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#1 PUMP KNOWS

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 04:04 PM

Here's something I witnessed on the weekend. An Atlantic Salmon on a stringer out of a lake O tributary. I told the person he better release it. The fish was in rough shape but it was released. ‪#‎smh‬

 

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#2 NADO

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 04:13 PM

shame shame shame, such a beautiful fish


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#3 torco

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 04:21 PM

I doubt it made it but good for you for calling it out. It was a decent size, I could see someone thinking it was a brown...


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Posted 13 October 2015 - 05:52 PM

Last week I witnessed the impressive leap of an atlantic like 15 feet to the side when it was hooked! Such a beautiful fish, a pity they are so scarce.


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#5 fishfreek

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 07:23 PM

Good job.
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#6 troutddicted

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 08:11 PM

Happens more than we know about - good on you for educating the person :cool:


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Posted 13 October 2015 - 08:17 PM

Last week I witnessed the impressive leap of an atlantic like 15 feet to the side when it was hooked! Such a beautiful fish, a pity they are so scarce.

 

 

They were called 'The Leaper' by Native Americans for that reason

 

 

I could see that one being mistaken for a lake run brown


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#8 Shmogley

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Posted 15 October 2015 - 10:43 AM

the leaper is from the latin name for atlantics. different nations in canada all had different names for the same fish.

 

this stuff happens all the time sadly. spend a week at any of the slaughterhouse spots on a lake o trib and youll see one get knocked or handled very poorly. (3 for me so far)

 

those kind of fisherman don't care what species they catch, they see a potential meal/roe on the hook and consider it a good day.

 

good on you for doing it right Pump


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#9 classic drifter

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Posted 15 October 2015 - 03:13 PM

look at that kype! hope that fish made it through!


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