Got out yesterday for a 5 1/2 hour trip The guys are Bonnie Lee charters were very nice and very accommodating on such short notice. A good friend of mine from high school joined me on the adventure! We were spoiled and got the 28' boat and a good' ol salty skipper by the name of Eugene. Sun was up nice and high, had a cool breeze every now and again, was looking like it was going to be a great day! Found out that Eugene was the only one around that morning who's boat landed anything (a 25 lb Chinook) and that the bite was really there. We were hoping that with the change in tides it would pull some back in and that they would be hungry. Got out to the grounds and got the gear in the water. At the end of our first full pass, maybe 45 mins in, WHACK! the line goes a rippin! Eugene jumps out of nowhere to grab it as I'm resisting every instinct not to grab the gear my self!
He pulls the rod out and gets the hook up. Turns to us and asks who's up! My eyes are glimmering
but I figured since we already had a great hit I'll let me friend take over since she's never done too much fishing and give her the opportunity to land a nice one! Well...... That plan backfired.. about 2 mins into the first fight she gave it too much slack and as fast as it started, it was over. We spent the next hours basking in the sun, swapping stories and experiences and hoping to hear that drag screaming. But this was not going to be the day I catch my first salmon. Hour after hour went by, but no one out there seemed to be connecting on anything.. The bite was definitely not on. But this is how fishing goes, and I still got a great experience out of it and can never complain when your in good company with lines in the water on a beautiful day. On the bright side! This means that there will definitely be more salmon fishing to come!! Hope everyone's having a great weekend! I'll post some non-fish pictures up when I get a chance! Cheers!