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

Nice work Mrs. B!

Way to go Mrs. B The first is always the hardest . Persistance always pays off . Nice fish

Good job Mrs.B sorry you couldnt get to one of those baker socks this years when we were up there that is a prett nice f-ing fish. I promised her I wouldnt swear around her she doesnt like that very much

Nice fillet job!

Good job Mrs. B!

Great job Mrs. B! I gotta get wifey out this fall for some chummies...guess I'll put the heater propane tank back in the boat.

FWIW, MM, you're right, but I don't think it needed to be said.

I think it can be about both Monkey, fishing and then occasionallyhaving some great fish to eat.

Mrs. B looks thrilled and that is what it is all about. Nice fish! None of my business but I wonder if she has now caught the fishing fever? You know, asking you when you'll be going the next time. Hope so. I should be so fortunate.

Congrats!

sweet mrs B. nice job!!

i liked the fact that she cleaned the goo off that fish before posing with it
poser's should learn something from this
nice pic Mrs B

Great Fish! Good to see there are still some bright fish in the river!

Thanks guys...Im sending her the link so she can see the thread on her computer. She'll be thrilled.

Gary: Plenty of bright fish left, and I expect we will continue to see bright ones through the end of the year, although fewer as time wears on.

Someone (post deleted?) commented earlier that "I" thought it was all about killing a fish and having the meat. I guess one could infer that from my comment made by the pic of the fillets.

Guys, it was an off-the-cuff comment, and certainly not representative of how I feel about fishing. Good grief! For those of you that have fished with me, or know me, there are few people that spend more time on the river, and catch less fish, than I do. Hell, my favorite comment is often: "Fishings great, catchings lousy...so what?"

Spent 4 hrs. in the wet and cold this evening, and came home with one (1) slightly red hen of about 9 lbs. She will smoke up well.

During that 4 hrs. I counted 4 different bald eagles, an osprey that picked up a dang nice fish of his own, several herons, and countless other birds. The clouds are sitting on the hills...and there is no doubt that our Creator is an artist.

So, for those who judged me as a meat fisherman only, based on such a small comment....

FishNDoc: Yep...I use that fillet method you showed us on pretty much all the fish now, save the smokers.

Mike

Very nice. Silvers can be tough in the river. It's hard to find a lady who appreciates river fishing.

I see that maribumonkey's post is gone, strange.

Mrs B !!! excellent !! Keep in mind the second one will take less time than the first one. I would make Mike go buy me some new stuff to celebrate.

Cupo: She just loves to fish.

Until she married me (our 2nd anniversary was 10/4 of this year) she had not fished since she was a kid. Her "GOAL" is to catch a halibut...but with her touchy stomach (and some very bad results if she...ahhh...tosses her cookies (due to surgeries she had to have) I don't know if she can ever handle the salt water long enough to hook and land one.

Jerry: Yeah..I noticed that before I wrote the reponse. Still, I didn't want anyone to get the wrong impression. Must be because it's an election year...everything gets blown way out of context. (BTW: Those chines went on perfect, and look awesome! All covered with epoxy now. Many thanks.,.the first open seat in that boat is yours, anytime you want it.)

B-Run: She is a floor manager at Northern Sales in Mt. Vernon, and can get all the fishieng gear (including fishing clothes) she wants cheaper than most folks can...
(If she and I got all the goodies we wanted she would never get a paycheck!)

Mike

Mike B.,

I spent last night taking my foot out of my mouth so now I can respond.

I could rant and rave about my frustrations towards what I see on the rivers and even what I read in some posts on different forums as a defense for what I wrote BUT that's no reason for me to question your fishing motives from one brief statement in your post. I will pledge to be a better Piscatorial Citizen and channel my frustration to more positive efforts.

MM

Congrats,
I still remember everything about my wife's first salmon, granted it was a chum that went back, was still a hoot watching her play tug of war with that thing.

Finding a woman who likes to fish is a rare thing, have to get out there and enjoy that time together that most couple don't get.

If the Mrs. is going to be a regular front seater in the drift boat I think her input on its design might be justified. I'm picturing flower-patterned seat covers.

Congrats! Mrs. B!!
I promised my wife I'll take her out for Chumskie float trip on the Sky this fall when not raining.

Mike,

You should look into the wristbands that have the little ball on them for the stomache problems. Surpisingly they were very well! West Marine has them but you can get them from drug stores too. ( http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/sto...productId=31927 )

My son and I used them with great results out at Neah Bay this summer. I don't usually have a problem unless I don't get enough sleep. But on this day he was having problems and and I started to get a bit queezy too. 10 minutes after putting the bands on I felt fine and he was much better. We didn't go in but did find a place we could see the rocks and was fairly calm.

The only thing better than a wife who likes to fish is an EX-wife who likes to fish. Here she is sunday before last with my youngest son out on the river - in the rain no less. She never did this when we were married - what gives?

I hooked all the fish but handed them all off - they landed 2 each and lost several others.

Mike, That is great..! It sure helps when you get to share the experience!!

Mike...Good times, I added my wife's first steehead picture to this thread, I'm still proud of her.. Hope you dont mind.. I can definitely relate.


That was fun...!!! She hooked another one after that which was too much for her....lol...She wanted to go alot after that. My friends were a little surprised when I had to tell them that one of the seats was taken by her in the future...


http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/uploads/UP5726.jpg

Ocean, Goinfishin...



I think ANY wife/girlfriend (present or ex) that likes to fish is a keeper.

Maribu: No worries. My comments were, indeed, spurred on by what you said, but then when I re-read what I had written I could see how someone who didn't know me, or my fishing ideals, could get the wrong impression.

Give yourself some time here before judging anyone too harshly. I made much the same mistake myself when I was just an "egg eyed" critter. Good folks here, all. Not everyone always agrees, but then when does everyone agree 100% on all issues???

The wife is just thrilled with all the support you guys have given her here. Sadly, she just accepted a new job that will have her working weekends, so the DB seat will be open both Sat. and Sundays. (once done, that is....and its getting closer).

All the best,

Mike and Doris

allright mike nice fish. so thats the gal that puts up with you.