Doug had the hot lure during our rock fishing trip. Of the fish caught all but one was on a pink zinger that was attached to his pole. My green zinger did not hold the same charms.
The larger fish is a small ling cod. Doug wants a blog titled "The King of Ling" which pictures him with a fish that breaks my mother's family record of a 32 lb ling. So far no King of Ling status for this Captain.
Local rock fish have spines that have a venom that does produce a sharp sting. They are a delicate white fleshed fish that is quite delicious.
The smaller fish are kelp greenling. The females are yellow finned with orange spots and the males are blue with brown spots. Very tasty fish.
Lest you think that all we do is photograph wild life and catch fish....we also have opportunities to work on our boat in exotic places. Our fishing trip ended with a problem with the dink motor that was highly annoying to Mister Maintain-Your-Boat man. Two kindly fishermen from Tri Cities towed us back to the big boat where Doug pulled the lower housing off the 30 horse. Note how he deals with the unforgiving sea in the East of Eden anchorage. Somewhat easier at dock in Port McNeill where Doug installed two new house batteries. Believe me, I know more about electricity than I ever dreamed.
That nice 8lb Coho was caught off Malcom Island out of Port McNiell. Fishing is starting to get hot with the Coho runs and Springers.
No comments:
Post a Comment