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Floater

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Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« on: October 08, 2006, 04:07:37 PM »

Hit the vedder first light today at my new favorite run just about upper/mid river. Fish were rolling as soon as i got there as they allways seem too, i thought with the little bit of rain the bite would be better today but it wasant. Had to work pretty hard to get a 20 pound semi clean spring and a dirty chum female. Took a peep at the tailout when the sun came up and OMG! i had never seen so many coho in my life there must of been 40 or so some very nice and chrome some not so much but all were decent size just a few jacks. Worked everything i had at them for 2 hours they just stood in one spot the entire time ignoring everything but each other >:( Checked out KWB for a laugh at the end of my trip as i usually do. GOD!! PLZ!!! post one dfo officer to come and check in on that place at least 2 times a week!!!!!!!! the gong show was ridiculous everyone was casting in the same spot about 60 floats in a square meter area, someone would foul hook a fish every cast out of the gong show and keep the fish(most of them were boots) saw allot of fish holding away from the crowed too ;D HUGE! SPRINGS! I'm sure they are just waiting for the rain to rush up to our isolated low pressure spots. Also saw another intresting thing a head of a spring left on the beach, without a doubt i have got to say its the biggest spring head i have ever seen i would go so far as saying that the fish must of weighed at least 80 pounds. Sad part was the head was dirty as hell and its probably safe to say it was snagged. Seeing that made me thing of the post about people killing small fish and i realized killing something so big is even more wrong, i mean no one needs that much meat and I'm sure they don't appreciate the work after :P if it was me i would of snapped a quick pic to show my children :D and off it would of went. Just shows how little most of the fishermen appreciate the great salmon fishery we have.
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2006, 04:27:35 PM »

Thanks for the report Floater :)
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2006, 04:31:25 PM »

I dont blame the fish for being tight lipped, after they wittness the guantlet where the buddies are getting snagged out constantly, why would they ever bite something again? Same thing happened yesterday for me, a bunch of coho and nothing would snap at anything i touched there noses with. Thanks for the report.
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2006, 04:33:20 PM »

at least 80 lbs you trollin?? :o :P If thats true danmmmmmmmmm.
« Last Edit: October 08, 2006, 04:41:47 PM by kellya »
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2006, 04:34:52 PM »

Can you post a pic of the head... ? its horrible how people can do that ,its makes the sport look bad. >:( >:( >:(
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2006, 04:44:29 PM »

Good report floater. Nothing surprises me on the Vedder now a days. More DFO enforcement would be nice, but perhaps shutting down parts of the river to allow the salmon to get through would be something to consider - especially at KWB.
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2006, 04:56:00 PM »

took some time for me to figure out what "OMG" means, in french it means GMO :o, but I think I get it  ;D
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2006, 04:58:44 PM »

80lbs you say????  That would be a Vedder Record I believe.......  Yes there were some bigguns in there toady, I was into a couple over 40 landed one of them, and had a huge mofo on that bust my 8lb test like it was tinsle!!!  Man are the strong.  I just might have to take out the meat pole and see how big of one I can land!! ;D
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2006, 05:23:38 PM »

80lbs you say????  That would be a Vedder Record I believe.......  Yes there were some bigguns in there toady, I was into a couple over 40 landed one of them, and had a huge mofo on that bust my 8lb test like it was tinsle!!!  Man are the strong.  I just might have to take out the meat pole and see how big of one I can land!! ;D
yah im sure it was a record because if never seen anything this big before at first i thought it was a log then i went down and took a closer look. Good to hear you got into some big ones i cant wait for the rain to fall so i can remember what its like to go home with hurting arms. :P
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2006, 05:48:44 PM »

Why would someone just cut the head off?  I know most of these guys at the KWB are ignorant to the ways of fishing, but what's the benefit of cutting the heads off?  In this case, it is illegal to be in possession of a fish without the head and tail on. 
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2006, 06:30:45 PM »

anyone ever see seals at the lower vedder?  I've seen them in the Harrison munching on fish.  I could be wrong, but don't think they're particularly fond of the heads, unlike bears.
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2006, 07:25:46 PM »

there was a seal in allison pool a few years back.
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2006, 07:56:16 PM »

Why would someone just cut the head off?  I know most of these guys at the KWB are ignorant to the ways of fishing, but what's the benefit of cutting the heads off?  In this case, it is illegal to be in possession of a fish without the head and tail on. 

You are allowed to retain the fish without the head as long as the tail is still attached providing it is over 62 cm.
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2006, 08:11:38 PM »

seals will usually rip open the belly and eat the guts only.
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Re: Vedder coho everywhere. . .no takers!!!!!
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2006, 08:38:00 PM »

The river is to low for seals to come up.
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