caught this fish yesterday at Jamaica Pond. One day after it went in. Drove out to Masswildlife head quarters after an hour long fight on 4lb test to have it weighed. The current state record is 22lb 15oz, this one weighed 22lb 14oz. 38-1/2" Long. Still a nice fish and a heck of a fight.

You are the man :kewl: I was just reading the article in the paper saying they stocked the pond with these biggins that are past their prime... Great catch man :kewl:

Wow nice catch!!! What is that a salmon?

Too bad it hadn't eaten one shiner more before biting your hook! Congrats.

that reminds me of a freind that hit 4 out of 5 numbers in one of the old lottery games..... so close yet so far.... must have had quite the crowd after an hour. I lived within walking distance of there a dozen or so years ago.... people are surprised at the fish that JP produces

Wow nice catch!!! What is that a salmon?

Sorry, yes it is a Salmon. A Broodstock Atlantic Salmon which the state uses to breed in it's hatcheries. They then take the smolt and release them into the streams to try to restore the once abundant Salmon population. After a few years they don't reproduce well so the state puts them into are Ponds and lakes so anglers can enjoy them. I can't emagine casting of the shore around the Vinyard for stripers and hooking into one of these things like they did back in the days.

I luv it! Go Roy, Go!!!!!!!!!!!!! :boots:

Damn, that is one big salmon. That pond has been good to you......

Nice Fish Roy!
Get more... and bigger.... I know you will.

Shwing!!!~! Nice fish Roy.

:uhuh: Awesome catch man!

That is a beauty. Amazing that you can catch a fish like that in the city.

:humpty: sweetness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful fish :claps:

Bernzy

nice fish! :cheers:

nice atlantic you got there !

if the fight was shorter he may have weighed more LOL

You shoot aquaskinz the photo. Talk about a versatile jacket!

Roy, That was mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you use AK-47 to catch this monster?I went to RI show Sunday pm and Kadir told me you were there on Friday. I brought the box with me to the Cape in case, I will give it to you next time.

Don

:cheers:

Nice fish Roy. I was around there Monday, did'nt see anyone there, was thinking about that place for awhile. Did you take it on a spoon?

congrats, very nice! :claps:

Gorgeous fish, congratulations. :cheers:

Holy crap! You da man!
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WOW! That is an impressive catch!!

I have never caught an atlantic salmon.

( I am sure the Aquaskins boys could use that photo too!! :hee: )

Sweet catch Roy... I remember fishing the Pond when I lived over off South St... Back in the day...

Hey Roy, I was just thinkin that maybe someday we will be able to go to Cuba and fish there. Political regimes eventually change. Hopefully the US AND Cuba will one day be able to have mutual respect, trade and tourism. I know a guy from Mass Maritime that while doing some research there got to fish the shoreline form a small skiff in several areas. This guy is a good flyfisher and light tackle guy. He said that Cuba holds the greatest potential for world record Tarpon, snook and Bonefish that he has ever seen and he has fished most of the world. Fishing wise the closed society there is robbing us of one hell of a destination. Hemingway knew it, someday we should be able to experience it I hope. Flap :D

Flaptail,

There are some Florida charter captains that fish Cuba but they have a difficult time getting the guys back on the boats after they spent some time drinking in the bars and chatting up the local women. I would love to spend some time there both on and off the water.

Steve

Hey Roy, I was just thinkin that maybe someday we will be able to go to Cuba and fish there. Political regimes eventually change. Hopefully the US AND Cuba will one day be able to have mutual respect, trade and tourism. I know a guy from Mass Maritime that while doing some research there got to fish the shoreline form a small skiff in several areas. This guy is a good flyfisher and light tackle guy. He said that Cuba holds the greatest potential for world record Tarpon, snook and Bonefish that he has ever seen and he has fished most of the world. Fishing wise the closed society there is robbing us of one hell of a destination. Hemingway knew it, someday we should be able to experience it I hope. Flap :D

Flap that would be great and hopefully someday that will be possible. I have only been there one time and that was when I was 6. My uncle took me fishing wih a hand line made of tread and a hook made from a safty pin. Actually it was a safty pin. We used crushed periwinkles and caught All kinds of fish, some were even 2 to 3lbs it was great.

Oh I just found out that the salmon qualifys for the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame line class World record.

nice! that thing could eat the tiny brookies and bows ive been catching in there.
crap load of people there today..

That is one MAGNIFICENT fish!! Congratulations!

Nice job Roy as Always, You put more than your Time in, Congrats :btu:

Nice fish! :cheers: Nice to see the Hatcheries are releasing fish that big .

