Fished with Fastwater today and out of 30+ fish we had 4 doubles! Here is a couple pics we got before digital camera said card full



I'm 300+lbs so I might not do fish any justice for size.


Here is one of the doubles..They were all darkies for the most part but a kick in the @ss never the less!!

NICE FISH !!!!!!

Thanks Kev and Don, for posting the pics.

Cigar

Sounds like you had a good day

Was this in your new boat? If it was, good numbers to break it in....

Nice fish Kevro!>

Im guessin you didnt take some peoples words and keep those for smokin..
PEACE


"KID"

Man, those are some nasty Old slimmy Boots!

Must have been fun to hoist in. I am sure there are some people that will smoke an Old Boot in a NY second. Just hope that when they were released, the struggle didn't cause the eggs to eventually be aborted without fertilization in a Reed Bed. I have caught a few ripe fish in my day and some did abort while I was releasing them. Not very good for future fish stocks.

Now if you wanna have some fun slamming Old Slimmy boots, Hoodsport is a hoot. And those Chum(In abundant Supply and not endangered) really put up a battle.

Kevin looks as if you had a great day on the water....

John Lee if you dont have anything good to say keep your pie hole shut..
You also might want to take a class on whats a buck and whats a hen cuz these 'BOYS' (hint hint) werent pumpin eggs out . Unless you call that white stuff eggs.

Look like some typical coastal fall fish to me.

Has nothing to do with fishing on beds.

It's the strain of fish. Obviously TM knows enough that they weren't fit for table fare and did the proper thing by releasing them instead of wastin' them!

Wanna example from our book?



Early October, Pacific Ocean can be both seen and heard, tailed sea-lice all over this fish ... typical big fall boot. Fun to catch, not so fun to eat ... and I have no shame in sharing the picture of what was Corey's first salmon from Washington State ... almost 20 lbs. larger than anything she'd landed on the Kenai growing up.

Glad you got into a mess of 'em Kevin!

Now thats a bruiser Bob!!

I wasnt there to just beat up on kings there are silvers in this system that are dime bright! I just wasnt good enough to only hook silvers and tell the kings not to bite :p

I'm OK with Cory catching a dark salmon in spawning condition for her first one. But when it gets to intentionally catching thirty for the exercise, I say go to the gym.

These fish are close to being dead. They will never recover any body reserves and still must finish their migration and spawn. Energy the fish spends trying not to be landed is that much less that can go into spawning. These salmon have already provided for fisheries in the ocean, the bays and the rivers where they are great fish to catch.

When they get that close to spawning, leave them alone.

Why dont all you goody two shoes go whine somewhere else!!

I guess I need to bow to such great fisherman as you whiners you sure know it all

Holy bat crap !!!! Why would anyone ever post a pic on this web???? Someone will always get on your case!!

Way to go TM, thanks for sharing,

Like we can help catching these fish when fishing for other types. Before you know it, PETA will be monitoring all the boards and moaning and groaning about everything.

Like Timber said, they were targeting silvers, not the kings, and if you ask me these fish can take more than one knows.

Keep on taking pictures of these "live" fish, its better than doing like many would....keeping these fish and wasting them when they get home.

Just my .02 ,

FishNg1

For those with a problem with these fisheries. The next major reg cycle will be in a couple of years. I'd suggest a proposal that closes all coastal river to fishing because the majority of kings look like this ... whether you're upstream or downstream.

Ever wonder why you see the majority of harvested fish on our pages being silvers.

As I mentioned previously, you might as well as close the saltwater as well ... because a number of fish there look the same. Here's a derby pic from 2002 at La Push:



Now I'm off to have some fun catching fish

Nice fish, TM!

All photos are cool.

Looks like you had a great day on the <ZIPPERLIP>.

Damn, stop crying guys, your gonna blow out the river for the weekend!!!!!

Nice fish TM, sounds like you had fun, and thats what its all about.

TM,
Forget about the punks and there comments.
Look's like you had a fun day C-n-R'n.I've had the same type of day's this year also.
Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

P.S. How's the new 17'willie??????

Go ahead and hook a chinook like the one pictured with TM.

After it kicks your ass, you can tell us how close to death it was.

Man, the whole world is a critic sometimes.

In the immortal words of parker: "What dark fish?"

That's all right Aunty, I'm a rank amateur doing it just for fun! It's not like my reputation is at stake or anything...

Those fish he was one have got plenty of life still in them. I've seen them that colored coming straight out of the salt before. Everyones a critic anymore.

Tight lines

Kevin

I'm with TM on this one! At least *we* are catching fish. Right on, TM!

Hey 4Salt, if I brought you along on trips could ya's do that Parker that fish is you

I'd sure give it my best shot RR!

Hey, Bob, thats me fourth guy on the right....2nd place in the coho derby!

Keep on catchin, thats what us fisherman are all about.

I too have plenty of fish pictures of fish from the Dark side. Doesn't always mean they're not fresh. Just nicely unhook and let em swim away.

Steve Ng

Actually some nice fish there Timber, it's sad to see the # of whiners there are picking at you as if they're a salmon themselves and know something.

Dark fish like that are common for FALL TIME when a majority of fish strains are Tule's....


Or this old BOOT that made a good smoker...

Keith

Heres mine from last weekend...

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What timberman did not say is out of many many fish none were handeled,netted removed from the water!! my policy is usually break off the leader as soon as I can reach it and never touch the fish chrome or dark if at all possible. Those fish were touched and out of the water for about 5 seconds thats why the pic of the double was kind of blurry and the fish I was holding is heads down I have great respect for are resource and try to treat it accordingly so for all the skeptics believe me when I say that is why you don't see my picture plastered on the internet all the time. For instance today was a banner day of chrome steelhead(winters) chrome hog silvers and a couple of the biggest brightest kings I have seen In years no pictures but oh thanx for the memorys!!!PEACE, like bob said in another post their baacckk!!!

You know you could always selectively fish Timber and put on the corkies and hooks and just snag the bright ones!! The bright ones have all the energy and will live.. Leave those darkies alone...

See here like this...

My name is Seth Franklin and I catch dark fish...

Timberman,
Saw you in the store today, wanted to say hello and intro myself but General Zog was telling me another one of his fish stories. Boy can that guy talk. Was that your son with you?
Cool to see a father and son getting ready for another fishing trip!!! By the way you don't look 300#s maybe 270!!! Hey keep posting pics, and don't let what other people say get under your skin.
Winterun

Great pic Piper. Reminds me of the pic of me with my first steelhead....circa about 1973-74. No, I'm not showin' it. Sure was proud of that skank at the time, though.

Thanks Dan...

That was circa 1985... (Damn I'm getting old)

The kid standing next to me in the pic caught his first salmon as well and had it stuffed. Amazing what they can do with an airbrush (covered up all those mold spots).... But, he still couldn't hang it against a dark wall though :p

whohoo Kieth Parker and Timber,

Nice fish! I caught some darker ones but did not get pictures. They were too dark, would nt develop on film.

When the catching is good the catchers get catching bright dark or in between who cares there fish!

Those fish are enormous compared to the kings we get out of Lk. Ontario. We never see red on them either (at least I haven't)!

I can't get enough of looking at your photos!

Winter-run Thanx for the 270 gig but its more like 325+ It would have been nice to meet you but hell thats the way it goes!!!!!!

I would like to say! poundage!!!!!

TimberMan-
How you like them darkies I get?? Or the ones we catch with corkies??
Keith :p

Been waitin for an invite Keith!

Trades welcome ..

Headin to the spawnin beds soon will post pics