This evening I took the wife out for her first salmon of the season. It wasn't big. Gage took out a couple of buddies and ended up with three salmon to 23 pounds. Bird to the Trees, 80 to 110 feet of water. There was another bite earlier between 160 and 200 feet of water off of Bird. There's a few salmon scattered all around in the shallows. Clumped, really. You're either in them or you're totally not. It's kinda like fishing.

  Here's a yesterday picture of Shrimp Boat Alec with his limit to 23 pounds by 9:00 AM. Look at his expression. Even he can't believe it. To top it off, he took Cameron out for his limit to 22 pounds. Why won't he take me?

  This is Rich Chapin demonstrating how to properly show off a large salmon. It doesn't really matter how many you've caught in your past, every nice fish you catch in the present is still a joy. This fish came from, I think 200 feet of water. Off Bird? Sorry, wasn't paying close enough attention. Sleep deprivation will do that.

    Here's a Saturday report from Cliff Whitmore:"Hello Willy, here are two that did not get away from us. Trolling on the south side of Hog along with the flotilla of boats and kayaks Saturday morning. Stayed on the outside of them. Lost one at the boat and missed a couple of good take downs. Take care!"

 Whine and ye shall receive. I asked for surf  striper pictures. Sean McCarthy sent this one:"Threw a metal spoon out where birds where diving didn’t take long! 26”. Right out in front at Dillon. Must be my lucky shorts! Thanks for the great reports!" Those are great shorts.

    

  Mike Mack and crew put the hurt on the salmon last Sunday. 

Amanda Rocha went fishing with the Gage yesterday and caught her first two salmon, 16 and 22 pounds. The fishing has been pretty good on Gage's boat lately.