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Big Bulls from January
« on: February 27, 2010, 01:56:08 PM »
Big Bulls! back from the end of January  :chuckle:  Sorry the quality is not the greatest... took them from my phone....

and the smaller ones are in the 4-6 pound range and the bigger two are in the 10+ pound range.....
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2010, 02:46:41 PM »
Great lookin fish congrats  ;)
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2010, 03:33:46 PM »
 :yike: Nice fish!!!

Were those caught in WA?

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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2010, 03:54:17 PM »
good looking fish...
the question of the day...are they bulls or dollies?
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2010, 04:03:21 PM »
Quote from: jackelope on February 27, 2010, 03:54:17 PM
good looking fish...
the question of the day...are they bulls or dollies?

Must be bulls I didn't see boobs on them.


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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2010, 04:04:49 PM »
I say dollies judging by the look of the river and the time of year and all...
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2010, 04:25:42 PM »
Heads look like bulls :dunno:
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2010, 04:49:27 PM »
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Must be bulls I didn't see boobs on them.
Good one Kris. I agree. :chuckle:
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2010, 05:29:11 PM »
All of these fish were caught in Washington. And they are all Bull Trout, yes. I know this because of their head shape and where they are in the state. I am also studying @ UW to be a fisheries biologist, and my dad and his best friend (who I was with) both have their masters in Fisheries Biology.  :chuckle:  I have more pictures of my dad with some of his and there were fish I caught that I do not have pictures of. I think we ended up with 25 between the three of us for the day.
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2010, 05:38:10 PM »
Nice. :tup: :tup:
Looks like a very fun day of fishing.( Can't tell by your  somber expression  :chuckle:)

Using fly or gear?

Looks like bull trout to me based on the head shape.
You guys would know being fisheries biologists
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2010, 05:43:24 PM »
Quote from: ribka on February 27, 2010, 05:38:10 PM
Nice. :tup: :tup:
Looks like a very fun day of fishing.( Can't tell by your  somber expression  :chuckle:)

Using fly or gear?

Looks like bull trout to me based on the head shape.
You guys would know being fisheries biologists

ah yes... my cheesy " I'm so frickin' stoked" smile... ha ha ha  :chuckle:  :chuckle:   we were able to get a few hookups on flies but it was mainly gear....  water was high and fast that day..... so the fly fishing was tough....
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2010, 08:12:51 PM »
whats the difference between the 2?

is there really a difference besides a dolly is sea-run and a bull is not?

not trying to have a pissing match at all please understand...
I didn't even think it was legal to target bull trout in WA. apparently I'm wrong.
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2010, 08:28:07 PM »
Nice fish jordano!  :)
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2010, 08:54:43 PM »
Quote from: jackelope on February 27, 2010, 08:12:51 PM
whats the difference between the 2?

is there really a difference besides a dolly is sea-run and a bull is not?

not trying to have a pissing match at all please understand...
I didn't even think it was legal to target bull trout in WA. apparently I'm wrong.
 :dunno:


there is a slight difference between the two... their DNA is different and their head shape... that is about it.... they both can be sea run... all of the fish we caught here are sea runs....  and it is open to steelhead that time of year and we were doing C&R with barbless hooks...  in a very, very select few places in this state I actually think you can target Bulls... this was one of the places.....
Quote from: Snowman on February 27, 2010, 08:28:07 PM
Nice fish jordano!  :)

thanks! It was a ton of fun! Sounds like the sturgeon are going crazy right now! We need to get out there =)

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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2010, 09:30:30 PM »
great fish!
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #15 on: February 27, 2010, 10:18:07 PM »
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2010, 09:19:39 PM »
[quote  Sounds like the sturgeon are going crazy right now! We need to get out there =)[/quote]



Yeah they closed the damn rivers now have to go out in the sound.
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2010, 09:28:13 PM »
Quote from: Snowman on February 28, 2010, 09:19:39 PM
[quote  Sounds like the sturgeon are going crazy right now! We need to get out there =)



Yeah they closed the damn rivers now have to go out in the sound.
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when did they close the Stilly? I know the smelt were running and people were hammering them.....
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #18 on: March 01, 2010, 10:14:04 AM »
They did an emergency closure on all local rivers here. They are worried about the hatchery wild steelhead. Think the true natives have long since vanished. I'll look again but the last I seen the stilly was closed for all fishing.
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #19 on: March 01, 2010, 04:25:01 PM »
Quote from: Snowman on March 01, 2010, 10:14:04 AM
They did an emergency closure on all local rivers here. They are worried about the hatchery wild steelhead. Think the true natives have long since vanished. I'll look again but the last I seen the stilly was closed for all fishing.

well s***.............  :'(
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Re: Big Bulls from January
« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2010, 04:30:00 PM »
nice catch, we get alot on a river up in the op, never caught one in the 10lbs range but we get alot of 5-6lbs fish. i have heard that the lewis also has a fair number of them on that river
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