Originally Posted By: Steelheadman
NIce fish Hank! My late neighbor down the street Chet Gausta caught a 70 lb Chinook which is the Washington State record at Pillar Point. Chet's record Chinook

I remember Chet worked at Ralph's Supermarket downtown in Poulsbo when I was growing up. The Supermarket is now That's A Some Italian Restaurant and a some coffee and book places. John Kennedy Jr. and Caroline Bissette dined there once and you can sit at their table if you come here.


When I was a kid we'd spend the first 2 weeks at Pillar Point during the mid 70's to early 80's until the "first" El Nino hit. The 1st El nino, coupled with a multiutude of other factors (Bolt Decision, Overharvest, Clear Cutting, Urban Sprawl, Dams, etc) finally caught up with the Pacific salmon population. This signaled the beginning of the downward spiral of the salmon collapse that we're still reeling from today.

Nice fish Hank!
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