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