My wife, Doris, finally got her first salmon. She fished last year, twice, from the boat out at Shilshole, but she has a very sensitive inner-ear and had to go back after about 15 min., both times.

She has fished a dozen times with me here on the river, and last night she finally hooked into and landed a Coho.


I had caught one earlier in the evening, and had her using the same spoon I did to catch mine. It was getting to where I felt guilty for catching a fish...no more!



I was fishing about 20 yds. away from her, and saw her rod tip plunge as she was slowly reeling the spoon back in. Before I said a thing, she ripped a good hook-set into the fish, and proceeded to do a great job of handling the rod while the fish made a couple runs. A few minutes later, she brought it to the beach where a good dose of "wood shampoo" was applied. She is most pleased, to say the least!

We picked up 2 nice hens last night, mine slightly larger than the one she got.





Mike