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Old 04-16-2011, 11:45 PM   #1
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Default Gorgeous Salmon In Alton

My buddy Trav got a beauty Saturday:








I got three myself, here's the biggest:





Tally so far: 24 fish in two weeks.
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Old 04-17-2011, 08:14 AM   #2
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You guys are having a great time,now if the ice would just hurry along the boat key is ready to be turned. Let the summer begin.
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Old 04-17-2011, 01:57 PM   #3
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Default Beautiful fish!

I have always wanted to catch a salmon or a laker on my own. I have only caught a few on two separate occasions when I was fortunate enough to go with someone who had the gear (downriggers etc). Just moving out here from CO, I can't wait to catch one. I've tried twice, but struck out both times -- live smelt from 4:45-8am. Not sure what I'm doing wrong! I can catch bass (big bass) all day long during the summer, but just learning the ropes about salmon. If the dock wasn't destroyed I would put in a row-boat and go a little deeper and work the ice pack. Wish me luck -- congrats on your success!
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Old 04-17-2011, 03:10 PM   #4
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Question Winnipesaukee Salmon

When I think of salmon, I think of what I see at the seafood counter at the market. Big, red, meaty fillets. Does Winnipesaukee salmon look like what we see for sale in retail? Thanks!
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Old 04-17-2011, 06:22 PM   #5
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I got seven more today in the Fly Fishing Only Section, (current tally for April is now 31 salmon), and gave away all the rest of my bead head leeches, heh. A guy and his boy nailed a beauty::





And I got some vid of a nice, big, dark, post fall-run male I nabbed:



RG: I don't eat salmon so I don't know what the store-bought salmon vs Winni fish are like, but I have heard that the winni salmon aren't very tasty. store fish are usually farm raised Atlantics brought up in saltwater pens. Winni fish are freshwater.
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When I think of salmon, I think of what I see at the seafood counter at the market. Big, red, meaty fillets. Does Winnipesaukee salmon look like what we see for sale in retail? Thanks!
Winni salmon meat is more orange in color and not as good as sea run salmon. Worms in the meat are not uncommon though you won't notice them once you cook them. I prefer trout and have stopped keeping salmon due to the issue reported with the salmon fishery last year and this year. They worked (Fish and Game) with the local guides to put out a "pledge" in the hopes that sportsmen and women will take more care with fish caught, return big fish and only keep hook wounded fish.
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