09-23-2006, 12:35 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I have fished the N for steelies and salmon up by the Tillamook area. Nebo bridge?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I once helped net a 73 pound king for a guy there. Ugly fish though. Very dark and with spots on it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I beg to differ on getting a king to hit flies. Used to get some up to 50 pounds just up from the mouth of the Smith River in California. Had one on one time that would have gone over 60. Headed downstream and took my flyline and backing before I could pull the anchor on my pram and follow him. Probably sold it in Japan when he got there a couple of hours later.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, a friend who ran a guide service in Soldotna, AK, on the Kenai, specialized in getting clients big salmon on flies. Racked up several over 60 in the years before he died of skin cancer two years ago. His wife claimed the top salmon for the lodge...85 pounds. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You never need to justify putting anything up on this board. Fishing is fishing and we are all family. Catching fish from tubes or toons is what we are all about, but we are fisherfolks first. Any good fishing report, especially with pics, is always welcome.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I once helped net a 73 pound king for a guy there. Ugly fish though. Very dark and with spots on it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I beg to differ on getting a king to hit flies. Used to get some up to 50 pounds just up from the mouth of the Smith River in California. Had one on one time that would have gone over 60. Headed downstream and took my flyline and backing before I could pull the anchor on my pram and follow him. Probably sold it in Japan when he got there a couple of hours later.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, a friend who ran a guide service in Soldotna, AK, on the Kenai, specialized in getting clients big salmon on flies. Racked up several over 60 in the years before he died of skin cancer two years ago. His wife claimed the top salmon for the lodge...85 pounds. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You never need to justify putting anything up on this board. Fishing is fishing and we are all family. Catching fish from tubes or toons is what we are all about, but we are fisherfolks first. Any good fishing report, especially with pics, is always welcome.[/#0000ff]
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