Silver Salmon Derby
Trykflyr_1
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Headed to Valdez, AK ( yep, where the guy hit the rock and spilled all that oil in the 80's) for a couple days of chasing silver (coho) salmon. Here's the gig:
Three forum fivers up for grabs. One each for heaviest salmon, total number caught and total weight. There are two of us going, only my catch counts.
I'll get back Tuesday evening; winners posted Wednesday. Its a 7 hr drive; I'll be on the road back by 1 PM Tuesday, so I'll take guesses till then.
Three forum fivers up for grabs. One each for heaviest salmon, total number caught and total weight. There are two of us going, only my catch counts.
I'll get back Tuesday evening; winners posted Wednesday. Its a 7 hr drive; I'll be on the road back by 1 PM Tuesday, so I'll take guesses till then.
I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
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I've chased the silvers in the sound before...awesome time! How many days are you going for?@ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones.0
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Down Sunday, back Tues...so figure 2 full days. Booked a charter for Monday and have gear for the rocks at Allison Pt Sun PM & Tues AM.I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...1
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Still 2 per day on the tags up there? I'll guess 5, 51 lbs, with the biggest being 14 lbs@ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones.0
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Depends whether you're north or south of the line. 2 for halibut, different number for salmon and that varies by type. Won't say to keep from skewing the guesses..😀😀😀I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...0
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66 lbs, largest 15.5, 9 fishI was born a fool, and just got bigger!0
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Heaviest coho16 lb, total catch 8, total weight 100A little dirt never hurt0
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Heres a couple steelhead I just caught to inspire you! Fun Contest.
Not sure how much time you’ll be feeshing so....
Edit... DOH! If I would just read more... LOL estimates amended
Heaviest 14 lbs
total for you: 14
total weight: 108 lbsHow do you like my profile pic Taborski? @matkn2936 -
I'm going to say:
Heaviest 20
Total # 7
Total Weight 870 -
29 lbs
40
total 269 lbs.
ill pay for shipping on a few lbs!"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give". Winston Churchill.
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24.5 lbs
6 Total
98 lbs for the lotIf you want to bomb me send it to Tony @0patience
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Heaviest salmon 12 lb, total catch 16, total weight 125
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves livesIt'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
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Well..... got back a few minutes ago. Have to sort through things to ascertain the lucky few, bur the weekend totals are...and I'm not making this up.....0, 0 and a big fat 0. 2 days of hard fishing yeilded precisely 1 silver salmon between 4 of us on the charter and none off the shore. Worst fishing I've ever encountered. So i'm going to try again in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned!!I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...-1
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Four guys from Wisconsin booked a fishing trip to Canada. They too only caught one fish. On the ride home, one guy noted that with licenses, gas, lodging, and food that the one fish cost $1100. The other fella, a Finlander, said, "Gee, I'm glad we didn't catch two."Trykflyr_1 said:2 days of hard fishing yeilded precisely 1 silver salmon between 4 of us on the charter and none off the shore. Worst fishing I've ever encountered."I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis16 -
Damn, I hope you are able to stock up on the next trip."We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give". Winston Churchill.
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Crunched the guesses... @TNBigfoot68 takes the total weight with 66 lbs. @NorCalR1 gets the total number with 6. @IndustMech takes the heaviest with 12 lbs. Need nachos for you first 2 guys if you'll PM me. I'll get fivers headed out as soon as I get 'em.... Congrats!!I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...1
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Btw... the average Prince William Sound coho salmon runs about 14 lbs and the daily limit is 6. Had things gone as planned, averaging things, solid guesses would have been around 16-18 for the heaviest, 12 for total, and about 170 for total weight.I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...4
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Happens that way sometimes, @skydiverD. At least it wasn't windy, raining and miserable too. Valdez is breathtaking when you can see it.I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...2
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Those are the most pathetic fishing results I have heard of since the last five times I went fishing for silvers...
I know the real deals that you were saving them all for the next trip. Get them next time brother@ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones.2 -
It's been tough the last couple years. The state let all the commercial purse seiners come right up to the Narrows and that's created a complete block. Not much getting through.I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...-1
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You ever go shark fishing there? I went once and got skunked. Later I was reading the Alaska Air mag on the plane that had an article about the guide. He said he always gets fish, well except for one time!Now this is not the end of the cigar. It is not even the beginning of the end of the cigar. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning of the cigar.1
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Nope..never did intentionally. Caught one when we were chasing halibut. That was interestingI'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...1
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I remember being a kid, and catching a massive lingcod while after rockfish. That was terrifying..."Cooking isn't about struggling; It's about pleasure. It's like sǝx, with a wider variety of sauces."
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I remember catching an eel when I was 7, it was several feet long, wrapped itself around my kidsized fishing pole and then around my arm. Rather scary....Wylaff said:I remember being a kid, and catching a massive lingcod while after rockfish. That was terrifying...0 -
I was born a fool, and just got bigger!4
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Winnings made it with no damage from the long journey. A few of my favorites along with some new ones I’ve yet to try. Thanks PaulIf you want to bomb me send it to Tony @0patience
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Thank you, Paul.
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves livesIt'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
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