The arsenal of equipment that we decided to fish with for tide-runner fall Chinook salmon |
Orvis Helios2 10wt with Mirage reel armed and ready for fall Chinook salmon in Oregon |
Scenery is never lacking when you are on a fishing adventure in Oregon |
Steve displaying an awesome fly box he prepared for fall Salmon fly fishing |
Your fly box should look like this when targeting fall Chinook right from the ocean in Oregon |
Prospecting the water for fall salmon..... |
Some awesome looking water holding lots of fall Chinook salmon.... |
The first landed specimen of the trip! Woo Hoo ! Success with a chrome bright fall Chinook! |
What a paddle on this fish! When we spread it out, it was twice as wide! |
Enjoying the moment.....perfect fall weather, calm winds, and a chromer with sea lice..... |
Fall Salmon swinging/stripping flies in progress.....ready for that big grab at any moment...... |
Stoked with a limit of fresh fall Chinook in a short time of fishing |
The result after a seriously hard long fight with a strong fall Chinook |
Under battle with a heavy sturdy hard fighting fresh fall Chinook |
A nice hefty deep bodied fall Chinook Salmon fresh from the salt |
Admiring this gorgeous Chinook before sending it back to head upstream |
Steve texted me this pic showing his catch before driving home. |
WOW you almost need sunglasses to look at those pictures. Nice fish!!
ReplyDeleteDid you float the river or is that just from the mouth?
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