That's definitely a nice solid fish, thick with good shoulders. Bill's right on about that area from Watt down to Paradise. I went to Sac State in the late 60's- early 70's and just about flunked out because of the riffles around Paradise. I'd go and fish early before going to classes but sometimes it was just TOOOOO GOOD and classes got put on the back burner. Half-pounders where never called half-pounders then. They were just called juvenile steelhead as I remember. And salmon were thick in there at times and they always took a lot longer to land and sure enough I'd miss more of my classes.
Eventually I got thrown out of Sac State and had to go and plead my case or go to Viet Nam. Nope, none of Nam for me so they put me back in on academic probation and I graduated with a BA in 1970, and got my teaching credential in 1971.
That first riffle below the H St. bridge and just upstream of the bend at Paradise were some great riffles for everything including shad too.
Tony
TONY BUZOLICH
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