Do Tanner (Snow) Crabs count?
Butchering a mess while motoring home.
Butchering a mess while motoring home.
The Fish Thread
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Kodiak - some claim better halibut fishing than we have, few produce. World record did come from Dutch, but we consistently release fish in the 200 to 300 lb class as they are all big females (always) and they can drop hundreds of thousands of eggs per breeding season. We typically call these neighbor fish, as in they are pretty good fresh, but the meat tends to get stringy after being frozen for any extended length of time and hence get given out to our neighbors.
mcpurple
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yep they sure do count nice lookin crab to.
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/news/story?page=f_map_06_OR_halibut
in this link they say theri is not much of a difference in size of halibut from Alaska then down here in Oregon and northern cali, as they migrate down here but im sure theri is more of a chance of catching the bigger ones up theri. and that is very cool you release the bigger ones to let them make more very few do that now days and man i wouldnt mind being your neighbor for a day or 2 while you were passing some out. thaks for posting your great catches. do you live in alaska or just go fishing up theri. ive been wanting to try to get a job in a cannery or on a fishing boat up theri cuz i heard they pay pretty well and it would be a decent job, plus i hear they are usally hiring. and it would be a nice experience for me ive always wanted to go to alaska. i would need to be sure i had a job theri though before i went. theri aint much jobs here that want to hire
in this link they say theri is not much of a difference in size of halibut from Alaska then down here in Oregon and northern cali, as they migrate down here but im sure theri is more of a chance of catching the bigger ones up theri. and that is very cool you release the bigger ones to let them make more very few do that now days and man i wouldnt mind being your neighbor for a day or 2 while you were passing some out. thaks for posting your great catches. do you live in alaska or just go fishing up theri. ive been wanting to try to get a job in a cannery or on a fishing boat up theri cuz i heard they pay pretty well and it would be a decent job, plus i hear they are usally hiring. and it would be a nice experience for me ive always wanted to go to alaska. i would need to be sure i had a job theri though before i went. theri aint much jobs here that want to hire[/QUOTE]
I did a quick search for Halibut state records - California's all tackle is only 58 lbs, we call those chickens but of course they are the best table fare.
Jobs up here in the fishing industry (you don't really want a cannery job, very low pay for standing on the slime line for 12 hours a day), check out this link. http://alaskanleaderfisheries.com/
That is just one of thousands of opportunities - lots of guys just show up in the spring & start walking the docks asking. The summer salmon season is a big draw for the out of state "Salmon Warriors", the pay is good to very good and the work is hard.
PM me if you're serious & I'll try to help.
GWN
I did a quick search for Halibut state records - California's all tackle is only 58 lbs, we call those chickens but of course they are the best table fare.
Jobs up here in the fishing industry (you don't really want a cannery job, very low pay for standing on the slime line for 12 hours a day), check out this link. http://alaskanleaderfisheries.com/
That is just one of thousands of opportunities - lots of guys just show up in the spring & start walking the docks asking. The summer salmon season is a big draw for the out of state "Salmon Warriors", the pay is good to very good and the work is hard.
PM me if you're serious & I'll try to help.
GWN
IregAt420
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I dont have any pics, but I lived in a duplex and there was a small pond and I'd always go catch a few small mouths. Nothing too big. But one day I took a good friend out there, and that mother fucker caught a 7lb large mouth first cast. he wasnt very long, but i could have put my size 13 foot in its mouth and wiggled my toes freely. I was PISSED hahah! -btw all i hooked that day was a damn turtle lol.
--on the subject of noodling, I once helped noodle a 45 lb cat. I dont take credit, lol, because i just helped make sure it didnt kick loose, but being able to watch them drag that big bastard 15 ft up towards the boat....amazing experience. I was only 14.
Oh, and I LOVE THIS THREAD!!!!!!
--on the subject of noodling, I once helped noodle a 45 lb cat. I dont take credit, lol, because i just helped make sure it didnt kick loose, but being able to watch them drag that big bastard 15 ft up towards the boat....amazing experience. I was only 14.
Oh, and I LOVE THIS THREAD!!!!!!
akgrown
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Thats a nice catch, r u subsistance crabbing here because if memory serves I believe it is 2 females per pot per family member per day....<Wait that is for Red King Crab> Where was that pic taken, I used to go pull crab pots with my uncle everyday, it was one of my favorite pass times. Nice haul there. Your correct about the record halibut, its mounted on the wall at Unalaska City Hall, and it is the def of a barn door halibut, it is so big it looks like a crane was needed to pull it up. I miss fishing so much. I used to go to my uncles cabin, it was about a 3 hr boat trip but I cannot remember the name of it. I remember we had to use an Outboard motor with a jet attachment becuse the river was so shallow in places but once we got up there it was Salmon Slayer. I would limit everyday with the silvers catching some real monsters. Damn its going to bug me all day trying to remember the river I grew up fishing on.
I am running 4 pots in around 600' of water and the limit is 10 per person per day - no annual limit. Kings are a different story, that limit is 1 per household per year! (and of course I would never exceed that
).Speaking of Unalaska, I have spent a lot of time there & once these two dudes took out a skiff into Captians bay butt fishing. They had no gaff, harpoon or gun when they got into a "Momma". Ended up teasing it up onto a beach & killing it with rocks.
As memory serves the fish went around 350.
mcpurple
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man ive been fishing this river now every day for the last few weeks and havent caught shit besides sqaw fish. ive been steel head/salmon fishing for the last few days and not even getting bites. i am new to fishing for these fish though and fairly new to this river. ive lived next to it for 10 years but just now got into river fishing. any one got any secrets on catching these fish, ive been using corkies threaded nightcrawlers, and some flies. i also use liquid shrimp oil to make it attractive smelling for the fish.
Well, you got me on the whole Steelhead thing - never got into that species except by accident while fishing for dollies & rainbows.
Have you tried asking around at a bait shop or sporting goods store? Usually fishermen love to brag (don't we all) and you very likely could pick up some good info.
Speaking of bragging, here's one from earlier days - blue Marlin 154 lbs.
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mistaphuck
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I don't get to do much fishing anymore, theres a small population of rare golden fin char native to the springwaters in russian jack spings park here in the middle of anchorage, they're not big but they're fun to catch! and I think I'm one of the few people the fish there.
mcpurple
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ya i was talkin to some people to day at the river who caught a few while i was theri i asked them what they used and it was just hook and corkies, and some night crawlers, and also salmon eggs. im learning as i go and i feel like im getting better every time i go out.
and nice fish thats a pretty old lookin pic.
and as for askin the bait shops thats usally a no go, most of the bait shops are also guide services and they never give out the good spots or the special weapons to catch them mabye one day ill follow a well known guide to his fishing grounds to find out where it is
The next best thing would be to hire a guide for half a day & soak up his knowledge. It might cost you a couple hundred but the learning curve would more than compensate for that. I've done this while fishing the White river in AR for trout & can say I'd never have caught the amount of fish I did with out him.
mcpurple
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i have always wanted to do the guide trip but really never had the xtra cash im still waiting till i do though so i can go on one, its hard to do stuff with out a job, im gonna go pick up some books tomorrow maybe about fishing for steelhead and salmon to help further my knowledge
IregAt420
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I have been there once, we spent the weekend there, and right before we left i caught one trout. One trout allll weekend. And I wouldnt have gotten frustrated but your standing shoulder to shoulder with people all day who's catchin trout after trout...just not fair! lol