Author Topic: My wife made me go fishing..... (Read 10935 times)

lokidog · « **on:** January 25, 2015, 04:15:16 PM »

Well, sort of. She had a class over on Lopez Is today that goes until after dark. Not wanting to take the dinghy home after dark, she asked if I would bring her over and back. She suggested that I go salmon fishing while she was in her class.

So, I went out before I needed to bring her to Lopez. I've never had any luck with the winter blackmouth, so I quit trying a few years ago. Anyways, I set up one of the downriggers on the boat this morning and threw some gear in as well. There were a bunch of boats fishing off of Lopez Flast so I trolled with the current south toward the bulk of the boats keeping in 95 to 100 feet of water. I was using an army truck colored (I think) dodger and one of the thin diameter spatterback hoochies.

After a few bumps and bottom releases, I was turning away from the bottom rise when my rigger popped, another bottom bounce I figured until I noticed the rod tip pulsing. I could tell it was a small fish, but I was pretty excited to even catch anything, I'd have been happy with a rockfish or flounder.

It turned out to be about 16 inches and I didn't even look to see if it was hatchery or wild. Beautiful colors on it though, too bad the photo was fuzzy.

Soon, it was time to go get my wife so I pulled up and motored around the island. I checked to see if any geese were hanging where I could sneak on them, but none were around. I pulled two crab traps that island folks had apparently forgotten were out at the end of the season, tossed one legal sized and two shorts out of one pot.

After I brought my wife to Lopez, I figured I would fish the area between the islands even though noone else was there. There were a bunch of Guillomots and Murrelets so I figured there was at least some bait around. Well, after about an hour, I decided to troll past a wall figuring maybe I could pull a lingcod out for a little axcitement anyways. I trolled past it and then circled back. I came in a little too close and as the bottom jumped up from 115 feet, I popped the line off the downrigger and hit the up button. As I slowly pulled the dodger up, I jigged it a bit. All of a sudden, BAM, fish on. It felt like a nice ling so I played with him a bit. I noticed the boat drifted over the ledge and I was now in about 35 feet of water so I put the boat in reverse to get away from the rocks. After a couple of nice drag-pulling runs, I had gained enough line to see the fish, and WOW! A flash of SILVER?? Holy crap, a salmon, now the sweat started.

Well, I managed to get him up after he made a run under the boat and saw he was a hatchery fish so stabbed the net under him and WOOHOO. No thanks to Amber who was pretty much ignoring me and didn't even offer to help net my fish. Good thing she's at least better on ducks.

Anyways, she was 32" long and weighed a touch over 16 pounds. I swear she felt like 20+ though.

Good thing duck season is over tomorrow....

_TONY_ · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2015, 04:24:36 PM »

That's a really nice Blackmouth!!! Way to go!

rasbo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2015, 04:35:51 PM »

awesome great day I would say

NWBREW · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2015, 04:39:59 PM »

Nice fish.

kisfish · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2015, 04:42:36 PM »

good job Ed.

Mfowl · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2015, 04:46:08 PM »

Great fish! Congrats!

Boss .300 winmag · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2015, 04:50:06 PM »

She's a BIRD DOG, not a fish dog cut her some slack.

Nice fish Ed.

Timberstalker · « **Reply #7 on:** January 25, 2015, 06:15:31 PM »

What a freaking dandy fish. Congrats.

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #8 on:** January 25, 2015, 06:21:06 PM »

GUscottie · « **Reply #9 on:** January 25, 2015, 06:26:25 PM »

Nothing is worse than "having" to go fishing...haha...Nice fish! Our last trip up there we caught 2 keepers...one was a non-hatchery so we had to let him swim.

Russ McDonald · « **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2015, 06:32:17 PM »

Awesome fish.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 25, 2015, 06:35:35 PM »

SWEEEET...I need to round up my buddy and get out there ...isn't the derby coming up soon ? Nice Slab !

Brad Harshman · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2015, 06:38:30 PM »

Great fish!

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #13 on:** January 25, 2015, 06:57:40 PM »

Nice fish. Sounds like it has been one heck of a season on black mouth this year. Lots of buddies have been limiting out.

