Still blanked for an adult coho this season I had the feeling today would be the day. I seem to have trouble getting the first adult of the season, maybe chasing too many floats, getting coffee, filming, visiting and cleaning up garbage. Also so many other are reporting good catches and I of course Rod and Nina getting 5 keepers last week.
I launched the Leaf Craft a bit later than I should have but in no time I was having bites but miss a number of them, coho jacks? Others on the other side of the flow are having some good success. Finally I connect, I think it is a coho but not sure as it falls off a few seconds after being hooked.
It starts to rain so I row ashore to get my rain jacket. I also drive to get a coffee and treat from the truck stop, leaving the LC watched by those around the shore.
I am back to the LC in about 10 minutes with a steaming coffee in hand but most of the anglers have left, driven off by the falling rain.
Those on the other side are having success so I quickly row to my anchoring spot, a few more misses and another fish of unknown species also falls off.
Finally at the end of a long drift the float dives but I am late on the hook set, I think the fish hooked itself.
The twisting, turning and leaping indicates a coho.
Now to see if its a keeper. It gets close to the raft and I have the net ready, I donor really want to net it if its a unclipped fish. It sees the LC and darts away, breaking water a sit goes, a good tussle for a 5 pounder. Finally I see no adipose so in the gaping net it goes, streak ended.
I take it to shore and put in the LC and go back out but the bite seems off. I heard later there was a very good bite at first light but I am pleased with a fresh run silver coho male. Fresh fish once again, good for a different type of Thanksgiving dinner. We that live so close to the Vedder have a lot to be thankful for and to give thanks later in the day instead of going fishing I took about 50 pounds of garbage off the KWB bar and around the area.
Sad so many treat her so badly.