ccmtcanada Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Well, after I had a great week last week, I haven't been able to hook into any Salmon. Well, on the weekend I had one on, but lost it after a few minutes. Even though Bly caught that BEAUTY Brown Trout last week, she still had her heart set on catching a salmon from shore as it was one of her goals for this year. This afternoon, we tried hitting the tribs. We could see a few in there, but couldn't get any to bite. We decided that after dinner, in the cover of darkness, that we'd put on the waders and head back out there...hoping to catch one. I really wanted Bly to get one tonight...I've felt the rush of adrenaline fighting these powerful fish, but she hadn't yet. Anyways, we put our little one to bed and headed out. We were there for about an hour, when suddenly she yells "FISH ON!!". This fish put up a great fight...pulling lots of drag...darting left and right, but she handled the fish beautifully....skillfully bringing it away from all kinds of potential snag type structure. After a 15 minute fight, she lands her first Chinook from shore. Not a huge one, but a nice one at that. It measured in at 34" and weighed just a tad over 13 pounds. Here's a pretty cool release shot. It swam away strongly after just a few minutes of reviving....
ecxstriper Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Well it is about time . Congrats sis
mikeymikey Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Congratulations! No more casting spoon(s) for you guys ?
tbayboy Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Woohoo, congrats. So does this mean its shore casting for walleye season now?
Jen Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 I have been reading the posts waiting for this one... and what I have to say is WOOOHOOO! Way to go ! Cheers, Jen
bassboy Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Excellent!!! WTG Bly!!! Nice fish too!! And there are more where that came from too!! Bill
fatherof3 Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 wtg!Congrats and look forward to hearing about many more
Shelley Cooper Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 WTG Bly.... with your determination, I KNEW it wouldn't be long.... Congrats..
SlowPoke Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 You rock Bly! It was only a matter of time. -Brian
Basskicker Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 WTG Carol.....now your hooked!!!! Jason
Beans Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 I just knew it would happen...only a matter of time... What's next ?...Catch one bigger than Cliff's PB ?
John Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 A big congrat's Bly, well done..........
lazybum Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Nice going. You might have gotten one earlier if you hadn't given me your spot on Friday night were I lost two. Thanks for being so gracious. MJL did end up landing one old boot in the trib later that night. The fight is so different in shallow water isn't it.
ccmtcanada Posted September 17, 2007 Author Report Posted September 17, 2007 Congratulations! No more casting spoon(s) for you guys ? We cast spoons until the waters are ice covered....so no worries about that...LOL. We both float fish for salmon and trout in the tribs, but also keep at pounding the shores of lakes for other species as well.
ccmtcanada Posted September 17, 2007 Author Report Posted September 17, 2007 I just knew it would happen...only a matter of time... What's next ?...Catch one bigger than Cliff's PB ? Come on...let's not get silly now.... Of course she'll catch one that beats my PB...she usually does....LOL.
wolfville Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Come on...let's not get silly now.... Of course she'll catch one that beats my PB...she usually does....LOL. Cliff, I never had a doubt about that...it's just a matter of time ;-)
BITEME Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 FEEL THE BURN!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!
Sherriff Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Way to go. Awesome goal to meet. Sherriff
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now