Had a great weekend fishing on the Washington Coast.

Low-Key Lysmith

Started off with a small (24.5") chinook (king) salmon.
Then caught an average, albeit very bloody coho (silver) salmon.
Then, the big surprise came with a small thresher shark. Thought it was a big salmon due to the fury of the fight. Strong fish.
The business end of the thresher:
Next came a beauty of a chinook. Almost 40 lbs!!
Here's a look at the bounty.
Some nickel-bright coho on the tailgate of my truck:
Tonight, the fish brine. Tomorrow, I spend the day smoking them. Mmmmmmmm......smoked salmon.
badseed

The biggest fish I ever caught was smaller than the smallest of yours..lol.
But ya, good job, looks like it was fun
Low-Key Lysmith

Sure beats being a "fisher of men".
Black Sheep

My smoker has been running this weekend too.
The fish weren't anything like that size though.
Those big salmon look like good scrappers.
What do you do with threshers? We don't keep them. They are a lot of fun to get to the boat, but that's enough for us.
Low-Key Lysmith

Cut the thresher into steaks, soaked the meat overnight in buttermilk, then grilled it. Absolutely delicious!
White Dove

Man, wish I was there!
The biggest (and only!) fish I caught was off the coast of WA and was a 24 lb. salmon. I was about 15.
Low-Key Lysmith

24 lbs is a very respectable fish. Nice job!
talesin

mm mmmmm mmmm
Nice catch! Are those threshers dog fish or sharks? Shark meat is also mm mm good!!
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