The final morning was a real good one, weatherwise, and almost everyone got up early for the final chance at some fish. All of the boats headed west this morning, to fish Ledge and Lady Ellen Pt. A friend of ours had caught a big fish there the day before, and it seems like there is always a big fish or two lurking around that area at this time of the year. Cpn. Spenny had his first line in the water hammered for the second morning in a row, and Scott Smith expertly reeled in a nice thirteener. Several nice coho were biting for the first hour or so, as well, and 2 of them were clipped, allowing us to take ‘em, which was a nice bonus. Tom Compton caught a 7lb. hatchery coho with “Tiny Dancer”, and Bob Fankhauser landed a 9lber with Spencer. A dandy sockeye was caught by Nick O’Connell, and some nice Fraser pinks were still biting. Some smaller local guys were showing up, too, like the 1 1/2 pounder taken on Spencer’s boat, which is the smallest salmon brought into our docks in a long time, probably several years! Nice work.
The group of guests that came in for the Food and Fishing Trip this year were great. They brought the right “mix” of fun, and genuine interest in the area, the fishing, and the food program, that John, Andrew, Simon, and Terrell, put on for us this year. They brought the right ingredients for a successful trip(I tried Sheena)!
Marshall and the South Dakota groupies!
Nick had a nice surprise when he brought in this fine sockeye.
Bob lands a rare hatchery coho!
Tom is beaming with this nice coho!
Scott's chinook was the only keeper of that species that was brought in.
Skillet sized pink will be a nice snack for someone!