I definitely had fishing on the mind today, while I was putting away all my duck gear in shorts and a tee shirt.

wildweeds · « **Reply #14 on:** January 25, 2015, 07:21:36 PM »

Nice fish,now you got the bug

Hunterman · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2015, 09:06:22 PM »

Ok,, come on and tell us what you did to tick the boss off to send you fishing? Come on out with it man WE NEED TO KNOW

Hunterman(Tony)

Cap.Silver · « **Reply #16 on:** January 25, 2015, 09:15:50 PM »

Nice fish Ed. I think the duck season ended up today and Amber figured that she is on vacation . That one will make few delicious dinner courses .
Man , you really have harsh life ..... wife that tells you to go fishing instead of doing "Honeydos" , island full of suicidal deer , crabs,ducks, no traffic

duckmen1 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2015, 09:24:31 PM »

Beautiful fish.congrats

lokidog · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2015, 09:37:26 PM »

Quote from: Cap.Silver on January 25, 2015, 09:15:50 PM

Nice fish Ed. I think the duck season ended up today and Amber figured that she is on vacation . That one will make few delicious dinner courses .
Man , you really have harsh life ..... wife that tells you to go fishing instead of doing "Honeydos" , island full of suicidal deer , crabs,ducks, no traffic

Five family meals out of that fish.

Amber and I will be out in the morning for one last go at it. Last day of the season and I am planting myself right where the mallards like to go, the heck with worrying about what the neighbors think.

lokidog · « **Reply #19 on:** January 25, 2015, 10:54:56 PM »

Quote from: Hunterman on January 25, 2015, 09:06:22 PM

Ok,, come on and tell us what you did to tick the boss off to send you fishing? Come on out with it man WE NEED TO KNOW

Hunterman(Tony)

Well, if you mope around long enough, and have the dishes all done, and she wants to eat salmon instead of duck.... Depends on the boss also.

SeaRun1 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 26, 2015, 01:31:44 AM »

Very nice Blackmouth! Nicely done.

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #21 on:** January 26, 2015, 05:01:37 AM »

Very nice perhaps the wife will MAKE you go fishing again sometime

Gobble · « **Reply #22 on:** January 26, 2015, 06:08:44 AM »

Very Nice Fish!! Good Job!

wildmanoutdoors · « **Reply #23 on:** January 26, 2015, 07:15:08 AM »

Sweet fish! Way to go!

Smokepole · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2015, 07:20:49 AM »

Awesome fish, Lokidog. Not easy to handle a boat and land a fish like that at the same time. Nice pc. of work!

Blacklab · « **Reply #25 on:** January 26, 2015, 08:55:31 AM »

Great looking nook

She'll eat well

Congrats

cohocrazy · « **Reply #26 on:** January 26, 2015, 09:28:01 AM »

Great story and congrats on the blackmouth!

singleshot12 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 26, 2015, 06:18:16 PM »

Quote from: lokidog on January 25, 2015, 09:37:26 PM

Amber and I will be out in the morning for one last go at it. Last day of the season and I am planting myself right where the mallards like to go, the heck with worrying about what the neighbors think.

Wow that's a nice chinook! Almost looks like an early springer

So how did you do on the mallards today?

_TONY_ · « **Reply #28 on:** January 26, 2015, 06:35:29 PM »

Quote from: singleshot12 on January 26, 2015, 06:18:16 PM

Quote from: lokidog on January 25, 2015, 09:37:26 PM
Amber and I will be out in the morning for one last go at it. Last day of the season and I am planting myself right where the mallards like to go, the heck with worrying about what the neighbors think.

Wow that's a nice chinook! Almost looks like an early springer

So how did you do on the mallards today?

Funny. That's exactly what I thought when I first saw it...

wafisherman · « **Reply #29 on:** January 26, 2015, 08:02:47 PM »

Great fish!!!!

lokidog · « **Reply #30 on:** January 26, 2015, 10:29:20 PM »

Quote from: _TONY_ on January 26, 2015, 06:35:29 PM

Quote from: singleshot12 on January 26, 2015, 06:18:16 PM
Quote from: lokidog on January 25, 2015, 09:37:26 PM
Amber and I will be out in the morning for one last go at it. Last day of the season and I am planting myself right where the mallards like to go, the heck with worrying about what the neighbors think.

Wow that's a nice chinook! Almost looks like an early springer

So how did you do on the mallards today?

Funny. That's exactly what I thought when I first saw it...

Uh yeah, realized I was looking at last year's regs, oops....

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