Wow great catch, Congrats
Do you think you will have it mounted?

Way to go Roy :kewl: ! That is the second or third time you just missed in the last couple of months...I just have a feeling you are going to get what you are after :uhuh:

Funny, I was just reading the newspaper article on you less than 10 minutes ago and I decided to jump on S-B to see what was going on....glad I did.

Hope you get the record...that would be awesome!

Kadir

Hello Don,

Great seeing you Sunday!!

Way to go Roy, Keep up the good work..

Nice job Roy!! I saw a picture in the globe on Tuesday and it mentioned some big ones were going in there. I got out today for the first fishing outing of the season.

great JOB! BRAVO!
i like the fish decals on yer truck too :btu:

atta boy ROYYY ! :hs: shaking head in Amazement......

NICE!
Close, very close but still impressive on 4 lb. test. :kewl:

Nice fish Roy.Its almost as big as U.
I seen a show on Largemouth fishin in Cuba It rivals any scene in Mexico.basically unfished.

Roy,

First - WOW!

Second - Son of a!!!!!! :splat: But I'm sure you already said that....

Congrats Roy - That's a heck of a fish.....
We've got some very good fishermen on this board - good company.

Congrats!!! GREAT FISH

Wow! Great fish. What did it eat?

Thank you all for the replys. Don you are to kind and Kadir I will be talking to you soon man..Thanks. Okay Here's the storie. Me and my buddy Luis got to JP around 6am. We started at the boat house first and on my 6th or 7th cast I hooked up with one that weighed 15+lbs on a gold canduit spoon made by Thomas Co. About a 1/2 hour later my buddy hooked into a nice fat female that was about 26", but went 9lbs on the boga. thing slowed right down after that and we started to walk around the pond. We made it about two times around catching a few trout. We both decided to split up and go in oposite directions and call each other if we got into them since they like to travel in schools. about 10:30 i was walking past the point by the island when I saw one rise about 75' out and then another so I quickly cast my Yo-zuri aile pins minnow over the swirl and got to crank it about twice when that monster hit. It come out of the water and it looked like a Lab going in for a cripple. That was the last I saw that fish till an hour later when I tailed it in waist deep. I wish you guys could see what that line looked like. I'm curios to see what it's going to break at onece I send it in to NFWHOF for the all tackle world record for inland Salmon. The fish was 23lb on my Boga.

Roy nice fish But you shoulda called me at the shop it was lot closer than driving out to westboro and it might have not have lost those 2 oz on the trip. Still a great fish take willie with you next time pete

another thing Roy it looks like you just broke the igfa line class record for atlantic salmon if your line tests at 4 lb I'm a igfa rep for boston so give me a call and i'll walk you through the process pete

Hello Don,

Great seeing you Sunday!!

Kadir,

My wife always thought I was the only one out of control as Alberto labled me and after reading Roys article and meeting countless "OUT OF CONTROL" guys at the show my wife thinks I am not all that bad after all because I still have the same job.

It is 75 degrees today,

Don

Thats awsome dude! Good 4 u

Hey RoyL,
Thats age discrimination on the states part. Poor old fish stops producing eggs and they through it away.

Hey RoyL,
Thats age discrimination on the states part. Poor old fish stops producing eggs and they through it away.

You think we got a case?

Hello Don,

Great seeing you Sunday!!

Kadir,

Greetings!!!

I have been daydreaming since yesterday after getting a call from my friend in Fairfield that he caught the first bass for this year on the way to work yesterday morning. You met Gene at Hartford show, the tall guy.

Give my best to Alberto.

Don

Kadir,

Greetings!!!

I have been daydreaming since yesterday after getting a call from my friend in Fairfield that he caught the first bass for this year on the way to work yesterday morning. You met Gene at Hartford show, the tall guy.

Give my best to Alberto.

Don

Don,

It is always a pleasure to see you and this time, I finally had the pleasure of meeting your lovely wife. I will definitely give Alberto your best regards.

It is funny, most wifes (if they have not gone to shows or are not with their husbands on the water regularly) do not know how fanatical a lot of us fisherman are. That is the difference between being passionate about the sport and being passive. When you cannot find or think of something better to do than being on the water when it is cold, howling wind or even snowing, you are passionate....

My friend RoyL definitely fits that bill and then some as does Alberto and a handful of other.....they are what would be called "out of control" the rest of us are just border line psycho's :hihi: :wiggle: but still not normal anyway you cut it :behead: :soon: :soon: :soon: :jump:

Kadir