thought it was a bite !

[skeezer]

letting my line drift the bottom just alittle and look what hit my line ..... :hoboy: it all happened on the lucky santiam :grin: http://www.ifish.net/uploads/39202198.jpg

[rainrshine]

OK I give up, I cant quite make it out?? :shrug:

[salmonidstalker]

what is it :shrug:

[Stratocaster]

Looks like big brown trout. :wink:

[skeezer]

ok couple more pics. http://www.ifish.net/uploads/14332198.jpg
http://www.ifish.net/uploads/54332198.jpg

[Stratocaster]

a slinky eatin clam, now ive seen it all. :laugh:

[skeezer]

well it was a bite but, but it was not what i was wanting.... :hoboy:

[rainrshine]

feisty sons of guns arent they :laugh: :laugh:

[KingFisher85]

bet he fought good

[SouthCoastStu]

Looks like a native from the fin. Can you keep natives on the Santiam? :laugh: :laugh:

[Kruechief]

Hey Skeezer,

Did you see me out there today?

Krue

[Fishplay]

MMMMM freshwater clams! Sturgeon love em. Thats a juvenile.

[chillybones]

how fast were you trolling? :laugh:

[ampersat]

i had a clam hit my jig while fishing up at dog creek. i'm not kidding, when i pulled up it was clamped down on the bend of my jig hook.

[The Fishing Geek]

Clam flosser.

[fishinbyfly]

I still cant make it out, but you guys say its a clam. What a horrible looking :laugh: clam!!!!

[Clamman]

Looks to be a juvenile freshwater mussel, most likely the western pearlshell.

clam