Red Fish, Blue Fish...No Fish

Today, Heidi and I went salmon fishing with Josh down in Tillamook Bay. During the first hour or so on the water we saw 3 fish brought in to boats, but that was about it for the bulk of the day. Only towards the end of the day did we see more fish get reeled in. In total we saw maybe 10 fish, and when you think about the fact we were surrounded by 200 or more boats, it was a slow day. That isn't too say we didn't catch anything. Josh managed to pull in two crabs, a rock with a sponge like growth on it and a seagull. With the quantity of boats that were on the water the seagulls gather and try to eat everyone's bait, which is herring. While checking on the condition of his bait, Josh's herring was near the top of the water and a seagull thought it looked tasty. The hook just barely caught on it's foot so there was no harm done. Heidi also managed to catch a crab, I was the only one who didn't catch a thing.

For those of you who have never seen the boats fishing in the bay, it's pure insanity. There are 4 boats at a time trying to launch, trucks with trailers and boats are lined up everywhere and people are certainly not as friendly as they could be. Once you are on the water it's like a traffic jam on Highway 26 at rush hour, except with boats. It's certainly not the relaxing activity that fishing should be.

-G