So close, but still blanked for another day!Last night I was working late to meet some deadlines, while Nina was on the airplane back to Denmark. She arrived at Frankfurt Airport at 3:00am my time, and managed to get on wireless internet through her lap top during her five hour wait for the next flight. The wonders of cyber technology! I was able to see Frankfurt Airport through her webcam.
We chatted for a couple of hours, and before I knew it the sun was about to rise. I decided to head down to Garry Point Park since I was awake anyways.
The incoming tide was 7:00am, so I expected a good push of salmon around sunrise. Sure enough, the fish were rolling right in front of me when I arrived at 6:00am. It took four casts before one hit it really hard. The loud zing followed after I set the hook as the spool spun out of control. Several seconds later, a pop at the end of the line ended all that excitement. After almost a month of attempting to find a sockeye salmon in the Tidal Fraser River, there was finally a connection, a brief one...
The school moved through until around 6:30am, then everything died when the tide turned.
The condition is fantastic right now! Water clarity is very ideal. If there is a school of fish going by, your chance of having one to attack your spoon or spinner is quite big! Today's fish went for the blue stripe spoon that I've made.
Time to sharpen the hook now for tonight's or tomorrow morning's incoming tide.
I took a photo of the sunrise when I arrived, but for some reason the file collapsed and I ended up with this.
Here is a photo of Nina fishing during the commercial opening a few days ago.
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Topic: Tidal Fraser River August 25th - Those damn sockeyes (Read 3796 times)