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April 26, 2024: this nice chinook salmon was caught near Victoria, BC, on a 3.25" Black Chrome trolling spoon, customized in a variation of the "Blueberry Muffin" pattern popular on the Great Lakes. One other fish was caught that day on a similar spoon. I can assemble for you almost any custom pattern/size/color of spoon you can dream of. If there is a spoon you used to like but got discontinued by the manufacturer, I can reproduce it or even improve it with high-visibility lure tape.
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June 10, 2024: after several weeks of windy weather that seriously limited salmon fishing, the guides are out again and the salmon are falling victim to the Black Chrome spoons. Victoria, BC. Nickel-plated or silver spoons enhanced with green and chartreuse lure tape have also been producing numerous chinook salmon.
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June 20: fish have developed a taste for the 2.5" spoons in the last few days, while the 3.25" spoons remain productive as well. Top-producing colors have been: Black Chrome with chartreuse stripe/pink dots, True Gold with silver stripe, nickel-plated with chartreuse/green stripe. True Gold Che'gegon spoon with green "glow in the dark" stripe has also done well.
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