Pretty neat how they get those "calico" stripes eh!
Pound for pound... the hardest fight'n Salmon in the world! Gotta love a a fish they call a Dog! Oncorhynchus Keta. The Chum Salmon.

Bobitis · 11-25-2011, 07:39 PM

Best smokin fish there is.

As far as fight fer yer buck, my choice is steelhead. Kings are pretty awesome as well. Tough call.

Chinook · 11-26-2011, 12:12 AM

This is true.

I still enjoy fighting, the real deal, un-convoluted by hatchery gene'd Steelhead on the Northern OR coastal rivers. Hands down the most rewarding fish there is on the planet! To me! Hahaha!
The Chums get no respect 'round here! Folks like to snag 'em in low clear water, but nobody really "fishes" for 'em when the waters up. So I like to give the good 'ol Keta, a thumbs up!

Grizz · 12-19-2011, 11:05 PM

Fishing is great, you get to relax, have a few beers and if your lucky catch some dinner!

salmonriverjohn · 12-21-2011, 10:18 PM

Having lived and fished in Alaska for many years, these knuckle draggin, lowdown, dirty snaggle toothed dog's were some of the hottest, bulldogenist hardrunningest' fish you wanted to hook!

I'm convinced though that the champion of pound for pound toughness belongs to the lowly Blue gill, and the toss up for the best eat'n, deep fried fillets is a between the Crappy and the Walleye.

jacksonco · 12-22-2011, 12:41 AM

I would give the nod to yellow perch as the best eating fish with the blue gill coming in second.

My favorite fishing is sauger and walleye, but I also love to catch the big flathead catfish too. I used to do a lot of musky fishing in my younger days.

Gun Geezer · 12-22-2011, 10:29 AM

The Federal Government in cahoots with the great State of Florida has, in its infinite wisdom, closed Grouper fishing from Nov. 30 to April 30 in the Gulf of Mexico and local waters to recreational fishing. Commercial fishermen may still take millions of pounds of Grouper but I can't keep 2 fish a day. How's that gonna help rebuild Grouper stock? Anyhow, we went out last week just because the weather was perfect for a trip offshore so we bought enough liquid gold from the nearby marina to get us there and back. Turns out, we had the best day fishing Grouper ever. Boated and released 7 keeper Gags, thirty or so Reds and uncountable Grunts. If the pix's come out, these two were a double caught at the same time by me and a friend.

ms6852 · 01-15-2012, 07:34 PM

I once faced that dilemma whether to fish or hunt,... I hunted fish with my shotgun, problem solved

carver · 01-15-2012, 07:42 PM

I always used a .22! Works great!

NCHuntsman · 01-16-2012, 11:01 AM

All nice fish guys...

We routinely do the "blast and cast" here so it's the best of both worlds...a few teal and some flatties for the grill...

ms6852 · 01-17-2012, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by NCHuntsman

All nice fish guys...

We routinely do the "blast and cast" here so it's the best of both worlds...a few teal and some flatties for the grill...

I like that, blast and cast... seems like you guys had a great day.

the yooper · 01-31-2012, 09:39 AM

well. i love hunting, fishing is a great fillin between hunts,and long winters. ice fishing is goooood. lake michigan purch is on the top of my list, tho i like justabout all fish.

carver · 01-31-2012, 10:27 AM

I would hate to have to make a choice between the two. I like both, but will have to admitt when it comes to putting food on the table, fishing is way to go. I can legally take way more fish in a year, than I can game. The problem with fish any more is that they have been polluted with mercury, and PCB's. Still, I like to fish, I just watch how much of it I eat!

bluesea112 · 02-28-2012, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobitis

Best smokin fish there is..

....and I thought the Indians were brave for smoking Buffalo manure.

