dorrman
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A rare catch on Erie tribs.
I don't post much on this site but thought I'd throw this picture in just because Coho are hard to find these days on Erie tribs. Caught it this morning (11-20-2010).
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deetz4352
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 14:18:42
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Really cool , thats about as rare as catching the few stray humpies that turn up every now and then. Nice catch  The Deetz
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dorrman
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 14:32:00
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Thanks Deetz. I've been Steelhead fishing for many years and probably don't need a full hand to count the number of Coho I've caught. Although this is the second one, in as many seasons, that I was fortunate enough to reel in. Maybe they're making a comeback!
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 14:32:21
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 14:48:05
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dorrman , I hope not. They were destroying the perch and walleye fishery we have here. If Im correct they found that the coho were destructive and stopped stocking them in the early 80's maybe. They were feeding machines. Im sure someone can find the info on this. as to why.
I think you just have that kind of luck. Last coho I caught was off the south pier with my gramps throwing big black rooster tails around 1981-82. They sure did like to jump from what I remember of catching them.
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dorrman
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 15:06:09
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I wasn't aware of the problems they were causing the perch and walleye. They jump and do, sort of, a "death roll." That's the way they've been for me anyway.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 15:29:34
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That;s pretty cool, nice catch.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 15:43:16
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Nice catch, I haven't caught one in a few years.
Deetz, not sure where you heard that, but it's wrong. The last year coho were stocked by PA (who was the last to stock lake Erie) was 2003. The reason sited for ending the coho return was poor return rate (which I'd disagree) and not getting enough bang for their buck because of the short time they spent in the streams before they died.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 16:06:43
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Thanks for clearing that up for me stillhead. last one I caught was the year stated. I thought they quit stocking them way before 03.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 16:19:40
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I agree when the Erie Steelhead program kicked in high gear the late 80's that was it for large Coho numbers . " Coho Fever " was dominate all through the 70's and mid 80's. Catching a Steelhead was actually rare. Huge numbers of Coho would stack up at Trout Run with shoulder to shoulder fishing. Also Browns were around along with some of the biggest Palomino Trout I've ever seen caught.............nice Coho man!
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 18:37:40
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I have caught coho in the last 10 years. I always looked forward to landing one each fall. Not many, but they were a welcomed break in the steelhead.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 19:23:46
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Did any of the coho ever get to be 12 pounds?And if they did , did they get weighed on Poor Richards scale?What about the length and girth?Huh?Huh?
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 20:58:29
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ORIGINAL: Bonezee77
Did any of the coho ever get to be 12 pounds?And if they did , did they get weighed on Poor Richards scale?What about the length and girth?Huh?Huh?
Only the ones that I caught. All the coho I ever caught were exactly 12lbs, and they looked 20 in my pictures cause I held my arms stretched waaaayyy out for the picture. All the other coho ever caught in pa, by anyone else, were only 5lbers with an occasional 9lber that someone would claim was a 12. But they weren't. I am the only one that ever caught a 12lb coho in PA. All others were small dude.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 21:48:52
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Where was this at? I don't recognize that concrete structure in the background... thought I had been everywhere
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 22:45:45
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 caught this one back in 2001 elk creek one of several that week last great year for hos for me lol lol btw 10lbs 80z
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/20 23:06:58
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On my first trip to Erie about ten years ago the first fish I caught was a Coho at the falls on Walnut,later that same season a friend caught a small King in the chutes.
Was on the SR in NY this week and caught a couple nicely colored Coho,along with a bunch of Steel.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/23 08:58:40
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Nice Ho ! I likey the Ho's.
Nice to mix it up with them once in a while south of the NY !
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/23 09:13:50
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Good catch...
I saw one a couple years ago...it was small and near death.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/27 20:55:22
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cohos are great on the eastern ontario tribs... sometimes strictly coho runs in early september and early october, than pods through november here and there. and lately one here and there in to february.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/28 04:59:02
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great shot. 
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/28 08:00:59
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According to the fish commision the last stocked Coho in Lake Erie were in NY in 1999 or 1998.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/28 08:01:19
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thanks dano, i'm starting him young. can be a little frustrating at times but it'll make for any easier future if you know what i mean.
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/28 08:04:21
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as long as there's habitat for reproduction, cohoes can run wild fairly well. many little tribs and basically trickles that don't even have names that i have witnessed healthy wild coho populations. they are a wonderful fish
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/11/28 08:19:10
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ORIGINAL: captnkirk
According to the fish commision the last stocked Coho in Lake Erie were in NY in 1999 or 1998.
No, 2003
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/12/01 18:13:16
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does this seem like they are going to phase out steelhead(?) and phase in brown trout?
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RE: A rare catch on Erie tribs.
2010/12/01 18:33:49
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ORIGINAL: captronk
does this seem like they are going to phase out steelhead(?) and phase in brown trout?
no browns will be a supplement to steelbows
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