TR: Sea-run charr (*super* long, w/ pictures)

Jarmo Hurri wrote:

This is my only question in this TR: how on earth is a fisherman
supposed to net a bigger fish in such a situation? I mean, with any
current at all - and there was a current here - even if the fish had
been *dead* it would still have provided a considerable
resistance.

After the fish is played out (meaning it won't make another run), get
downstream from it and wait for it to drift to you. Then,\ either tail
it or net it. Doesn't that sound easy? :-)

Great TR.

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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:54:30 GMT, rw said:

This is my only question in this TR: how on earth is a fisherman
supposed to net a bigger fish in such a situation? I mean, with any
current at all - and there was a current here - even if the fish
had been *dead* it would still have provided a considerable
resistance.

rw After the fish is played out (meaning it won't make another run),
rw get downstream from it and wait for it to drift to you. Then,\
rw either tail it or net it. Doesn't that sound easy? :-)

A good point, and probably solves the problem in 90% of the
cases. However, that approach would not have been possible in this
case. The location where I was standing was just below the rock:

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/hurri/fi...-2004/spot.jpg

So I've got the rock upstream, and a shallow spot downstream, and the
bottom is such that wading was out of the question. I found that the
only option was to bring the fish to the shore through the small
channel below the rock, that is, against the current.

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Jarmo Hurri wrote:

So I've got the rock upstream, and a shallow spot downstream, and the
bottom is such that wading was out of the question.

OK, plan B: Get back on shore, let the fish get into the rapids
downstream (they look pretty tame), and race downstream, hoping for the
best, and looking for a place to beach the fish. Stay as close as
possible to the fish and hold the rod as high as you can reach.

If nothing else, you'll be able to say he got you into the backing. :-)

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So I've got the rock upstream, and a shallow spot downstream, and
the bottom is such that wading was out of the question.

rw OK, plan B: Get back on shore, let the fish get into the rapids
rw downstream (they look pretty tame), and race downstream, hoping
rw for the best, and looking for a place to beach the fish. Stay as
rw close as possible to the fish and hold the rod as high as you can
rw reach.

rw If nothing else, you'll be able to say he got you into the
rw backing. :-)

Yeah, right...

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So I've got the rock upstream, and a shallow spot downstream, and
the bottom is such that wading was out of the question.

rw OK, plan B: Get back on shore, let the fish get into the rapids
rw downstream (they look pretty tame), and race downstream, hoping
rw for the best, and looking for a place to beach the fish. Stay as
rw close as possible to the fish and hold the rod as high as you can
rw reach.

rw If nothing else, you'll be able to say he got you into the
rw backing. :-)

Yeah, right...

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Jarmo Hurri wrote:

So I've got the rock upstream, and a shallow spot downstream, and the
bottom is such that wading was out of the question.

OK, plan B: Get back on shore, let the fish get into the rapids
downstream (they look pretty tame), and race downstream, hoping for the
best, and looking for a place to beach the fish. Stay as close as
possible to the fish and hold the rod as high as you can reach.

If nothing else, you'll be able to say he got you into the backing. :-)

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Jarmo Hurri wrote:

So I've got the rock upstream, and a shallow spot downstream, and the
bottom is such that wading was out of the question.

OK, plan B: Get back on shore, let the fish get into the rapids
downstream (they look pretty tame), and race downstream, hoping for the
best, and looking for a place to beach the fish. Stay as close as
possible to the fish and hold the rod as high as you can reach.

If nothing else, you'll be able to say he got you into the backing. :-)

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:54:30 GMT, rw said:

This is my only question in this TR: how on earth is a fisherman
supposed to net a bigger fish in such a situation? I mean, with any
current at all - and there was a current here - even if the fish
had been *dead* it would still have provided a considerable
resistance.

rw After the fish is played out (meaning it won't make another run),
rw get downstream from it and wait for it to drift to you. Then,\
rw either tail it or net it. Doesn't that sound easy? :-)

A good point, and probably solves the problem in 90% of the
cases. However, that approach would not have been possible in this
case. The location where I was standing was just below the rock:

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/hurri/fi...-2004/spot.jpg

So I've got the rock upstream, and a shallow spot downstream, and the
bottom is such that wading was out of the question. I found that the
only option was to bring the fish to the shore through the small
channel below the rock, that is, against the current.

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