The Osprey couple are back to our nesting platform about 2 weeks early. The Spring Chinook are making their journey up the Columbia River. This is one of three I caught this last week.
Category: Chinook
Dudley Dix – Cape Henry 21: Shrouds and Head Stays
Early this morning, Josey and I tried our luck fishing for Fall Chinook…not! The sunrise was a beauty though!!! This may not look like much but I replaced and added the shrouds and head stays. The previous was made of steel cable and over galvanized sized turnbuckles. I refit the works with stainless steel everything. Also I added a roller…
Spring Chinook – One More Day
The Feds opened Spring Chinook fishing for one more day. The poor government bastards can’t make up there minds. Can you all imagine if the real world ran there businesses like the Feds? We would all be broke! Anyway I hooked a nice one this morning!
Columbia White Tail Deer and Spring Chinook
I’m sure the folks that follow this site are wondering why it taking me so long to finish the dory? First I was out of the country. Then I closed on a water front lot and am in the process of developing it into a small marina/camping facility. It will take me about two years…
Fall Chinook
This morning we were up early and it paid off. The Fall Chinook salmon are making there way up the Columbia. There were three of us in the boat and all fish were caught within 1 1/2 hours. We’ll try again tomorrow!
Chinook Fishing With Jerry
Today was another cool Fall morning on the Columbia River. Here are a couple of photos. There’s one of my friend Jerry Johnson. Jerry is in his 70’s. This is his first summer retired from commercial fishing. He asked if I would show him how to catch a Columbia River Chinook with a rod and…