Friday, September 3, 2004

Kings in the harbor As soon as I report this, the weather will probably change, but fishing has been phenomenal in and near the harbors this week, thanks to a string of mild days with west or south winds. I taped a charter trip with Capt. Ken Poludnianyk of Jack's Charter Service and first mate (get this) Terry Small Tuesday. After a quick geneology review, Terry and I decided we are not related. Too bad. I wouldn't mind a cousin who runs a charter boat. Our guests on that trip were Dawn and Tom Reuter and their 13-year-old son, David. We let Tom catch the first salmon so Dawn and Dave could see how it's done, but a second rod tripped and father and son were into a double to start the afternoon. They managed to keep the fish from tangling lines or snapping off on a downrigger cable, and we had our first two in the box. Mom was next, with a bigger king, and an hour later I reeled in a twin to her 15-pounder. David caught the biggest fish of the trip, an honest 20-pounder. We caught about 10 mature kings, all on J-plugs and similar baits. The Reuters were happy campers, and we got a dynamite segment for the new season of Outdoor Wisconsin. Later... 10:01:46 PM    comment []

This week in review For a recap of the events of Sat-Mon., click on "On the Road" over to the right ---> I'll be back here on the home page for Tuesday's charter trip report. Later... 9:34:28 PM    comment []