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Bucket List Checkoff!
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May 26, 2023 15:08:26   #
smlk31 Loc: Summer Lake Oregon
 
We went to Reedsport to fish for stripers to try to check off a bucket list item and after only 5 cast on the Smith River YES! I checked off a striper for my bucket list!! I thought this is easy but...The next day We fished nine hours covering 8 miles of the Smith in a boat without touching a fish. So much for easy fishing. We did get to go to Coos bay and get two limits of Gapers so clam chowder tonight!

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May 26, 2023 19:09:54   #
Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina
 
smlk31 wrote:
We went to Reedsport to fish for stripers to try to check off a bucket list item and after only 5 cast on the Smith River YES! I checked off a striper for my bucket list!! I thought this is easy but...The next day We fished nine hours covering 8 miles of the Smith in a boat without touching a fish. So much for easy fishing. We did get to go to Coos bay and get two limits of Gapers so clam chowder tonight!


Congratulations on your first striper. I enjoy eating clams but I've never heard of a Gaper. Got to look that one up.

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May 26, 2023 19:11:54   #
smlk31 Loc: Summer Lake Oregon
 
Some people call them horse necks or blues or empires

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May 27, 2023 16:18:34   #
BobS5151 Loc: Oregon
 
Nice to know at least someone caught one. Any news on shad in umpqua yet?

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May 27, 2023 16:45:34   #
smlk31 Loc: Summer Lake Oregon
 
Buddy of mine went to sawyers rapids with drift boat and caught a cooler full. nothing on the smith yet

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May 27, 2023 17:44:43   #
Yellowdoggy Loc: Dexter, or
 
If your from summer lake you know about the whipers from close to there, love catching them. Great fighters. Won't mention the body of water
Congrats

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May 27, 2023 18:15:22   #
smlk31 Loc: Summer Lake Oregon
 
Interesting enough that I have never caught one here had to to to the coast to catch one. It seem when you live near good fishing it sometimes just escapes you to take the time to fish.

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May 28, 2023 00:21:32   #
Yellowdoggy Loc: Dexter, or
 
Take the time , night fishing is the best.

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