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Re: Derby results

We had a fun weekend fishing the derby. We brought in and released many fish that were all healthy and they will continue to grow!

We ended up harvesting 3 salmon on the weekend. Each were both hook wounded and able to bring us a prize. One 4 year old female that hadn't released her eggs that came in 8th or 9th?? on Friday. A 5 year old male that had been wounded which put me in a 4th place overall for the tournament. And dad weighed in a 21" 5 year old female that weighed 3.5 lbs ( hook wounded) which gave him 9th or 10th?? on Sunday. We put in our time and had a blast.

I fished the southern(ish) end of the lake and had all of our success with live smelt from 0-15' deep. I heard my handle shouted a couple times from different people but the VHF on the new boat doesn't allow me to get the range I want. Happy with the new boat though, very comfortable to fish out of. Sorry if I didn't respond! Good talking to Popeye and Ilucus and Throbbin Rods though! I also saw the KJ Louis pulling out of West Alton! What a ride!

Overall good weekend with the family. I was very happy with the quality of the fish that we brought in! Thank you West Alton Marina and A.J.'s Bait and Tackle for your support throughout the weekend! What great people and places to do business with!

Cody Dodds
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Just as an FYI - I also bough one of those Winni Derby Lures from Alan - caught 2 salmon on it, one over 20"
Had a hit on the bank lure - yep, I put that one in too. After I caught a laker on a teaspoon that a guy had bent and drilled, I decided that anything was worth a try.
We had a good Derby, I didn't pull the numbers of fish that some did but I am willing to bet that I had at least as much fun.

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I fished with my son and girlfriend and we had a lot of fun.Girlfriend has never been salmon fishing so this was a new thing for her.Stayed at Bay Side Inn in Alton Bay great people,did not change rates and no dock fee.Like everyone else we did very well on numbers of fish.Couple of 21 inch fish but nothing worth entering.Boat traffic was a lot lighter than past years or at least where we were in the southern part of the lake.Forry I was wondering if you found that virgin and have gathered them goats yet!!! Lot of laughs on the radio.Headed to flooded champlain in 2 weeks for the Plattsburg derby.Had to rent a cottage at appple island campground has the camp we usually rent has 4 inches of water in it. B-man

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Lena and I had a good derby, we regestered two fish, one on Saturday and one Sunday. Not sure why but I did not see any with hook wounds and we did catch enough fish that we should of seen quite a few. Sunday Lena placed around 12th. The chatter on the radio was great entertainment. Salty will you be starting a moble roach coach on water? Forry, I'm not sure where you'll find virgin goats in Mass. Again thanks for the laughs see you on the waters. Roland

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I also saw the KJ Louise pulling out of West Alton! What a ride!

Thanks Cody

She is our fishing machine! Rigged for everything from Salmon to Tuna,Sharks, Stripers, Blues and Lobster! As we like to call her she's our summer home.

Your new ride is great too! I was sneaking a peak this past week while it was on her Trailer at the Marina! Good Luck with the rest of the season.

Steve B

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I fished with a few guys from work. We too stayed at the Bayside on Alton Bay. Lets just say that we didn't have a negative impact on the fishery. We did manage to enjoy a few cans of beer, listen to some music, tell stories and laugh our asses off listening to guys on channel 12.

We have a little different goal than most when it comes to the derby. Although a new boat would be nice; we enjoy the time away from work, the wives and the daily grind and just have a good time. We are all looking forward to next year and if we could buy our derby tickets now we would.

I hope everyone else was as successful as we were.

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John, There were a lot of 5# fish reported earlier, but they wern't weighed at Derby headquarters.

Salty

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Im not a PHD scientist like the great brains that wrote the new fishing laws... But I am pretty sure the Fish can't read the bank logo on the free lure! and will still hit it because it has the right shape and wobble at the right time! Brilliant Move throwing them away boys! LOL!

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Salty
John, There were a lot of 5# fish reported earlier, but they wern't weighed at Derby headquarters.

Salty


Ha-ha-ha, I gotcha. I had one of those scales once too, then I bought a Boga scale. But if I really want to know how much a fish weighed, I'd go to Holderness Market and have it weighed, fish and game will only accept registered scales with a signed paper from the store/market and witness by another fisherman (or liar). I guess fisherman have been known to fib a little now and then.

While on the subject did I tell you about the "multiple" 10 pound Salmon I caught last week, I've been doing it on a regular basis this year, but you might have heard (or read) that, ha-ha.

Big John