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[releventchair]

Steelhead are a unique sub-species of anadromous Rainbow trout. Like salmon, they are born in
the fresh water, and then make their way to sea for 2-3 years, then return to the exact spot they
were born in order to spawn. Unlike salmon, Steelhead will return to the sea after spawning, and
then return to the river to spawn again.

And yes, their meat is pink, and the one OV has a pic of looks like it was just fresh from
the salt water.

Today, most steelhead are spawned at a hatchery, however the river I live on has one of the
few true wild steelhead runs remaining in the world.

We get some holdovers now and then in the river.
Steelies are chrome when fresh run from the lake and gain the red hued sides with time.
Holdovers are slender usually. Quite a contrast to new arrivals.
I've watched one midsummer stir up small fish in a hole then retreat back to deeper water. Then back to stir again .
Multiple times. I suspected it was shopping.
Others in the heat of summer ; spend midday where creeks and tributaries bring cooler water. And more oxygen.
It can be quite shallow. But where they want to be...

Crayfish may factor in color of flesh.
" Planters" (hatchery raised fish fingerlings and such) are pale fleshed from factory diets. They eat about anything. Snails , small stones bouncing by...
The crayfish nursery on one of my favorite trout streams was shallow sedimented edges of riverbank. Warmer too of course being so shallow.
invasive species have shifted a lot of that. Even different crayfish. Along with gobies and zebra mussels.

Good gravel was where to expect egg laying. I'm not up to date but suspect far fewer successful smolts reaching the big lake anymore.
Though factory / hatchery fish are often clipped to identify or ire tagged for studies..

 

[releventchair]

Mornin all.

 

[newnan man]

We get some holdovers now and then in the river.
Steelies are chrome when fresh run from the lake and gain the red hued sides with time.
Holdovers are slender usually. Quite a contrast to new arrivals.
I've watched one midsummer stir up small fish in a hole then retreat back to deeper water. Then back to stir again .
Multiple times. I suspected it was shopping.
Others in the heat of summer ; spend midday where creeks and tributaries bring cooler water. And more oxygen.
It can be quite shallow. But where they want to be...

Crayfish may factor in color of flesh.
" Planters" (hatchery raised fish fingerlings and such) are pale fleshed from factory diets. They eat about anything. Snails , small stones bouncing by...
The crayfish nursery on one of my favorite trout streams was shallow sedimented edges of riverbank. Warmer too of course being so shallow.
invasive species have shifted a lot of that. Even different crayfish. Along with gobies and zebra mussels.

Good gravel was where to expect egg laying. I'm not up to date but suspect far fewer successful smolts reaching the big lake anymore.
Though factory / hatchery fish are often clipped to identify or ire tagged for studies..

Years ago they introduced Coho to the Great Lakes. It didn't do well so they bred it with the Walleye. A Cohwal fish. It still didn't do well so they bred it with the Muskie. A Cohwalski, it did great but they had to teach it how to swim.

 

[oldmxrat]

Good morning

 

[Evan in CA]

Good morning everybody

 

[releventchair]

Good morning everybody

Mornin Evan!

 

[releventchair]

 

[WHADIFIND]

Single 45.

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Nope.....not true. Scuttlebutt has it that this one is married. 🤫

 

[WHADIFIND]

You never heard of one?
They make a loud "bang" sound.

I bought one for 20 or 25 dollars like the picture . Someone had loosely assembled it from a kit.
I rebuilt it . Bending the hammer to fit the nipple better was about the only thing it needed after a mild increase in inletting the lock.
Would rather a 50 but none seem to want to tempt me cheaply.

And....how long ago did you acquire that? What do you use it for? 🤔

 

[Oregon Viking]

We have 7 rivers within a 100 miles, a few famous ! Fish galore ! Although the guides are getting a bit numerous....

 

[Oregon Viking]

Steelhead are a unique sub-species of anadromous Rainbow trout. Like salmon, they are born in
the fresh water, and then make their way to sea for 2-3 years, then return to the exact spot they
were born in order to spawn. Unlike salmon, Steelhead will return to the sea after spawning, and
then return to the river to spawn again.

And yes, their meat is pink, and the one OV has a pic of looks like it was just fresh from
the salt water.

Today, most steelhead are spawned at a hatchery, however the river I live on has one of the
few true wild steelhead runs remaining in the world.

We live in paradise ! the Klamath and the Smith are a few miles away in Northern Cali, the Winchuck, Chetco, Rogue, Sixes and the Elk river are close too !!!

True wild steelhead runs in Oregon, featuring unclipped, native fish, are concentrated in the coastal rivers—notably the Wilson, Nestucca, Siletz, and Chetco. These populations are strongest in winter (Feb-March), though the Siletz River holds a rare wild summer run. Key rivers with significant wild populations include the Rogue, Umpqua, and tributaries of the Tillamook Bay.

