When we got to the boat launch there were plenty of trailers in the lot. We headed out onto the bay and went towards the mouth of the river to see what was going on. We saw LOTS of crab trap bouys and we began thinking we should have brought one along. We cruised around and tried trolling for a bit with no luck so we headed up river. The tide was still coming in and we had no trouble making our way about a mile or so up to our favorite fishing hole.
Cody gets credit for the pic below taken the week before when we were there fishing.
We went all day without a bite! Then in the late afternoon Lorelei is standing in the bow and sets the hook on something. I ask if she has one on and she says "I think so, but it must be a small one" Well....obviously the "small one" was swimming towards the boat and didn't realize it was hooked. I looked over the side and as the fish came to the surface Lorelei saw that it wasn't just a "small one". The fish realized what was going on at about the same time and that's when the fun began! The reel's drag started singing and Lorelei almost fell in trying to hang on to her prize. A few minutes later we had our quarry in the boat and this time (unlike last year) it was a fin clipped Chinook and legal to take home!
We finished up a great day on the water. The tide was low and we had trouble making it back to the boat ramp but along the way we got to see the sea birds fishing and salmon running up the shallows as they passed our little boat. We stopped at the world famous Otis Cafe for dinner on the way home. What an awesome anniversary!
That's about all for now!
Glynn Jr.
