Westward we go...soon.

[Ham]

On 7/8/2023 at 4:31 PM, Devan S. said:

The article I read on Crooked river said something like 5-8,000 trout per mile, and 30-40,000 whitefish per mile. 

It referenced locals who blamed the whitefish for a decline in trout and they throw them on the bank. Said some people target them and catch easy 100/day. Said they also get up to 2-4lbs. 

no clue.....we spent the better part of 4 hours there without catching one unless they look like trout.

I'm silently hoping at Pyramid lake or Eagle lake part 2, I can catch a Tui Chub. 

I really dislike wanton waste and lose all respect for ppl I see doing such things. It’s a native fish.

I’d be all about catching dozens of them. I’ll try to remember to bring a dozen Prince Nymphs in size 16

[netboy]

I understand they are good eating. Wonder why people throw them on the bank.

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12 hours ago, Ham said:

I really dislike wanton waste and lose all respect for ppl I see doing such things. It’s a native fish.

I’d be all about catching dozens of them. I’ll try to remember to bring a dozen Prince Nymphs in size 16

They eat egg flies and San Juan worms better than anything.  IMHO.  

[BilletHead]

7 hours ago, netboy said:

I understand they are good eating. Wonder why people throw them on the bank.

         I have eaten them years ago. They are good if you like trout. Eat the same things trout eat. They are in the salmonoid family.  

[Quillback]

7 hours ago, netboy said:

I understand they are good eating. Wonder why people throw them on the bank.

They aren't that good to eat, from what I've been told.  People do like to eat the roe, pan fried it is supposedly good.  There were a couple of places on the Yakima river in Washington that were popular to fish when they were spawning, and they'd spawn early if I remember correctly, something like late January/early February.  People would keep the roe, toss the fish.  Never tried it myself.

[Quillback]

On 7/4/2023 at 6:55 PM, Devan S. said:

Now that we are home here are my post trip feelings.

 

 

Another note: I didn't see a single firework tent out west.

 

When I lived in Washington you had to go to one of the Indian reservations to buy fireworks.  Not a fireworks guy myself, but had friends that would go to the rez and load up on the explosives.  

[BilletHead]

24 minutes ago, Quillback said:

They aren't that good to eat, from what I've been told.   Never tried it myself.

              It's like every other fish and what people like.  Lots of folks say that about Bass, White bass, catfish etc.,etc.,etc.  I never go one someone else says.  We all taste things different.  You might like it, Jeff. 

[Quillback]

2 hours ago, BilletHead said:

              It's like every other fish and what people like.  Lots of folks say that about Bass, White bass, catfish etc.,etc.,etc.  I never go one someone else says.  We all taste things different.  You might like it, Jeff. 

I'm sure I could eat one.  A lot of people that kept them, smoked them.  I never targeted whitefish, every once in a while I'd get one while steelhead fishing.  

[Ham]

Pete!!!!!

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53 minutes ago, Ham said:

Pete!!!!!

I posted some reports on the Taney forum you might like.   Pictures included 😁