11-25-2011, 06:23 PM	#1
Chinook V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: 17 pulls, into the propwash... Contributor Posts: 423	To fish or hunt... Welp.. We did fish! There was some gnarly weather that kind of made a mess of a few of my family members homes, so we are doin the Turkey feast tonight, as opposed to yesterday... So whats a guy 'sposed to do... Nobody on the rivers, or the woods... Fish, or hunt... Fishin it is! Which is weird I even decided to go, since all of the local rivers are near bank-full stage, and pumpin mud! But there is always this one little stream, no matter what, it'll fish 12 hrs after a storm! So I went out, braved the pounding rain, and mild temps. Weird weather right now! I was targeting Chinook, or King salmon, but the Chum's were in thicker than peanut butter! I tried to get some video, and set up a couple cameras on different tripods... Heres what turned out. Carefully remove Kwikfish while keeping non-targeted fish in the water. Mint(for Oregon) Chum Salmon. Smile you stinky 'ol fish! Pretty neat how they get those "calico" stripes eh! Pound for pound... the hardest fight'n Salmon in the world! Gotta love a a fish they call a Dog! Oncorhynchus Keta. The Chum Salmon. -->

11-25-2011, 07:39 PM	#2
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: To fish or hunt... Best smokin fish there is. As far as fight fer yer buck, my choice is steelhead. Kings are pretty awesome as well. Tough call. __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

11-26-2011, 12:12 AM	#3
Chinook V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: 17 pulls, into the propwash... Contributor Posts: 423	Re: To fish or hunt... This is true. I still enjoy fighting, the real deal, un-convoluted by hatchery gene'd Steelhead on the Northern OR coastal rivers. Hands down the most rewarding fish there is on the planet! To me! Hahaha! The Chums get no respect 'round here! Folks like to snag 'em in low clear water, but nobody really "fishes" for 'em when the waters up. So I like to give the good 'ol Keta, a thumbs up!

12-19-2011, 11:05 PM	#4
Grizz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 651	Re: To fish or hunt... Fishing is great, you get to relax, have a few beers and if your lucky catch some dinner!

12-21-2011, 10:18 PM	#5
salmonriverjohn Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 4	Re: To fish or hunt... Having lived and fished in Alaska for many years, these knuckle draggin, lowdown, dirty snaggle toothed dog's were some of the hottest, bulldogenist hardrunningest' fish you wanted to hook! I'm convinced though that the champion of pound for pound toughness belongs to the lowly Blue gill, and the toss up for the best eat'n, deep fried fillets is a between the Crappy and the Walleye.

12-22-2011, 12:41 AM	#6
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: To fish or hunt... I would give the nod to yellow perch as the best eating fish with the blue gill coming in second. My favorite fishing is sauger and walleye, but I also love to catch the big flathead catfish too. I used to do a lot of musky fishing in my younger days.

12-22-2011, 10:29 AM	#7
Gun Geezer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,710	Re: To fish or hunt... The Federal Government in cahoots with the great State of Florida has, in its infinite wisdom, closed Grouper fishing from Nov. 30 to April 30 in the Gulf of Mexico and local waters to recreational fishing. Commercial fishermen may still take millions of pounds of Grouper but I can't keep 2 fish a day. How's that gonna help rebuild Grouper stock? Anyhow, we went out last week just because the weather was perfect for a trip offshore so we bought enough liquid gold from the nearby marina to get us there and back. Turns out, we had the best day fishing Grouper ever. Boated and released 7 keeper Gags, thirty or so Reds and uncountable Grunts. If the pix's come out, these two were a double caught at the same time by me and a friend. Attached Images

01-15-2012, 07:34 PM	#8
ms6852 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 157	Re: To fish or hunt... I once faced that dilemma whether to fish or hunt,... I hunted fish with my shotgun, problem solved __________________ ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR LIVES FOR YOU. ONE IS JESUS CHRIST, FOR YOUR SOUL, AND THE OTHER IS THE AMERICAN SOLDIER, FOR YOUR FREEDOM.

01-15-2012, 07:42 PM	#9
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,243	Re: To fish or hunt... I always used a .22! Works great! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

01-16-2012, 11:01 AM	#10
NCHuntsman Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Coastal NC Posts: 24	Re: To fish or hunt... All nice fish guys... We routinely do the "blast and cast" here so it's the best of both worlds...a few teal and some flatties for the grill...

01-31-2012, 09:39 AM	#12
the yooper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 156	Re: To fish or hunt... well. i love hunting, fishing is a great fillin between hunts,and long winters. ice fishing is goooood. lake michigan purch is on the top of my list, tho i like justabout all fish.

01-31-2012, 10:27 AM	#13
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,243	Re: To fish or hunt... I would hate to have to make a choice between the two. I like both, but will have to admitt when it comes to putting food on the table, fishing is way to go. I can legally take way more fish in a year, than I can game. The problem with fish any more is that they have been polluted with mercury, and PCB's. Still, I like to fish, I just watch how much of it I eat! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.