Fished Weds evening, excellent at Clifford. Was windy outside, and clifford was flat and warm and full of Coho and Springs. A beautiful evening on the water.
Thursday afternoon - okay at clifford. Hootchies and bait.
Friday morning with a crew of newbies - 7 fish played, 1 landed in 3 1/2 hours at Raphael, not very good at all. Most hits were on strip in the old strip teasers which was kind of neat. Seemed like Friday was a scratchy day for most.
Today, started at Portland a bit later than usual, and then moved a bit. EXCELLENT. First spring 29lbs (biggest for the day) shortly after getting rods in, constant action, then finished up with a 36lb Hali for our limits; all springs in 20s with smaller released; 2 broken off. Got a bonus Ling while looking for Hali. Biggest fish on hootchies, except for the 2 we broke off maybe that were on lighter leaders with Anchovy.
My son was a bit bummed he was 1 lb short of a tyee, and that he dropped one in the water unloading the boat, the first time he's done that and he was bummed. But I've done that before a time or two as well.
