Headed out at 7 to Split Rock area. Hi Set up 2 riggers with cheaters. Anywhere from 40-50 ft found 50-55 degrees. Started picking up small lakers, all of them with no fins clipped. 6 total.
Then a rod shook and released. 100 ft back a salmon came a good 2 ft out of water. No 18 incher. Thought I lost it a couple times as it ran toward boat. 20 ft out it started the aerial show. Fishing solo so steering boat, grabbing net, trying to get this fish within net range.Of course it crossed other line. Drop net, clear line.grab net and get it under fish. Can’t get much better. Best salmon of season for me. It had an old lamprey wound on opposite side, so decided to release it.
Pink lure took 2-3 of the lakers. The others on the spoon the salmon hit.
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Re: Westport-Tuesday am
Beautiful fish!! Look close it’s got spots on the tail, you have yourself a steel head there my friend!! Even cooler than a salmon!
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Great report. I can feel the excitement just reading it and imagining seeing the fish jump 2 feet, wondering if its still hooked as its swimming toward the boat, then it explodes out of the water ! Nice work with the net solo !Pcraft237 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:23 am ...Then a rod shook and released. 100 ft back a salmon came a good 2 ft out of water. No 18 incher. Thought I lost it a couple times as it ran toward boat. 20 ft out it started the aerial show. Fishing solo so steering boat, grabbing net, trying to get this fish within net range.Of course it crossed other line. Drop net, clear line.grab net and get it under fish. Can’t get much better.
I do not exaggerate when I talk about fishing - I underestimate, like I say "just one more cast honey, then I'll come home" !
Keep Calm and... Fish On !
Keep Calm and... Fish On !
Re: Westport-Tuesday am
I stand corrected, it is a steelhead. Caught a smaller one a few weeks ago, it had distinctive pink down the sides. Not on this one. It was a fun fish, kept boat in gear, cut throttle, at one point fish swam toward boat and was getting ahead of boat.
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Re: Westport-Tuesday am
No wonder it jumped so much. Great chunk of steel!!! Much more rare than a salmon. We get 20-30 salmon per steelhead or more… only thing more rare this season are brown trout:(
Thanks for the report!! Loved the fight details!!
Thanks for the report!! Loved the fight details!!
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Re: Westport-Tuesday am
Great job! Always fun and satisfying getting a good fish on a solo trip.
Re: Westport-Tuesday am
Thanks everyone, after 6 small lakers this fish was a perfect ending for a morning trip.