Salmon Trolling out of Humboldt Bay - 5/29/10

MBYakker and I launched out of King Salmon early Saturday for the salmon opener.  We were thrilled to have a clean, 2 mile paddle out with the last of the outgoing minus 1.5' tide.  The bar wasn't scary, but it was a mess.  Outside, the swells were not too bad and lots of birds working.  Marking cloud after cloud of bait in 40-50' of water, I trolled for an hour or more before we made our way in jigging a bit along the south jetty for a rockfish.  The radio talk was of only silvers caught, if anything, and the later reports are only now saying a couple of fish were caught fleet-wide for Trinidad and Eureka.  I was there fishing out at the Bell Buoy where many more boats used to hang and fish, back in pre-electronics days, and felt good to be putting the right bait out with just as good a chance as a lot of those boats who'd motored out and gone miles for a skunk.  I made this video wanting to show the awesome power of the ocean we were in outside of the "Jaws" of Humboldt Bay, but it ended up being a tribute to my Dad, and that's just right.  

Nice Eric...I wish I could share this with my dad...OTW...but he worked to hard, and his body is hammered...Pain Game...but I show him your vids...and fry up the fish/abs and he's almost there!!!   cool tunes....

I'm still @ Albion getting ready to go out and do SALMON!!!  reports of 3 just out around the bend yesterday.......bull rock...

Thx for the post...got me tuned for the ride out!!!!

The best memories are those of my dad and I being OTW, fishing. Thanks.
Jack kwonsoo Kim

Thanks Eric,
The video stirred father son memories of my own
Great tribute to dads everywhere
Tad
 

Great report and video Eric.

My Dad is coming into town in two weeks and I will be taking him and Valentina out in a rental skiff to get three generations of our family fishing together for the first time...

Thanks again for sharing your experience...truly inspiring.
 
Sincerely,

Jim

as always great vid eric, thanks for sharing, great way to start my day, cameron

Great video/tribute Eric.

Awesome video as always Eric.Thanks for sharing bro.

Jedmo

Great video probly one of the best ive seen so far and u have made alot of videos.

Thanks for sharing your way.

Nice report!

Nice video and pictures

wow eric.
meserizing video..thanks for sharing..got my inner ear tricked out and thought I was bobbing in the ocean..

music was classic too..
can't wait to take my son out on the water too someday to share my love for trolling from the yak.
thanks for the inspiring work.
dave

They'll show up

Thanks for sharing your video Eric.  The music is sooooo sweet!

  Don't know you but love your work!  Thanks for sharing your passion, great video and tribute to you pops.