Did it still count as part of the fisherman's catch 🥴
sytheteacher wrote:
A number of years ago I was fishing the Esopus Creek in the Catskills and a brown bear ran across the stream grabbed my stringer that was secured to a rock and pulled the fish off my stringer and started eating them.. Then the bear threw the stringer back into the water and ran back across the steam into the bushes waiting for me to catch more fish..
Had something similar happen to me at Soutcher Lake in high Sierra's. We always put our stringer at least 50-75 ft away from where we are fishing.
Able Man
Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
OldBassGuy wrote:
Had something similar happen to me at Soutcher Lake in high Sierra's. We always put our stringer at least 50-75 ft away from where we are fishing.
That sounds like a VERY "good practice"; when in "Bear Country"!!!
Have a friend had similar experience with a skunk, following him over a mile up a creek. Took every fish he caught. Not potentially dangerous but could have been very unpleasant.
Larry M wrote:
Looks like someone lost their fish after gutting it.
I he ask me nice he can have mine
Maid Marion wrote:
Have a friend had similar experience with a skunk, following him over a mile up a creek. Took every fish he caught. Not potentially dangerous but could have been very unpleasant.
Yeah well that stinks Marion
Smart Bear.
I really think Animals are smarter than some people!!!
Tell new comers to keep their fish tied to their belt so the bears can not get them. It works great to keep the crowds down at your favorite fishing river. Please, don't try this. Just kidding. It is an extremely dangerous practice done all to often in Alaska. All of Alaska is bear country, even within the city of Anchorage.
Jeremy wrote:
Yeah well that stinks Marion
Hey Jeremy , why don’t you go get my fish back from that bear?
Here , I’ll hold your drink till you get back!!!
PFC wrote:
Smart Bear.
I really think Animals are smarter than some people!!!
In the wild where every drop of water and every bite of food requires thinking past the last one the slow don't last long
Sorry Mr. Brooklyn their are no brown bears in the Catskills or in NY state. But I am sure it was a sight to see when that black bear ran out into the stream. Be alert out there this coming spring when they all wake up. Enjoyed the story I would of had the go change my waiters and pants Lol 😂.
Larry M wrote:
Looks like someone lost their fish after gutting it.
As a one time fish buyer in Cal let me tell you that bear got a special treat. Why ? The meat on that salmon is white which has a flavor distinctively different than the orange color. I want to say milder for lack of any other word. The flavor is exceptional. One of the rivers that supply this fish is the Klamath out of northern Cal but Alaska likely has some too.
OldBassGuy wrote:
Had something similar happen to me at Soutcher Lake in high Sierra's. We always put our stringer at least 50-75 ft away from where we are fishing.
Good idea indeed. A 400 pound black bear is one thing, a 1000 pound Grizzly could have a very different ending. They could still be hungry when they reach the end of the stringer.
bobber22 wrote:
As a one time fish buyer in Cal let me tell you that bear got a special treat. Why ? The meat on that salmon is white which has a flavor distinctively different than the orange color. I want to say milder for lack of any other word. The flavor is exceptional. One of the rivers that supply this fish is the Klamath out of northern Cal but Alaska likely has some too.
Alaska does have them, but they are more common in the Frasier River of BC and the Strait of Georgia in Washington. It is interesting to note that you could hardly give them away in the old days. People thought there was something wrong with them. I can only assume they associated them with spent fish that loose their color as they start deteriorating. From what I have researched, it is genetic and has nothing to do with the food they eat or the quality of the fish. They do taste great with the same firm flaky texture common to red meat Kings.
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