NorthWest Kayak Anglers
Regional Discussions => Washington Kayak Fishing => Topic started by: Noggin Yakker on February 16, 2010, 10:30:14 PM
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Paddled a 10+ mile stretch of the river on Saturday. Water temp was 41 degrees. Air temp about the same or a little warmer.
Within the first two miles I hooked five metalheads, landing four. Three were decent 23" to 24.5" hatchery fish which I kept as required. The third was a 30+ inch nate that I quickly released.
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Because the fishing was so good early on, I kind of lost track of time. With my takeout point still 8+ miles down this slow moving river, it occurred to me that paddling in the dark was a very real possibility if I didn't get my @ss moving! So, for the next two hours or so, I focused mostly on paddling, pausing occassionally to make a few casts to fishy looking water.
About 3 miles from the takeout I stopped at a hole that had produced well in the past. Setting a time limit of 5 minutes, I anchored up and made a long cast up-stream. My offering landed in the riffle just above the hole. I slowly retrieved the lure to the edge of the hole and then let it flutter down into the deeper, darker water. As I was about to resume the slow retrieve, the braided line communicated a sharp twitch and... suddenly, 5 minutes wasn't enough time! Although not huge, this hatchery buck was a gamer, and got bonus style points for the height of its only jump. Upon netting him and confirming his hatchery origins, I paddled to shore to do the photo measurement routine for AOTY. When I took the first measurement photo a funny thing happened (funny 'now', anyway); the flash flipped open and fired... Uh oh... My camera, which was set on auto, was telling me "hey DUMBASS, it's getting dark fast!"
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Tossed everything back in the yak and took off. Last 3 miles were uneventful with one exception... almost 4 months ago I absentmindedly left an anchor with a pool noodle buoy in the river. Almost didn't see it in the low light, but amazingly, there it was, dead center in the river... about two miles downstream from where I left it.
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DAYNG!! Nice pheesh!!
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What a report! You hammered those steelies NY. Congrats.
Z
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That a way to put a hurtin' on em.
Sounds way better than being home sick with pneumonia :angry4: :angry5:
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:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Way to slay Nog!!!
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Nice fish NY! Sounds like a wonderful way to spend the day.
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fantastic report! and thank you for the great photos
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Nice Fish porn NY
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Ice ice baby ...
Nice feeshees.
-Allen
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very nice fish.. bet it's nice to have that anchor back , too...
gotta ask; where's you get that OK? i can tell by the color it's recycled... but never knew there was a "classic" model....
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very nice fish.. bet it's nice to have that anchor back , too...
gotta ask; where's you get that OK? i can tell by the color it's recycled... but never knew there was a "classic" model....
I bought it on sale back in September or October of 2008. I think the store name was Sportsman's Warehouse (located in Burlington, WA). The store has since changed hands and is now Wholesale Sports. Last time I was in there, the only yaks they had were SINKS.
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squidgirl informed me after i posted that you've had it a while.
that sporting goods store was still eliminating its old stock and last i looked they've switched over to perceptions and base line old townes.
guess i'll keep my eyes open for one on CL .
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I'm pretty sure NY's yak is a regular one. The recycled yaks come out pretty muck black.
(http://www.oceankayak.com/images/kayaks/single_kayaks/scrambler_11_recycled.jpg)
Z