Humptuilps King

[FC]

lmao I am envisioning some kind of "*censored*" prank where SteveO eats the gnarly rotten salmon...lol

[Dmanmastertracker]

 I guess if guys fill their tag with fish already spawned out, it probably helps overall spawning rates. Better than some *censored* I saw on the Cowlitz bashing dark fish on the head with a rock, then tossing them back in so he wouldn't continue to hook them,  . If I hadn't been 14 at the time he'd have gone swimming. If it eats OK for you, good deal, congrats. I think the darkest fish I ever kept were a couple jack's out of Tenmile Lake in Oregon over 20 years ago, recall they weren't all that appetizing but I was a youngster...

[WSU]

I don't get why folks feel the need to bash someone for keeping a dark fish.  If he is happy with it and likes eating them so be it.  More power to him.  Just because you don't want to eat dark fish doesn't mean others won't enjoy it as much as you enjoy bright fish.

Also, this is coming from a self-proclaimed fish snob.  I personally don't think chrome winter steelhead are worth eating.  I don't particularly want to fill my freezer with chrome fall kings.  That said, if someone is happy with their fish there is no reason to piss in his wheaties. 

[trippledigitss]

I'm not "bashing" anyone. I just want to know if he is serious. I would have never guessed or even considered a fish that dark would be good or even OK to eat! Blows my mind that the meat would even be somewhat decent and not get you sick! I could care less if someone wants to eat something I wouldnt.

[Dmanmastertracker]

 There's a real nifty tool called "quote" in the upper right...

[WSU]

I wasn't trying to single anyone out.  It just seems that the thread went from someone proud of their catch to folks saying that the guy's fish is nasty.  Perhaps just let the guy be proud of his catch?

[Dmanmastertracker]

I wasn't trying to single anyone out.  It just seems that the thread went from someone proud of their catch to folks saying that the guy's fish is nasty.  Perhaps just let the guy be proud of his catch?

 I did, thus I have no idea why you posted this after me. "Congrats" in English means "nice job".

[WSU]

Fair enough, and I do have at least a 5th grade understanding of English. 

[Dmanmastertracker]

Fair enough, and I do have at least a 5th grade understanding of English.

[ML_Hunter]

Just because a fish is dark, dosent necessarily mean the meat is bad.  I landed several fish that day and happened to keep it for it swallowed the hook and was already bleeding from the gills when it was in the net, so I kept it, tagged it and weighted it.  This fish had been setting up on the bank for about an hour before the photo was taken so it darkened up a bit more and then had the discoloration in the skin.

The meat was still nice and pink when I cleaned it out so I decided to give it a spin in the smoker.  Came out just fine and I was happy as a clam. 

Yes, we would all prefer bright fish, but this day I brought home a darkie.  The post was a story of a fun day of fishing on the Hump were the action was fast and non stop!  I fished for about 3 hours and hook well over 8 fish, all giving up a very good fight.  If I would have brought home a fish or not, the story would have been posted, just without fish pic.

Tight Lines! 

[grade-creek-rd]

The Humptulips is only getting better with fish...Coho in serious numbers are showing up...check out this latest report at NWS Mag. One thing to remember about this river is that it's hatchery is on the "hot list" to get shut down by WDFW. I think it's a political ploy of theirs to pick a river that is so popular and shut down that hatchery to get the commericial, tribes, and sportsman in an uproar and do the fight for them with the budget issues...smart move on their part, but it sucks to be on the fighting end of this one...sorry to jack the thread...
 
http://nwsportsmanmag.com/2011/10/20/deer-schmeer-hit-the-hump/
 
G-C-R

[trippledigitss]

Thanks for the report post. I going down there on Tuesday for the Kings - I hope it is still good then! I will post pics of anything we get.

[Button Nubbs]

dont listen to magazines, theyre usually 1 to 2 weeks late...

[oldcamper]

Actually the dark fish make a great salmon cake. 

[Elkpiss]

I currently have it sitting in the smoker .  The meat was still bright pink and i have one fillet sitting in the fridge now, going to see how it turns out on the bbq.

Are you serious? that thing is a tire and looks like its on its last leg.. Just kiddin man, Nice King Dude!.. Make sure you have a beer close to wash it down