willyqbc
05-30-2008, 10:44 AM
Last year for Xmas we presented my grandfather (91 yrs old) with a fishing trip to Prince Rupert to fish with me, my son and my dad (oldtimer). So this past week the trip happened and we had 4 generations of my family together fishing on the same boat. We started the trip with a tour past the coastal village of met la katch la (sp??) where 91 one years earlier my grandfather was born. I think like a salmon he was really feeling the need to return to the place of his birth without really knowing why.
Day one:
Reports were that the salmon fishing was a little slow but oh well that fishing. It took a while but we did manage to get my son his first salmon in the morning....it was a beatiful 28lb spring....not too shabby for a first salmon!!
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/michael_salmon.jpg
So with salmon being slow we decided to try halibut for a while. After a few different spots we managed to find a pocket of 'butts and pulled in our daily limit in about an hour. My little guy (8 years old) and his great grandfather each pulled in 15 lb'ers and oldtimer got a 27 lb'er.....best I could manage was a little chicken.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/4_gen_halibut.jpg
Day 2.
day 2 was a test of patience for an 8 year old for sure, the morning session looking for salmon was dismal.....we and the boats around us were just burning fuel with no slamon being caught anywhere. So we pulled up lines and headed for halibut spots.....again, no luck....very strange as we normally have very little trouble getting on halibut...oh well, keep on trying. as the afternoon was wearing on we decide to try one more salmon spot for the day and our patience was rewarded. First fish was a nice 20lb'er for my grandfather. We quickly swung around and got the lines back down and as we crossed over the spot again Oldtimer nailed this beauty....it weighed an even 40 lbs....the pic does not do it justice
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/mike_40_lb_er.jpg
with time running out on the day we were 3 minutes from the time we had agreed to pull up lines and head in when my little guy struck again...this time for a beauty that weighed in at 30lbs even.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/michael_salmon.jpg
All in all the fishing was a little slow but we got really lucky with the fish we did catch. And of course the fishing was not what the trip was really about anyway. My grandfather at 91 years old reeled in a salmon and halibut by himself, 4 generations of my families men were there to witness the youngest generation catching his first salmon and halibut, we also got to witness Oldtimer catching his biggest salmon ever. A pretty special trip none of us will soon forget.
Special thanks go out to our good friend Al who generously supplied the boat and the expertise for this trip...it is appreciated more than i can say.
Chris
Day one:
Reports were that the salmon fishing was a little slow but oh well that fishing. It took a while but we did manage to get my son his first salmon in the morning....it was a beatiful 28lb spring....not too shabby for a first salmon!!
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/michael_salmon.jpg
So with salmon being slow we decided to try halibut for a while. After a few different spots we managed to find a pocket of 'butts and pulled in our daily limit in about an hour. My little guy (8 years old) and his great grandfather each pulled in 15 lb'ers and oldtimer got a 27 lb'er.....best I could manage was a little chicken.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/4_gen_halibut.jpg
Day 2.
day 2 was a test of patience for an 8 year old for sure, the morning session looking for salmon was dismal.....we and the boats around us were just burning fuel with no slamon being caught anywhere. So we pulled up lines and headed for halibut spots.....again, no luck....very strange as we normally have very little trouble getting on halibut...oh well, keep on trying. as the afternoon was wearing on we decide to try one more salmon spot for the day and our patience was rewarded. First fish was a nice 20lb'er for my grandfather. We quickly swung around and got the lines back down and as we crossed over the spot again Oldtimer nailed this beauty....it weighed an even 40 lbs....the pic does not do it justice
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/mike_40_lb_er.jpg
with time running out on the day we were 3 minutes from the time we had agreed to pull up lines and head in when my little guy struck again...this time for a beauty that weighed in at 30lbs even.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/michael_salmon.jpg
All in all the fishing was a little slow but we got really lucky with the fish we did catch. And of course the fishing was not what the trip was really about anyway. My grandfather at 91 years old reeled in a salmon and halibut by himself, 4 generations of my families men were there to witness the youngest generation catching his first salmon and halibut, we also got to witness Oldtimer catching his biggest salmon ever. A pretty special trip none of us will soon forget.
Special thanks go out to our good friend Al who generously supplied the boat and the expertise for this trip...it is appreciated more than i can say.
Chris