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May and June bring halibut off the coast of Oregon. Salmon, too, but I haven't tried for them yet!
First trip, 49"
Second trip, 48"
This past Saturday, 51"
The 51" next to a 46"
I didn't take a pic of the 20 crab we hauled in Saturday, but suffice it to say that crab cakes and fresh baked halibut featured heavily in the menu prep this week!
Life is good!
P
We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, of overwhelming power on the other.
I love salmon but I'd go fishing just for the halibut.
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Congrats! Halibut is my favorite fish, my hunting buddy pulled in a hundred pounder last week off the coast of BC and there is a big steak waiting for me. Good eats.
COSteve wrote:Oh, we'll survive just fine without the ocean nearby. Many of us feel sorry for you 'flatlanders'.
Front yard:
Rear yard:
The Left Coast is hardly flat. I'm 30 minutes from Puget Sound, 30 min. from the Cascade Range, 2 hours from Pacific Ocean, and dozens of cold rivers for trout, salmon, steelhead. Elk, deer, cats, bear all over....nah, you can have Colorado (though, I loved my scoot ride cross state on the 50 a few years ago)
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Bill in Oregon wrote:Why Pharmy, I didn't know you hung out here, too. I was admiring your 'buts on Ifish. Wish I didn't get seasick just standing on a dock ...
Bill in the Rogue Valley
And Steve, my friend, you whup us for elevations, but we have some purty volcanoes here in Oregon too!
That low O2 level is why they are so squirrelly out there.....
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COSteve wrote:Oh, we'll survive just fine without the ocean nearby. Many of us feel sorry for you 'flatlanders'.
The Left Coast is hardly flat. I'm 30 minutes from Puget Sound, 30 min. from the Cascade Range, 2 hours from Pacific Ocean, and dozens of cold rivers for trout, salmon, steelhead. Elk, deer, cats, bear all over....nah, you can have Colorado (though, I loved my scoot ride cross state on the 50 a few years ago)
Oh, you must have webbed feet then if you're up in the Northwest. Spent some time at Ft. Lewis and then Madigan Hospital back in the 60's there and I remember while I was recovering in the hospital I marked the calendar every day it rained or drizzled (which it did the most). My calendar had a stretch of 164 days in a row with rain! Beautiful country but just too many clouds and rain for my taste. I found out that I craved the sunlight and blue skies and realized that the Northwest wasn't for me. However, I'm glad you like up there.
Steve Retired and Living the Good Life No Matter Where You Go, There You Are
COSteve wrote:Oh, we'll survive just fine without the ocean nearby. Many of us feel sorry for you 'flatlanders'.
The Left Coast is hardly flat. I'm 30 minutes from Puget Sound, 30 min. from the Cascade Range, 2 hours from Pacific Ocean, and dozens of cold rivers for trout, salmon, steelhead. Elk, deer, cats, bear all over....nah, you can have Colorado (though, I loved my scoot ride cross state on the 50 a few years ago)
Oh, you must have webbed feet then if you're up in the Northwest. Spent some time at Ft. Lewis and then Madigan Hospital back in the 60's there and I remember while I was recovering in the hospital I marked the calendar every day it rained or drizzled (which it did the most). My calendar had a stretch of 164 days in a row with rain! Beautiful country but just too many clouds and rain for my taste. I found out that I craved the sunlight and blue skies and realized that the Northwest wasn't for me. However, I'm glad you like up there.
It doesn't rain anymore here than other places....About 37 inches a year. Maybe a total of 1 foot of snow...You guys are too cold, and too snowy for me. I love it here.
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Newport it is!
I moor my boat there 6 months out of the year.
P
We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, of overwhelming power on the other.
Bill in Oregon wrote:Why Pharmy, I didn't know you hung out here, too. I was admiring your 'buts on Ifish. Wish I didn't get seasick just standing on a dock ...
Bill in the Rogue Valley
And Steve, my friend, you whup us for elevations, but we have some purty volcanoes here in Oregon too!
Bill,
Yep, I've been a levergunner for years. I've been part of various iterations of leverguns for over a decade.
Good to see you.
P
We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, of overwhelming power on the other.
I like Halibut. Good eating for sure. I'm envious.
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FYI I tossed 3 pots out on July 3rd, went back the next day with my brother and nephew to pull them.
Caught 28 BIG ocean Dungies, the kind you don't need to measure.
Steamed crab that night and next, crab cakes the third night.
Cold pinot gris (or cheap beer, whatever ya got, really) goes nicely with fresh crab!
P
We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, of overwhelming power on the other.
Oh man, did that bring back a lot memories of fishing in the Long Beach area as a kid w/my Dad! Halibut, the BEST tastin' fishm bar none! Crab is good too, but langosta (lobster) we caught off Midway Island were less work for more eatin'!
Griff,
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There is a fine line between hobby & obsession! AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
Hey, the NW isn't that rainy. We have 60 sunny days a year in W WA. Why just last Sunday we almost made it to 80. The next State south was close to 90. Anytime we want sunny weather we can drive an hour or so east and be in desert.
We even have seasons here: Winter and August.
Washington: The Evergreen State
(it's not the trees - It's the moss, mildew and mold)
Gotta remember, CO is mostly attitude, they tend to forget the highest mountain in the contiguous 48 is Mt. Whitney in CA. And it takes the whole passel of them to be impressive. As most of 'em ain't very outstanding on their own, few tower much over 2,500 ft above the surrounding area. Whereas, CA's Mt. Whitney rises >10,000 ft by its lonesome. AND, WA's Mt. Rainier has 13,210 of its 14m417 feet punching a solo hole in the sky!
'Sides ain't just about ½ of CO flatter than a griddle?
Steve, just be fair... if you'd of said "low lifes", I'd have to agree... even us in Texas fit that description!
Griff,
SASS/CMSA #93
NRA Patron
GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession! AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
Does it taste as good as Redear or Warmouth? Bluegill and its cousins are the best tasting of anything I have ever eaten. I like Salmon, but Bluegill beats it, and so does Walleye.
D. Brian Casady
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piller wrote:Does it taste as good as Redear or Warmouth? Bluegill and its cousins are the best tasting of anything I have ever eaten. I like Salmon, but Bluegill beats it, and so does Walleye.
I agreed, until I had peacock bass..... Here in PNW, cod, rockfish, lingcod, skate wings, Hood Canal shrimps, halibut, and wild coldwater trout are my favorites...in no particular order...and, smoked is best IMO.
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Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
I pursued the wily albacore tuna last weekend and plugged the boat!
I used fairly light salmon gear, which was ALMOST too light for these pelagic rockets!
Fresh sashimi Sunday and oh, did I mention the 3 limits of crab?
Life is good!
P
We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, of overwhelming power on the other.
Ling Cod, and rock fish.
It doesn't rain anymore here than other places....About 37 inches a year. Maybe a total of 1 foot of snow...You guys are too cold, and too snowy for me. I love it here. 
