Sunday, July 17, 2005: Winter Harbour to Klakish River Inlet

Bob and I and the "Youngblood" decided to leave early to try our hand at trolling for salmon with our "get home" engines. We were inspired by all the fish we saw come into Winter Harbour. We had our downriggers and of course every conceivable lure. After bouncing around for an hour, we decided to forget it and hightail it to Klaskish River Inlet .


Unfortunately, the wind was blowing, the waves were high and we were getting hit on the beam which meant we were rocking sideways. Everyone was concerned for us as we were without stabilizers. Only two boats made this trip without stabilizers. Almost right away, we got the ocean swell. It was much worse than anything encountered so far. A few times we dipped below the waves. I felt it was rather exciting. I had complete confidence in the boat and the motion was very comfortable.

The bay was nicely protected and very pretty. I took out the dinghy and really had a nice trip around the bay. When I arrived back, Brian Calvert came by with a huge halibut. It weighed in at 27 pounds. He went by every boat showing off his prize. Very nice fish. Bob filleted it and we vacuum packed it for him and kept some for dinner.