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Post by serengetiguide on Oct 20, 2007 17:24:17 GMT
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robbie
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Post by robbie on Oct 20, 2007 17:37:05 GMT
Hi David Welcome and thanks for the great photos. BC is somewhere on my "go to" list - maybe next year. I was told you guys do not knock your fish over the head when dispatching them, but cut out the gills or something, is this accurate? and is that where all the blood is coming from on some of the fish in the photos ( this is not a criticizm by the way ) All the best Robbie
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Post by serengetiguide on Oct 20, 2007 18:15:00 GMT
Hi David Welcome and thanks for the great photos. BC is somewhere on my "go to" list - maybe next year. I was told you guys do not knock your fish over the head when dispatching them, but cut out the gills or something, is this accurate? and is that where all the blood is coming from on some of the fish in the photos ( this is not a criticizm by the way ) All the best Robbie BC is definately one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to, and I've been all over the world, although I am somewhat bias. If you are thinking of coming definately give us a look for some good fishing times, you can google serengeti fishing charters and check out the website if you want. In terms of dispatching (which I'm assuming means kill them) we actually don't cut the gills, we bonk over the head, but a lot of the time when people hold them for photos, if they are hooked deep (which is bad as they will usually cut the liter with their teeth), or when we bonk them they will start to bleed pretty badly from their gills. Especially Pink and Coho salmon. But no, we bonk the fish over the head. The blood in the pictures is coming from the gills, but due to hands in there, being bonked etc. They have extremely sensitive gills, that is why when we release a fish, we never touch them near the gills as that alone could kill them. David Serengeti Fishing Charters
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Post by robbie on Oct 20, 2007 18:23:35 GMT
Many thanks for the explanations. What are the main methods used on your boats? is it mainly lures on downriggers?
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Post by serengetiguide on Oct 20, 2007 18:31:39 GMT
No we use bait (anchovies) with a flasher. All trolling, no mooching. For the halibut we jig with either salmon bellies or herring as bait. We use downriggers. Once in awhile if we are targeting Pink or Sockeye salmon we will use hootchies, but about 97% of the time we use anchovies for the big Spring (Chinook) salmon. The most important thing is to know where to go....as there is a lot of ocean to cover!
David Serengeti Fishing Charters
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Post by robbie on Oct 20, 2007 19:12:42 GMT
If you ever come over to the UK let us know when you are coming : 1) because it would be a pleasure to meet and show you around
2) Because we will fight over who gets you to bring a load of fihing tackle with you in your luggage!!!
Have you ever fished for Atlantic Salmon anywhere?
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Post by serengetiguide on Oct 20, 2007 19:17:25 GMT
Actually, not once have I fished for Atlantics. I wouldn't even know where to begin. I'm sure it's quite a bit different than for the Pacifics over here. What is the avg size of Atlantics?
David Serengeti Fishing Charters
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Post by robbie on Oct 20, 2007 19:32:54 GMT
Whoa, a whole new can of worms. I can't tell you the average size, maybe someone else more experienced than me can. Fishing for Atlantics in the UK is sooooo different to the methods and salmon types you are used to. Reading the threads on this forum will certainly give you a feel for what is involved, re. methods, rivers (note rivers not ocean) and certain background politics. Salmon stocks and their habitats in the UK are far more vulnerable and less plentiful than in N.America/Canada. Many fisherman in the UK will never catch a Salmon despite years of trying. If you p.m. your address I will send you a couple of U.K. magazines if you wish. ATB Robbie
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Post by hornet on Oct 20, 2007 20:48:05 GMT
Welcome to the site Dave.
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Post by serengetiguide on Oct 20, 2007 23:14:05 GMT
Welcome to the site Dave. Hornet Thanks so much!! David
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Post by serengetiguide on Oct 20, 2007 23:17:32 GMT
Whoa, a whole new can of worms. I can't tell you the average size, maybe someone else more experienced than me can. Fishing for Atlantics in the UK is sooooo different to the methods and salmon types you are used to. Reading the threads on this forum will certainly give you a feel for what is involved, re. methods, rivers (note rivers not ocean) and certain background politics. Salmon stocks and their habitats in the UK are far more vulnerable and less plentiful than in N.America/Canada. Many fisherman in the UK will never catch a Salmon despite years of trying. If you p.m. your address I will send you a couple of U.K. magazines if you wish. ATB Robbie Yeah, here in Canada they are pretty good...some rivers are losing them fairly quickly which is disturbing and may be due to all the fish farms set up everywhere! It really needs to be changed so they are closed pen as I've heard of people watching the small salmon fry (most species leave river as fry and go straight into ocean) go through the nets at a fish farm and watched all the Atlantic salmon in there whipe the whole bunch of fry out! But for the most part...it is steady. Halibut stocks are very solid. David Serengeti Fishing Charters
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