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Discussion in 'The Game Room' started by Rope, Aug 5, 2026 at 5:23 AM.

  1. Rope

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    A few salmon from this weekend. 22 silvers and 7 kings. IMG_7116.jpeg IMG_7107.jpeg IMG_7105.jpeg IMG_9369.jpeg IMG_7097.jpeg IMG_7094.jpeg IMG_7095.jpeg IMG_7112.jpeg IMG_7111.jpeg
     
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  4. Rope

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    King!

    Its oilier and the flavor.
     
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    Awesome haul, they'd be delicious on an open fire!
     
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    Those would be a real treat for Midwest landlocked fellers like me! I love em smoked!
     
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    A great day on the water. Nice catch
     
  8. Rope

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    Yes Sir they are. Something very special about wild caught, family and a fresh dinner. We didn't cook them over a fire, but had a campfire that evening and cooked them over the grill at our campsight.
     
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    You sir need to make it to somewhere on the Pacific and catch some be it the Northwest, Canada or Alaska. It should be more than a treat, trip of a lifetime category. I fish out of Valdez, I have fished out of other port and they are all something special. Salt air, beautiful views and line getting pealed off and the bounty of the sea headed for the freezer.
     
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    We are fortunate that Valdez has really nice cleaning stations at the harbor/marina. We process them where once we get back to the campground all that is left is to chamber vacuum seal them and freeze them. We bring a 7 cubic chest freezer with us. Freeze the days catch each evening, rinse and repeat until its time to come home. I would guess we have north of 150 pounds in the freezer from this trip. At the end of the month we have our annual 10 day fill the freezer fishing trip. This was our 5th long weekend trip this summer. I hope everyone is having a great summer and putting some fish in the freezer.

    Tight lines.
     
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    IMG_6945.jpeg IMG_6948.jpeg IMG_6946.jpeg
    These are black rock fish aka-black bass or Black Sea bass.
     
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    Some other pics from previous trips this year. IMG_1507.jpeg IMG_1660.jpeg IMG_2023.jpeg IMG_1954.jpeg IMG_2194.jpeg IMG_2195.jpeg IMG_2241.jpeg IMG_2249.jpeg IMG_2253.jpeg IMG_2345.jpeg IMG_2344.jpeg IMG_2291.jpeg
     
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    They are (black) and one of the 30 rock fish species here. People call them black sea bass because they look like a black largemouth bass.
     
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    I’m salivating over the fish and other bounty of the sea that y’all are able to harvest:thumbs:
     
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    Back in to grow bigger.
     
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