The Salmon and I (Tweed pt. 2)

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The Salmon and I (Tweed pt. 2)

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I have a few more pictures to show from my trip to river Tweed in Scotland.

Please enjoy the pictures from the "take" to the landing :wink:

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The Salmon just took the fly and I'm on the way out of the river to fight the salmon.

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Trying to get everything under control.

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Near the river bank, but the salmon won't give up.

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The last try to escape, but it did not had success.

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I won the battle, the Salmon is safely landed.

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Beautiful Salmon, thanks for the good fight 8)

Seconds after the last picture the Salmon was careful released again, so that it could continue up the river to spawn.

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Awesome! Look at the hooked jaw on that beauty. Thanks again, Jacob.
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Nice fish, Jacob!
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Pretty awesome! And for a trailer salesman too. Had breakfast this a.m. with several retired semi drivers. I was telling them about what you sell and who your major customer is. Wishing you and yours, happy holidays and good fishing and collecting in the new year.
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I have never really fly fished before, but I guess I would have wetted my pants too if I had hooked a fish like that!
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Outstanding! What a user friendly site to fish at. I usually fish small freestone trout streams, with a high gradient and overgrown banks. Roll casts are the norm.
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Jacob,
A Salmon taken on a two-handed rod, very nice. I normally think of salmon colors being more silver or lighter. Your fish has darker pigment than I would expect - almost like a big brown trout. Are those spawning colors?

Klingon,
Great to see you over here. This place has lots of information on reels - fly and conventional. Stick around you'll run into a few other people you might recognize.

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I'm not Jacob but I think I can answer your question. Those are spawning colors. And notice the hooked jaws.
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Don already answered the question.
When the salmon enter the river from the sea, it is silver.

Like this salmon that I caught a week in June for some years ago.

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