Getting some excersize!!

[ivarhusa]

Take two:

"I've never seen a dogfish that far upriver."

[rasbo]

I just pictured 509er fighting that coyote one a steelie rod What the hell would you do once you landed him I got a feeling it wouldnt be catch and release.

gill him

[ICEMAN]

   Just had a bad image of someone gutting it on the bank...

[deaddog]

Klick, good for you for not whacking him. I am and have always been a hunter, sometimes though you just have to kick back and watch nature unfold in front of you.

You can fish another 20 years and never have that happen again.

I had a black bear in Alaska do the same thing across the Big Susitna, it was a small bear fought the current for about 10 minutes and started going down, me and a fishing partner drove up to it, hooked his paw with the net and pulled him to shore. When he got on shore he actually looked back as if saying Thank You and walked off.

Joe

I agree with you 100% bear. some of the best memories I have in the woods is watching critter,s and passing on the kill. Great pics, thanks for posting then.

[tlbradford]

What a neat thing to see at close range.  I would have enjoyed the show too.  How was the fishing?

[ivarhusa]

Take 3:

The "dog days" of winter?