My Favorite Invasive Species....

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SaltyTippet

Discussion Starter · Aug 9, 2016

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It is an early one this year in the Oregon high country.... the maples are turning.... it dipped into the high 30's while camping at night... and my favorite edible invasive species is moving into the inlets to do their thang.... got to love those huge regulation sigs at the trailhead that say: No limit on size or quantity of brook trout.... fine by me.... tight lines....

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SaltyTippet

Discussion Starter · #2 · Aug 9, 2016

@SEREnate lemme know when you wanna cruise down man....

freestoneangler

· #3 · Aug 10, 2016

Brown's... yes, definitely Browns.

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junkie

· #4 · Aug 10, 2016

freestoneangler said:
Brown's... yes, definitely Browns.

Me too. I like em all, though. But a giant brown in Washington is a particularly sweet guilty pleasure, especially since I know F&W shock em out there.

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Jim F.

· #5 · Aug 10, 2016

I reckon I just view myself as one invasive species having fun pursuing other invasive species - certain fish & Pheasants.

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SERE Nate

· #6 · Aug 10, 2016

Beautiful! Will definitely hit you up.

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SaltyTippet

Discussion Starter · #7 · Aug 10, 2016

freestoneangler said:
Brown's... yes, definitely Browns.

Anyone know what browns are like as table fare?? That is probably the only trout I have not eaten for no other reason than I usually do not target browns and the ones I have landed were so damned pretty they had to go back evasive species or not....

Jim F.

· #8 · Aug 10, 2016

I ate my share of them when I was a kid - that "fish on Friday" thing and my Sainted Mother strictly adhered to the tenet. They tasted pretty much like any other fried trout near as I can recall.

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junkie

· #9 · Aug 10, 2016

SaltyTippet said:
Anyone know what browns are like as table fare?? That is probably the only trout I have not eaten for no other reason than I usually do not target browns and the ones I have landed were so damned pretty they had to go back evasive species or not....

I kept a big one out of the Columbia once. About a six pounder. I was surprised at how pink the meat was, and how delicious it was. That was from big, deep, cold water though.

Batt B

· #10 · Aug 11, 2016

SaltyTippet said:
Anyone know what browns are like as table fare?? That is probably the only trout I have not eaten for no other reason than I usually do not target browns and the ones I have landed were so damned pretty they had to go back evasive species or not....

Yeah I've had good and bad. Depends on where they lived.

SaltyTippet

Discussion Starter · #11 · Aug 11, 2016

triploidjunkie said:
Columbia once

Now that takes some serious balls man.... any side effects?? JK mostly.

But seriously.... big old brown in deep water in the Columbia.... story please....

generic

· #12 · Aug 11, 2016

These... Washington grown.

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SaltyTippet

Discussion Starter · #13 · Aug 11, 2016

generic said:
These... Washington grown.

A great example of NOT hot spotting.... thanks man....that is a fucking hog dude

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generic

· #14 · Aug 11, 2016

Hot spotting? By saying it was in Washington?

SaltyTippet

Discussion Starter · #15 · Aug 11, 2016

No man.... NOT hot spotting means something different....

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generic

· #16 · Aug 11, 2016

SaltyTippet said:
No man.... NOT hot spotting means something different....

Okay, I thought it was one of those oxymoronic statements. My bad.

I'm going to get the bigger one next time. Had him on, and I froze up, broke me off. Total rookie mistake, after 22 yrs of fishing, all I learned is that I too can go blank.

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SaltyTippet

Discussion Starter · #17 · Aug 11, 2016

generic said:
I'm going to get the bigger one next time.

Show off....

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SaltyTippet

Discussion Starter · #18 · Aug 11, 2016

But seriously what a fucking hog man....

SaltyTippet

Discussion Starter · #19 · Aug 11, 2016

Trade invasive species secrets??

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generic

· #20 · Aug 11, 2016

SaltyTippet said:
But seriously what a fucking hog man....

And to think I almost landed the bigger one (by only a few inches) about 45 mins later. Right to my feet, and off he went.

Actually hooked the same fish (pretty sure anyway) two and a half weeks later.

Yah, browns have to be my favorite invasive fish. Well, that and those pesky steelhead that keep coming back every year.

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