Salmon fishing!

The salmon are spawning so its prime king salmon fishing time. Yesterday I went to Tongass and bought a season fishing license and Paul, the guide from my crab feast tour, took me salmon fishing. We took a little boat out and snagged for fish. The weather was overcast but we were still able to see the mountains in the distance making for a beautiful afternoon! Eagles were flying all around (trying to catch salmon as well). It was amazing - you could see all of the salmon jumping out of the water! Paul caught a king and it was quite a fight reeling it in. I wasn't catching anything, but he then caught another and let me reel it in (my arm is still sore today). I think it took about 20 minutes to get it in the boat, but I felt so accomplished once I did! I now know why people enjoy fishing. On our way back to George Inlet Lodge we tried fishing for rockfish, but had no luck. The rain started rolling in so we were in a slight hurry to beat the weather. We weighed our fish which each were 18 lbs and then Sinkey fillet them for us (he had caught 12 salmon earlier in the day!) and Paul vacuum sealed our fillets. I cooked one of the fillets for lunch today and still have 10 fillets in my freezer. I love it!


Filling our fish


The King I reeled in


Our catch of the day!