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Feb 19, 2021 00:05:58 #

Dogand1 Loc: Meadow Vista, Ca

Nice to see the skunk gone
They can change names all they want to we’re still going to call them what we always have too old to change I guess

Feb 19, 2021 01:27:22 #

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Dogand1 wrote:

Nice to see the skunk gone
They can change names all they want to we’re still going to call them what we always have too old to change I guess

Well that's what I thought when I got it to where I could see it - huh, a squaw fish.

Yeah we came in from Auburn - up "the grade". First we went down Rattlesnake to the peninsula, but would've had to have had my mule with me to fish that place - about a 1/4 mile or so of steep hiking down to the lake, the ramps are all closed and gated off. Too bad, because they've been stocking Folsom, up there by where the river comes in I've taken some fatties in the past. This time of year especially.

As far as eatable, I ain't never et one. They don't make very good catfish bait, neither alive nor cut up. I never had any luck with em. How good can they be if a damned channel cat won't eat one? You'd have to ask the catfish hunter - he catches em for money up where there's a bounty on em. I'll bet he's tried em. I've heard they're boney as hell, but then so are shad and shad are delicious. Huh. Pickled squaw fish. Whaddaya think?

Feb 19, 2021 03:16:26 #

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

There you go spirit I knew you'd kick that skunk in the as. A fish is a fish from one Indiana boy to another 👍

Feb 19, 2021 08:05:04 #

Lee626 Loc: Brick NJ [ near the Jersey shore ]

Congratulations Spirit, the skunk has left the building, now make way for bigger and better fish and look forward to a great season ahead

Feb 19, 2021 09:24:02 #

Fish Dancer Loc: Guntersville, Alabama

Spiritof27 wrote:

He's not quite dead, I did catch a fish today, but... (show quote)

Way to go buddy. I knew you could do it.
I normally click on the “morning post “ first but the title of your post caught my eye and I had to see what you caught. Good job.
I know that stretch of river. Real pretty up there.

Feb 19, 2021 09:52:13 #

bric Loc: Helena, MT

Spiritof27 wrote:

That's a perfectly fine name for them in my opinio... (show quote)

I have heard similar. Besides changing the fish name the US Geological Survey, the ones in charge of maps, changed the name of many streams, lakes, mountain peaks etc with reference to sqaw and even papoose. Did this in Montana many years ago. Do you have any idea how many Sqaw creeks or Sqaw peaks there were?
Idaho did something similar at least the part that I frequent, changed the name to the native Neemeepoo language of the Nez Perce people.

Feb 19, 2021 10:01:20 #

bric Loc: Helena, MT

And congrats Spirit on ridding the skunk 🦨!

Feb 19, 2021 12:12:41 #

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

bric wrote:

And congrats Spirit on ridding the skunk 🦨!

Thanks bric. We still have Squaw Valley here in the Sierras and I've never heard much about changing its name. Maybe they're afraid of loss of revenue?

Feb 19, 2021 12:49:38 #

Bunyan Loc: Colorado

Spiritof27 wrote:

He's not quite dead, I did catch a fish today, but... (show quote)

Not a great picture angle on the fish, and I'm told there are no walleye in California, but with that lighter color on the bottom of the tail fin I'd be taking a second look.

Feb 19, 2021 12:57:51 #

woodguru Loc: El Dorado Ca

Spiritof27 wrote:

Yes is is, the South Fork, just west of Coloma. Nice little park there, right off the road. I guess the folks who live there don't realize what a little gem they have right in their side yard. Wasn't hardly a soul there.

My wife and I catch crawdads under the bridge in the spring and summer. I take a pole and some crawlers down sometimes and caught two nice trout that were cruising within five feet of the shore where it's about five feet deep. Trout and crawdad dinner...when the little restaurant was on the corner we would eat calamari appetizers with a nice bottle of wine. We live about 20 minutes from there in the town of El Dorado.

Feb 19, 2021 13:19:32 #

Bdubya06 Loc: Salem OR

Atta baby Spirit! I can hardly smell that skunk anymore!

Feb 19, 2021 14:11:36 #

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Spiritof27 wrote:

Thanks bric. We still have Squaw Valley here in the Sierras and I've never heard much about changing its name. Maybe they're afraid of loss of revenue?

Actually, I think there are plans to rename Squaw Valley.