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question on fish size - jim202000 - 12-17-2009
this may be a silly question but .....
how long (approx.) would a "2 to 5lb atlantic salmon" be?? They are stocked fish and that is the size they said are stocked.
I want to go on fri. but I only have a trout net 15" at the length of the opening. Will that be large enough? If I catch any I would like to keep one for dinner but if I should hook up a any more I would like to be able to C&R the fish with out harm.
thanks
jim
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Re: [jim202000] question on fish size - kochanut - 12-17-2009
to me net size isent that big of a concern... if you catch a larger fish, just get its head in the net and use some muscle to do the rest, attached is a pic of a 4.5 pound rainbow to give you an idea.
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Re: [jim202000] question on fish size - flygoddess - 01-19-2010
As far as trout, a FAT 24" can be 5lb to give you an idea. Although I am betting Salmon will be more in the length than the girth.
Figure between 24" &25" as I think river runners are skinny-er than stillwater.
Like Koch said, get it's head in the net, but that is assuming that your net is deep.
I lost a bunch of big fish last year, AT the net. I scoop their head only to have them shake, throw the hook and flip out of the shallow basket net.
C&R nets are nice, but they can cost fish sometimes.
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