Another fishing day.........

Last Friday it was suppose to rain so I got up and was working at home. I kept looking off to the west and could not see any clouds that would signal rain. Lorelei got up and said...."hey why don't we go fishing". Well I had to think about it for nearly two seconds and then said OK!
There are some salmon running in a river close to home so we chose not to make the drive over to the coast and instead drove about 15 miles to the east. There is a very small boat ramp on the Yamhill River in Dayton. We arrived at around noon and prepared the boat. Now even though this river is much closer to our house, the boat ride to get where the fish are is much longer. It's about a 5 mile run down this small river to get to the confluence with the Willamette river. That is where we figured to find the best concentration of fish. The five mile run must be made cautiously because of the many logs and snags in the water. We were cruising along enjoying the boat ride when I spied something along the bank. We got closer and we saw this. Lorelei got a nice picture of the critter.

I think it is a mink and it's the first one we have seen. We continued on down, enjoying the beautiful fall colors munching on our sandwiches that Lorelei packed for lunch.

When we reached the mouth of the Yamhill where it dumps into the Willamette we immediately saw fish jumping. The pinkish colored coho salmon were everywhere! We fished in vain for nearly 5 hours without a bite.



We fished until nearly dark and by the time we reached the launch ramp it was dark and cold. We had a very nice day on the water. We saw some Great Blue Heron, Kingfishers, Osprey and other birds.
Well.....someday we will catch a fish that we can bring home. Until then....no one can say that we haven't tried!

Glynn Jr.

Another great day at the coast.....

Lorelei and I, in our seemingly never ending quest to bring home a salmon, went over to the coast again on Wed. The salmon had all moved up river. I did manage to hook and land a native coho which you all know by now must be returned to the river. We did, also catch a few crabs which we brought home and eagerly devoured last night for dinner. We took some time to relax and explore the estuary. It was a beautiful day with temps in the upper 60's, maybe even 70! Lorelei sat in the front of the boat and got some great pictures! We had an awesome day and didn't get back home until well after dark.

An old root ball in the estuary.

A pair of Mallards take flight.

A Cormorant with a long take-off.

Who are you looking at?

Thanks for looking!
Glynn Jr.

More salmon fishing.....

So last Wed. Lorelei and I head over to the Salmon River again hoping to bring home dinner. What a beautiful day on the coast! Temp was in the 70's. We didn't get a salmon but we had a great day on the water. We fished until our arms ached. Lorelei again did not want to leave. She is a trooper!

Glynn Jr.