The day started off gang busters. Within an hour, two fish to the boat. Mike B. hooked the first. A mint bright 10lb nate hen WITH SEA LICE. That means that fish meant business to get past concrete in less then a couple of days! The next fish was mine, a bright 10lb buck. The wind picked up and just howled all day. Couldn't feel a damn thing after that and that's pretty much the rest of the day. I know I turned a couple more fish, problem was the wind took all the feeling out of the line and by the time I figured out the tug tug tug on the line was a fish it was a little late.

Any way it was a great day out on the water regardless. I've been very fortunate this year fishing and can't complain at all.

BTW those Sauk fish are gonna pile up in the Skagit where they can breath until they figure there's no more time left, then they'll risk fatigue and irritation swimming in the sandbox.