You all already met him from my earlier post of Sunday, 10/14: Salmon Moving Through... He was fishing with PRO for the first time. Conditions were tough, but PRO managed to boat a smoker for him.
First salmon for The Revenant on 10/14/2018!
Monday, 11/12 - Happy Veterans Day
Got a late E-Mail last night from PRO with the subject titled: "Fish."
That's all I needed to get all my chores done and the consent from Mrs. Miracles to go fish early in the morning.
We met at dark thirty!!!
It was pitch dark and we had to use our flash lights to try and get to the honey hole. The Revenant was with us. We fished from 6 AM to 8 AM. To say that we had an exceptional day is an under statement! We had an AWESOME fishing day! God is good!
Incredible as it may seem, there was already a boat in the water before 5:30 AM. As we prepared to launch, another boat got dropped in the water. And as PRO was paddling in the dark, there was already another fisherman on a boat with a flash light turned on doing the same thing. There were also bank fishermen using the Flying C's.
Before 6:30 AM, we missed a fish and landed one: a whopping 36-inch, 20 pound, wild jack!!!
The second one was a 27-inch, 8 pound, hatchery jack!
Finally, before 8 AM, on the retrieve, the chances of catching a salmon was 1 in 50!!! You guessed it! We slammed another one. This monster was 38-inch, 25 pound, wild jack!!!
By the grace of God, I started fishing at the Oak Tree in 2015, a year after my retirement. I have been tremendously blessed by the fish caught, and friends met along the journey.
Today, I enjoyed another day fishing with Brother Cheech at the Oak Tree. We were the only salmon fishermen diehard....
Here is the salmon fishing summary for 2018, and a repost history going way back to 2015!
Got an opportunity to fish during my favorite time this morning: 6:30 AM - 9:30 AM.
However, the sea lion spoiled my fun! It fished the entire time that I was out there. It bopped its head up and down looking for fish. It finally found it at the Cove and was having a field day!!! It appeared as if it got 4 or 5 salmon within a short period! The video does not do it justice. I saw it live where it was flipping the salmon around. Nature TV at its best! Needless to say, it didn't leave any for JU.
Remember, the salmon that escaped JU's frying pan on Friday? I still remember it vividly. Lol. Check out the tooth marks it left behind for me to remember it by.
I thought it would be a good idea to catch everyone up by reporting on other pictures and stories that were shared with me.
Johnny United Nation: Featuring WizTech
First off, WizTech determined that it was too difficult to catch a salmon. What better excuse than to go up to Ice House Reservoir and nab a trout!
Johnny United Nation: Featuring Grand Master Fisherman
Watching "OUCH," elicits some love from GMF. He shared his wisdom and sent some pictures to cheer me up.
His son, Young Master, has been averaging a bass a day in the Sac. River. And an awesome 40 bass trip in the Delta.
GMF was busy bagging a deer! Maybe he should be renamed Grand Master Fisherman/Hunter😀
Smile, you on candid rifle scope!
Venison. Too bad, I am not a meat eater.
Tuesday, 11/6
Today, I saw a sea lion while fishing. No nibble as far as salmon is concerned. I fished the first hour at the Cove, then the next two at the Oak Tree with Brother Cheech.
Monday, 11/5
Crazzeee!!!
Brother Cheech and I were fishing for salmon at the Oak Tree. Out of nowhere, a huge striped bass, around 30 inches, chased an 8-inch bait fish towards us. The striped bass went airborne and try to swallow the bait fish, but missed. What excitement!
