Second Week Of Winni Salmon Season Wrapup - Pics & Video

[The Hairy Beast]

I didn't fish much last Saturday and Sunday because I had my kids - who weren't interested. I got up early Friday and hit Alton for four hours before work and was rewarded for my efforts with a nice 20 inch salmon. I gave him a soft release (pics really stress the fish because somebody has to handle them for the nice shot), but i got this snap in the net:



I lorded it over my buddy Travis for a short while, then he found the sweet spot on the docs and pulled in a real HONKER:





The fish (one of the biggest I have ever seen for the spring run) measured 22 inches and 4.5 lbs, which makes it FAT.





Alton was packed Saturday and Sunday - I had my kids and didn't really fish. I did run over Monday in a driving hailstorm, with thunder cracking around my head and fished up in the river, where I got two, including this feller (Sorry the cam is shaky but I did the whole thing by myself with my own three hands):



Alton will peak by this weekend, then it will be over. Wolfeboro will see the action next.

[TOAD]

Very nice!

What is the average size of the salmon coming out of Winnie?

[The Hairy Beast]

Originally Posted by TOAD

Very nice!

What is the average size of the salmon coming out of Winnie?

Spring Salmon tend to be small. I don't know what the official number might be, but a keeper is 18 inches and I don't see many kept. Let's say 16 inches average.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Wow, there were a lot of people on the dock! Love the videos. The water being so calm really allows you to get a good look at the fish. Good for you both on landing such nice salmon!


A mini flexible tripod might be something you could enjoy using. Then you could be in the video and we could see if you really are a hairy beast.

[The Hairy Beast]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

Wow, there were a lot of people on the dock! Love the videos. The water being so calm really allows you to get a good look at the fish. Good for you both on landing such nice salmon!


A mini flexible tripod might be something you could enjoy using. Then you could be in the video and we could see if you really are a hairy beast.

LOL! I actually do have that very same little tripod, which I use to mount the cam to my fly vest when I wade. And if you think that dock was full Friday, you didn't see it on Saturday and Sunday. I only stayed an hour on Saturday and it was PACKED - the Salmon weren't hitting much because they were bombarded with hardware. The water was so clear you could see the fish right off the dock, swimming around. Trav told me later that around three thirty it was as if a prison bus had pulled up - 30 scummy guys in tank tops descended on the bay and set to slinging every kind of lead in the Bass Pro Shops catalogue. Judging by the number of views on these posts I can probably accept some blame for that; a couple of people actually came up to Trav and said they recognised him from the pics. One guy said he came because he saw the pic on a Google search!

[MAXUM]

Originally Posted by The Hairy Beast

Spring Salmon tend to be small. I don't know what the official number might be, but a keeper is 18 inches and I don't see many kept. Let's say 16 inches average.

Not quite, 15" min for LL Salmon 18" min for Lake Trout.

I usually average LLS that are in the 18-21ish size. Weight is all over the place usually.

[The Hairy Beast]

Originally Posted by MAXUM

Not quite, 15" min for LL Salmon 18" min for Lake Trout.

I usually average LLS that are in the 18-21ish size. Weight is all over the place usually.

OK, that sounds right. I don't eat fish so I throw em all back anyway, which means I'm not the guy to opine on size limits. Most of mine have been the size of the second video - smallish. I've caught 15 for the season so far, counting the big Rainbow.