I haven't posted anything since I got back from Sitka, but I actually have made a few day trips.
This is the time of year that I usually try to get in a good supply of salmon, usually Silvers, for my winter supply of fish. However, this year is a little different, since I am homeless and living on the boat. I don't have a big chest freezer to freeze and keep my catch as I always have had in the past. I have a small 45-liter freezer on board, but it doesn't really hold much.
As I said, I made a few day trips in an effort to get some fish in but was largely unsuccessful. By unsuccessful I mean I got a few fish but did not get into the fish like I usually do at this time of year.
That's why I did not post blog entries about those trips, as there was nothing very interesting to report. I went fishing, caught one or two fish, that's about it.
One of my grandsons, Bryan, who now lives in Olympia, asked to come up and go fishing. He and I fished hard for 3 days in a row and only got a few small fish - very disappointing. Many many hours of travel time and trolling time for very little reward.
Bryan is 16 now and has a driver's license.
For comparison, here is Bryan in July 2015.
And here is Bryan now.
Quite a difference!
On Thursday 9/8/2022 I decided to make another day trip in yet another effort to find the Silvers. I finally managed to find them, landing 6 nice fat Silvers in the space of about 4 hours of trolling. Of course, I will give most of the fish away since I really don't have room for it. But it was fun to catch them, and I will give the fish to people who I know will appreciate it.
I have some engine maintenance coming up so I don't know if I will be able to make any trips until that is complete. We'll see.
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