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January 22, 2002
It was so amazing! Where I hooked him was right in front of my own house! I was using my son's black bass pole with 15lb test on it. When I hooked the salmon and saw him come out of the water across the river I nearly fainted. He was huge and I didn't think I had any chance of bringing him in with the tackle I was using. The wind was blowing us into the rocks and our little motor couldn't get us off. The fish was headed in the opposite direction of the boat and I was rapidly running out of line. A father and son, in another boat, motored over to help pull us off of the rocks. They also loaned us their net, as we didn't have one. Thank-you to Bud and Eric! All the while I am trying not to break my line or let the fish have it all. |
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Other boaters were yelling for me to reel the fish in, and I am yelling back, "I only have 15lb test on the line!" A chorus of ohs came back. Everyone around didn't think I would land him. He fought for a good twenty minutes, while I hooted and hollered with my excitement. Everyone on the river that day knew I had a fish on. I finally got the salmon close to the boat and dad tried to net him a couple of times before succeeding to get him in the net. It took two of us to lift the net in the boat, and in my excitement I almost knocked my dad in the river. After landing him, I looked down on the floor of the boat. There was my lure with about 3 inches of line above it where it had broken and the treble hook lying next to it with one hook straightened almost completely out! I couldn't believe it! All the odds were against me and I brought him in any way! I had to be the luckiest woman alive that day. A big thanks to my dad for taking me fishing and for teaching to fish long ago when I was just a little girl.
This probably sounds pretty incredible, but it is a true story.
Attached is the picture of my first salmon. He weighed 33.5lbs! I still can't believe it.
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