• North Coast: The Wilson, Nestucca, and Necanicum rivers boast strong winter wild runs, with peak fishing in February and March.
• Central Coast: The Siletz River is famous for being the only Oregon Coast Range river with a native summer steelhead run. The Alsea is also a prime wild fish river.
• South Coast: The Chetco, Elk, Sixes, Pistol, and Rogue rivers are renowned for their wild runs.
• Umpqua River: The North Umpqua provides a premier, though often catch-and-release only, wild steelhead fishery.
• Columbia Tributaries: While many are hatchery-dominated, streams like the Deschutes host wild summer steelhead that travel up to the Pelton Dam

Northern California, particularly the North Coast, supports some of the last true wild steelhead runs in the region, with major runs in the
Smith, Klamath, Trinity, Eel, and Mad rivers. These rivers host both winter (entering Sept-March) and summer (entering July-Sept) runs, with many fish spawning naturally without hatchery support. Key rivers for these wild fish include the Eel River, which has no hatchery supplements, and the Smith River.

 

[releventchair]

And....how long ago did you acquire that? What do you use it for? 🤔

Been a minute.
Decades maybe.

I used to participate in blackpowder shoots one or two weekends a year. That .45 went to someone else close to me that shoots at blackpowder events.
Just got my foot in the door as a retread member at a club last fall that I used to participate at shoots and in hosting shoots back when there were about 300-400 shooters going around the state visiting other clubs. Many of us in historic costumes. i look to warm up a couple barrels when the weather gets more toward crickets chirping. But I've shot year round before.

Multiple matches at each shoot. Pistol offhand can be a match. Multiple matches for pistols but each shoot host varies the # and type of matches.
Percussion. Flint. 25 yard. Or other distances or number of shots. (5 shots per match is standard on range matches.) Or one pistol shot on a twenty station trade gun woods walk. Dealers choice kind of stuff.
I have heard of pistol woods walks. (Average woods walk still 20 varied stations.)

IF I had a fifty it would compliment the rifle I built from a kit.
As in don't get excited and try to stuff an oversized roundball down bore.

I have a flintlock trade gun (French Tulle type) that is about .61 cal./ 20 gauge.
The Tower pistol to compliment it is also smooth bore. But doesn't really hold the appeal a fifty percussion would. The thing is big! And heavy.
(Similar pistol pictured. The butt cap on mine bit the wood on one side either from being dropped or clubbing something. Given their accuracy ; both are equally possible reasons.)

I've yet to encounter an owner of a Tower pistol (British arms were all marked up from inspections. The Tower of London being a place of certifying arms long ago. "The broad arrow" marking is an example of the Towers approval ) too overjoyed about long range accuracy.
But it can be loaded with quite a variety of loads for close range work. close being the operative term.
A nice summers day experiment with paper towel and mixed large shot sizes (duplex loads) might be in the works. I also bagged some hornets nest paper last autumn that might replace paper towel wadding for a shot. (Nest paper usually reserved for leaving a rifle loaded by putting nest paper between lubed patch and powder.)

i haven't taken deer with a blackpowder handgun. Yet.
But then seldom have one afield with me.
Was a hunt I had three modern handguns. (Meant to bring one in particular.)

 

[Chilli]

Chilli JUST how hot are those Peppers ?

Hi mate. The thai are hot but bearable probably to 80% of people who like things spicy. I could chew a whole one, I'll say its hot but its not run to the tap hot. 😁
The superhot habanero, these ones, are a hybrid which probably 95% of people wouldn't like. You cut little tiny slivers off to test the heat before doing anything with them. No way I could even bite a bit off and chew it. I'll dehydrate these and powder them. With gloves on, you'll even feel overwhelming heat on your skin from them.
I once when I didn't realise, not use gloves when cutting them up for the dehydrator.
I went to the loo, about a minute later I had filled the hand wash basin with cold water and was straddled over it in a very uncomfortable way emersing the you know what in the water for about 5 minutes for relief. They're nice powdered as they have a kind of hint of fruitiness along with the heat. Dehydrated drops the heat by probably 50% thereabouts. They're probably similar to reapers in heat. Im not sure theres a day I don't use anything chilli in my food. 😂

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Chilli]

Years ago they introduced Coho to the Great Lakes. It didn't do well so they bred it with the Walleye. A Cohwal fish. It still didn't do well so they bred it with the Muskie. A Cohwalski, it did great but they had to teach it how to swim.

 

[Oregon Viking]

The Cape Arago Lighthouse, located on a small island near Charleston, Oregon, was first established in 1866 to guide vessels into Coos Bay. The 44-foot white tower with a red roof is now owned by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. While the site is not open to the public due to restricted access, it is easily viewed from the Cape Arago Highway, Bastendorff Beach County Park, or Shore Acres State Park.

 

[Oregon Viking]

Red tailed surf perch ! Fish taco supreme !!

 

[Oregon Viking]

Where ??

Cornucopia Oregon

westernmininghistory.com

 

[Oregon Viking]

12,000 years old !!

12,000-year-old woven items found in Oregon cave may be among oldest clothing ever found

An archaeologist says a woven item discovered in an Oregon cave and dated to about 12,000 years ago may be one of the oldest known examples of clothing or footwear in the world.

www.kptv.com

 

[Oregon Viking]

Harris Beach about 2 hours ago.