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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: jason stevens on August 07, 2015, 08:38:48 PM

Title: tulalip humpies
Post by: jason stevens on August 07, 2015, 08:38:48 PM: I heard a rumor that u could buy humpies from the netters for $5 per fish does anyone know about this.
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: h20hunter on August 07, 2015, 08:52:22 PM: Uh, why would you?
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: jason stevens on August 07, 2015, 08:58:19 PM: Trying to find out if there really that cheap.I've gotta catch most of mine but I need about 100 for my little sisters wedding and I don't think I'm gonna get that many lol
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: jason stevens on August 07, 2015, 08:59:11 PM: And I can't by from u I'd get introuble.
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: RELV on August 07, 2015, 09:08:25 PM: I think 2 years ago it was about $.40 a pound the netters were getting at the cannery. Here is a link to ADFG report on SE AK prices: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=commercialbyfisherysalmon.bluesheetsummary

I would pay about $2 a fish.

You have tasted pinks before, I hope. They are not a flavorful fish and not as firm either.
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: jason stevens on August 07, 2015, 09:11:05 PM: Thanks for that and yes to us humpies taste great because I can't catch the real salmon.haha
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: h20hunter on August 07, 2015, 09:23:46 PM: 100 for a wedding. ...humpy bbq! Do it up.
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 07, 2015, 09:26:39 PM: wHY WOULD YOU BUY A HUMPY ??? Get a pole and head up to the Skagit /...It is loading up !! Not much on humpy fishing So catch my limit too and head home ... :chuckle:
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: jason stevens on August 07, 2015, 09:37:19 PM: Headed to skagit this sunday.we fish but we hunt more so I got three weekends to get it done then we start to work on the meat for the wedding.gonna try and supply everything except the pork ill buy from someone here.if I had more fishing time I wouldn't buy but not much time this year.
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: jason stevens on August 08, 2015, 11:40:42 AM: Rumors were false, I drove out there and no nets out, boats docked and the tribal officer said no fishing its closed until further notice.big signs say to protect the kings .looks like they shut it down for awhile kinda cool to see that after all the talk about them overfishing.
Title: Re: tulalip humpies
Post by: full strutting on August 13, 2015, 06:00:37 AM: No reason to buy anything from the Indians

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