OT: Ray's Salmon

Tom, I pretty much leave the preperation to my wife. What we had the first night she just spiced up, wrapped it in foil and then let it bake in the over. I used to like cooking different things when I was younger before the microwaves came out. I think they destroyed some brain cells........
 
Ray,
That's a pretty nice fish, a bit smaller than we are used to catching here in SW Washington, though. ;) :D
The next time you catch a fish (trout, salmon, steelhead) and do not have a scale to weigh it on you can get a very close estimation of it's weight by the following formula:

Length x girth² / 785---all measurements in inches.

This usually gives a weight that is a few ounces light, but is a lot closer than my eye balls can guess.
My first fish, this past month (out of my back yard river here) was 43" long with a girth of 25.5". This formula said the fish should weigh 35.6 lbs, my scale weighed it at 35 lbs, 15 oz.

Conrats on that big, beautiful fish! :cool:

Mike
 
Ray,
Castle Rock is about 10 miles north of Longview. I'm about half way between the two--45 miles from Portland.
 
I had a friend ask me about the fishing here last night and I sent him a link to this. Anyway I thought this would be nice to look at again.....
 
something's not quite right with that picture....
you forge with sandels on...and fish with boots on??? :p
nice fish brother! :D
 
Doc, It was more like a hit-and-run. She put up a darn good fight but I wasn't about to lose.

Chisel, Can't remember forsure but I think it was around 7am and being the middle of September its pretty nippy at that time. Surprizingly when I forge with the sandles I usually get burt once per knife.
 
peter nap said:
Wonderful fish Ray and what a beautiful place. Glad there are still places like that in the world.
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Don you sure got that right!

What a fish Ray! That had to be a blast landing that baby - I bet she had you guessing a couple times. I've never had a fish that big on the end of anything, but it's fun imagining it. You earned your break, now rest a bit before you finish that shop.
 
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