Hamachijohn
09-27-2011, 09:57 PM
I thought that y'all might get tired of seeing big a** WSB and YT everyday, and might appreciate some variety fish porn, so here you go.
After batting 0 for 4 this year on WSB (in Norcal), decided to give American River (AR) a try. It's in our state's capitol, and the river is named "American River" - how can you go wrong with that? Might as well as start calling it "American seabass" instead of white seabass (might be the same thing in certain circles...:D) and "American Yellowtail".
This was my 1st attempt at river fishing, soI tried casting to get a feel for river fishing with the drift/current. Got snagged right away and lost a Flying C lure. Then severe bird's nest trying to cast with braid. Ugghh! Then another snag and lost my 2nd Flying C. I was thinking WT-Flying F !
All this in 10 minutes! It was now 7:25 and I only had one lure left- a flying tiger Kwikfish. After hearing so much about Flying C, I was thinking of going back in and buying some more flying Cs @ Broadway Bait.
Along comes Tony in his Scupper Pro- one cool cat. He tells me I can borrow one of his lures, and then gives me some good advice. I really appreciated the local intel, and he was such a nice fella. By this time, I had no confidence in this kwikfish, and was sure that I would lose at least 4 more lures- so I was determined to drift to the bridge, and paddle back to the launch to buy some lures.
I drift behind Tony and do a lap. As I circle the bridge and start paddling back, I feel heaviness of a snag. I'm thinking, "oh well, was planning on going back to the launch anyway". So I was able to free it b/c the line is loose again, so I start paddling again. Then I feel it snagging again, but frees up as I tug @ the line. I start reeling it in thinking I'd have to clean off some weeds or clam off my hook, and only after it becomes visible do I realize it's a salmon. No line peeling, so breeching, no fighting spurts- felt more like a cabezon. It didn't put up much of a fight until towards the end when it saw me. Fish on the stringer @ 8:25am.
- Deleted a bunch of norcal stuff that would not be of interest to BWE (not that the rest of this post would be of interest to BWE -
So although I am 0 for 4 on WSB this year, I'm having a Spectacular September - first yellowtail (thx to The Kid) and first yak salmon.
For dinner, had sashimi, crispy salmon skin over rice, and kama (collar)- as well as broiling the head and the leftover bones (there's a lot of meat even with careful filleting). The guts were the only thing that I didn't eat.
After batting 0 for 4 this year on WSB (in Norcal), decided to give American River (AR) a try. It's in our state's capitol, and the river is named "American River" - how can you go wrong with that? Might as well as start calling it "American seabass" instead of white seabass (might be the same thing in certain circles...:D) and "American Yellowtail".
This was my 1st attempt at river fishing, soI tried casting to get a feel for river fishing with the drift/current. Got snagged right away and lost a Flying C lure. Then severe bird's nest trying to cast with braid. Ugghh! Then another snag and lost my 2nd Flying C. I was thinking WT-Flying F !
All this in 10 minutes! It was now 7:25 and I only had one lure left- a flying tiger Kwikfish. After hearing so much about Flying C, I was thinking of going back in and buying some more flying Cs @ Broadway Bait.
Along comes Tony in his Scupper Pro- one cool cat. He tells me I can borrow one of his lures, and then gives me some good advice. I really appreciated the local intel, and he was such a nice fella. By this time, I had no confidence in this kwikfish, and was sure that I would lose at least 4 more lures- so I was determined to drift to the bridge, and paddle back to the launch to buy some lures.
I drift behind Tony and do a lap. As I circle the bridge and start paddling back, I feel heaviness of a snag. I'm thinking, "oh well, was planning on going back to the launch anyway". So I was able to free it b/c the line is loose again, so I start paddling again. Then I feel it snagging again, but frees up as I tug @ the line. I start reeling it in thinking I'd have to clean off some weeds or clam off my hook, and only after it becomes visible do I realize it's a salmon. No line peeling, so breeching, no fighting spurts- felt more like a cabezon. It didn't put up much of a fight until towards the end when it saw me. Fish on the stringer @ 8:25am.
- Deleted a bunch of norcal stuff that would not be of interest to BWE (not that the rest of this post would be of interest to BWE -
So although I am 0 for 4 on WSB this year, I'm having a Spectacular September - first yellowtail (thx to The Kid) and first yak salmon.
For dinner, had sashimi, crispy salmon skin over rice, and kama (collar)- as well as broiling the head and the leftover bones (there's a lot of meat even with careful filleting). The guts were the only thing that I didn't eat.