08-13-2007, 05:09 PM
I had posted earlier this year a Wash. Dept. of Fisheries prediction that 3.3 million pink salmon were expected to be travelling through the Straits of Juan de Fuca this summer. "Lunddude", aka Mike, became interested and decided to join my wife Kali, my daughter Jennifer, and myself at Sekiu this past week. He was joined by his brother and a friend. Great guys all. We spent several days bobbing around in the ocean, and met with some remarkable fishing. The limit is 4 salmon a day, and all of us limited out with regularity. When the bite was on, and it usually was, you could expect a fish within a 5-minute period of time. You could be back on the docks by 8:30-9:00 with your limits. Most fish were nice-sized pinks, with some coho and kings mixed in. We caught--and released--two kings weighing in at 20 lbs. each. Mike picked up over 15 kings in one short evening trip!! This was Mike's first experience with saltwater, and boy was he a fast study. Good fishermen can adapt quickly! We had a great time with these three fellow "BigFishers" and hope to join them for more terrific salmon fishing in coming years. If you beat tracks over there, you can still get in on a massive run of salmon. Well, back to smoking salmon filets! Mike
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