Slow Week

Well it's tyhe 9th of July and King Salmon season was closed last night at midnight, they are on a quota system for summer Kings. Once the allotment is caught they close the season and give u one days notice. So we had to come to town and sell the fish we had caught the last 4 days. The first 2 days were pretty good but the last 2 were terrible. Once again the forecast for 10-15mph winds was way off and both days we tried fishing the ocean only to get beat up by the rough water. We tried some different inside waters but did no good.
Now Cohos will be our only target and we will be fishing calmer waters on the inside as not many Cohos have moved in close to the beach on the ocean. Will be nice to fish some calmer water that is for sure. I have all the white knuckles I want to have for awhile.

Saw a couple Killer Whales this week and not nearly as many Humpback Whales. There are not many Puffins where we have been fishing. 2 days ago we got into a nice school of Cohos and a couple SeaLions came in and spoiled our fun. They plucked a half a dozen off of our lines and Kenny got frustrated and pulled the gear. In the rough water its hard to tell when the fish hit and when a Sea Lion takes on it rattles the wire like a bow string getting released. Usually when you pull up the gear your missing the lure and sometimes they even bust the flashers off. When the get a fish they come to the surface and rip them apart. They fling them up in the air, shaking thier heads taking chunks of the fish till they have them where they can eat them. We tried Seal Bombs and other tactics but we could not shake them.

I caught another BIG King on Tuesday right before we quit for the day, probably 38-40 inches long and it had to wiegh close to 50 pounds. It was definitely a knee knocker, gets your adrenaline flowing.

Well the Capt just called and it is time to eat and get busy, heading back out for 5 days at least. Thanks again to everyone at home for taking up the slack while I am gone. I will pay all of you back somehow. I love this life and never tire of the beauty and in awe of the power of the ocean. The work is not that hard but the hours are long and I think I have lost another 10 pounds, I will be done to fightin wieght by the time I get home.
Hey Hunter I heard you were a STUD in the Kiddie Parade!! I miss u and Breckie andall my friends and family.

Gotta go Thanks everyone

Oh yeah ended up with about 80 fish last 4 days, Bad Bad bad