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#1014 - 08/24/03 04:05 PM salmon on the salmon
CHieFM4STErDieZL Offline
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Registered: 07/08/03
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We started out the day early around 7:30 up in the TMA. Had raised several fish, but was unsuccessful in setting the hook. After the action died down my father and I drove up stream to see if we could find some fish. My father got a nice brown and as did I. I noticed a rather large fish at the head of the pool. I could see it hitting small fly (I couldn't see what they were.) I tied on a dun it was about the same size. I had the solid hit and knew I had it. The fight was on. The fish took a couple of spectacular leaps, its magnificent silver body flashing in the sunlight. Then it sounded and sulked on the bottom for a while, as large fish will often do. I gradually increased pressure 'til it decided to come up and fight again. Back and forth across the pool it sped. But after a few impressive runs it gradually succumbed and I was able to haul it close enough to net it. It was a 15-inch grilse (a young salmon) it was a glorious specimen.
It was an amazing day. i wish i brought the camera.
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#1015 - 08/24/03 08:59 PM Re: salmon on the salmon
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That is a great day. Did they ever stock the salmon with salmon? I don't recall ever hearing of that, wonder where he came from.
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#1016 - 08/24/03 09:18 PM Re: salmon on the salmon
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MKAP, they put lots of Salmon in there. You catch 4 inchers all the time.
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#1017 - 08/25/03 01:17 AM Re: salmon on the salmon
Brian O Offline

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Which part of the Salmon? I remember last year fishing it near East Haddam, we watched a salmon I'm guessing 7-10 pounds pull a kayaker around for about 15 minutes. There out there.
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#1018 - 08/25/03 03:18 PM Re: salmon on the salmon
CHieFM4STErDieZL Offline
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we were somewhere in the state forest
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#1019 - 08/27/03 12:09 PM Re: salmon on the salmon
CHieFM4STErDieZL Offline
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we were like the sixth pull off
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