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09/23/2010
Trolling
Coho Salmon
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Green
Plug
Morning
09/23/2010
4
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I rated this a 4 because I finally caught my first Coho ever, I guess I should have rated it a 5 as I won't forget this.

Was on the river at daylight from Langus, motored up just past the float plane in the river, and started trolling Wiggle Warts (red, then green, six foot leader and 1/2 oz lead - thanks to John Martinis (John's Sporting Goods) for this info). I'm pretty sure they have names but I don't know them. After trolling all the way to Snohomish I turned around and was headed back downriver when I saw one jump (less than a half mile below the hiway 9 bridge). I did a U turn, dropped my gear in the water, and made her mad enough to hit the lure.

After hooking up, the boat drifted towards her and she swam towards the boat so there wasn't all the jumping and running that I had thought there might be. However, as I was by myself, it must have been interesting to watch me trying to hold onto my pole with one hand and use the net with the other. I missed on the first attempt and then got her to swim towards the boat and into the net on the second.

If I read the tape and scale right, the hatchery hen was 27" and 9 lbs. Anybody have a good recipe for curing eggs?


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Berchu
9/23/2010 9:30:00 PM
Congratulations! Nice fish. I'm still trying to catch my first. Saw some guys plunking from shore this afternoon/evening. Saw two separate guys land nice Cohos. Guess I'll try some plunking as well!
goodtimesfishing
9/23/2010 9:44:00 PM
right on! good job netting it too...
kzoo
9/23/2010 9:55:00 PM
Nice FIsh! I'm jealous, still looking for my first this year. Congrats.
Elijah.Loves.Fishin
9/23/2010 10:40:00 PM
nice good quality fish! :) i have yet to even try to fish for coho, sounds like it would be a rewarding challenge!
MarkFromSea
9/23/2010 10:57:00 PM
pro cure, red or orange. some just salt em up(non iodized), sorta dry em a bit. I had to hit 4 grocery stores before finding borax, finally found it at a safeway. internet search for recipes/directions.
afk
9/24/2010 6:15:00 AM
Congrats! Good lookin' fish & a good read. Thanks.
BARCHASER10
9/24/2010 1:46:00 PM
Great job. I've been thinking about trolling the lower Sno too. I've trolled the salt 4 times in the last two weeks around the Shipwreck and Browns Bay and got two for four trips. Went out Wed, nada, didnt see a net.
yesler
9/24/2010 5:20:00 PM
Thor, Thanks for sharing your experience. That is so cool to catch your first COHO! She looks BEAUTIFUL!
knotabassturd
9/24/2010 9:13:00 PM
Nice! Getting first coho going solo! Yes that would have been fun to watch fro mshore LOL.
scraig1962
9/24/2010 9:47:00 PM
The last batch I cured with 3 parts borax 2 parts sugar and 1 part salt... came out nice.
mrklsprkn
9/25/2010 1:18:00 PM
Awesome post! Getting excited to go out but the rain has delayed my trips. River looks muddy and fishing it is a waste of time. Hopefully, next week will bring the sun and clearer water. As for eggs, Borax, BROWN sugar and salt as suggested is how I cure mine with tremendous success on the Columbia for multiple species. Fish4food!
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