Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket....

I've managed to get checked three seasons running in Grays Harbor... each time the patrol boat started closing in just as a fish was being landed. During the no king retention in 2003, the officer was bemoaning all the abuses he had witnessed all day long, but was powerless to do anything about.


I have taken lots of "hero shots" of salmon destined for release:


but that's coming to an abrupt end next season.... just not worth the $150 for a photo. Next year they're all gonna look like this:


Unless of course I get one as big as FishNg1's ....

then I'm jumping out of the boat to cradle it in the water before letting it go. Just have to make sure I have an extra change of dry clothes aboard, you know, just in case. :p