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10/26/2013
51° - 55°
Float Fishing
Coho Salmon
Prawns
Pink
Cloudy
Jig
Morning
10/26/2013
2
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My friend and I decided to see if we could pick up some late Coho or maybe some early Chum on the Duamish. Started at O'dark-thirty down low on the incoming tide. Tried drifting/floating eggs as well as a few swipes with a twitching jigs. No takers. Saw one surface in the hour+ we were in that spot. The tide came in and killed the current, so packed up and headed upriver. Explored a couple holes as we headed toward Kent. Tried twitching a jig along the way, but things seemed pretty dead in the places we stopped, so didn't spend too much time in those spots. After checking out/trying a few holes and seeing a few fish surface we ended up in Kent to finish out our trip. So far we'd not had a confirmed hit. We continued to try various methods between float/bait, drift/bait, jigs and spinners. My friend picked up a nice little rainbow and a small jack Silver. Finally I decided to go for the Chum special and tied on a jig under a float on which I pegged some prawn. Took a bit, but eventually had a take down and it stuck. Turned out to be a darkish Coho hen that looked ready to pop. It'd been so long since I landed a fish that I thought it would be worth taking home and I'd get some skeins to boot. Unfortunately the boot is all I got. The eggs were already loose and the meat was fairly pale, but I'll give it a go in the smoker to see how it turns out. Just excited to get a fish again. That was all for the morning, but always fun fishing/exploring with friend.


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jd39
10/26/2013 6:42:00 PM
Strange, the color of that fish doesn't look bad to me for a coho especially if it's been dead a few hours. Wouldn't have guessed the eggs and meat would be like that. Still a nice catch in tough conditions!
Bmastro777
10/26/2013 8:38:00 PM
glad to hear it Rod! hark work pays off!
Hepker
10/26/2013 9:09:00 PM
nice job! does adding eggs, shrimp or prawns to a floated jig help? you could also put those eggs in a bag w/o hitting water, cure and tie them into spawn sacks to attach to hooks.
BentRod
10/26/2013 9:24:00 PM
Thanks! @Hepker, adding bait to the jig can sometimes entice a bite. It's a popular method when targeting Steelhead or Chums, but apparently works on Coho too. :) I thought about curing up the loose eggs and creating spawn sacks, but I'm not a big bait guy to begin with, so decided it was more work than I wanted to put in.
HULI_ISDA
10/27/2013 5:28:00 AM
Good job
Bretts Dad
10/27/2013 9:56:00 PM
How'd the smoker turn out? I got one today in exactly the same condition, eggs all over the place when I cut her open. Wondering if it's worth the trouble. Couldn't get the small bones out without them breaking off. Hoping when the meat shrinks in the brine they'll pull out easier.
BentRod
10/27/2013 10:03:00 PM
I have not smoked it yet. I tossed the fillets in the freezer until I can get around to smoking them. I imagine they'll turn out fine as the color of the meat isn't any worse than a few of the Pinks I smoked earlier in the season and they tasted just fine. If you freeze the fillets first the bones might come out easier after thawing and before you brine. Good luck and let me know how yours turns out. :)
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