Justin Teegarden wrote: > > Where is the best place to go to catch these guys?..Hoodsport?....I've never gone >but hear that they are the toughest fighting fish out there. > > Justin > > On Thu, 05 Oct 2000 17:09:26 -0700 Steve Duda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Fellas, > >Had a great time last year during my rookie chum season. Has anyone seen > >signs of these bulldogs yet? > > > >s > > > >-- > >Steve Duda > >Managing Editor, Music > >http://www.amazon.com > >520 Pike, Seattle WA 98101 > >206.694.2471 > > > >heavy rotation: > >Rex Hobart & His Misery Boys, The Spectacular Sadness Of.... > >The Gourds, Bolsa de Agua > >Thurston Moore, Wally Shoup, Toshi Makihara, Hurricane Floyd > >Bonnie Prince Billy & Marquis De Tren, Get on Jolly > > > >"Music is the refuge of souls wounded by happiness." > >--E.M. Cioran > > > > > > > > Have you gotten your free email at fishing.com or flyfishing.com? I got mine, come >get yours! Visit www.fishing.com or www.flyfishing.com to sign up! Hoodsport is a nightmare of combat fishing. I've done it a couple times, but it is just a pain. Besides, I get sick when I see the netters drag the fish out, cut open the females, throw the males and dead females back into the boat, then motor out to open water and pitch them over the side. They are after the eggs as the flesh is not worth their time and they get very little $$ for it. I know the hatchery is Native funded (I think), but it still rubs me the wrong way to see such rampid waste. In addition, I hate it when I snag fish and others are intentionally snagging them. I would rather not catch one at all, than foul hook one. At the mouth at hoodsport, the fish can be soooo THICK, you foul hook fish no matter what. I like to fish them in more open water, where they are spread out and more likely to feed. Instead, I would suggest scouting out other areas. Potlatch is crowded, but not as bad if you have a pontoon craft. Chico creek can be OK if you hit it in the middle of the week, and last year, many guys were catching bright ones right under the Agate Pass in November on coho flies. Jeff Hale
