Shelter Cove - 8/11/16 - Vid on page 2

Today was amazing.

Nathan called me yesterday asking about a trip soon. He just bought a Pro Angler 12 and has lots of ocean experience as a charter captain in Alaska! I said, "how about tomorrow - Shelter Cove forecast is great." He was in. Terry would be there too - he's always welcome on my trips.

We all met up at 6AM at the launch to see foggy but flat conditions. Got all geared up and launched by about 640 with commercial salmon boats nearly running us over on their way to work. We already knew we wouldn't be going far - bite's been close in lately. So I was just telling Nathan how last year - on August 12th - my guest for the day landed a fat thresher shark right in the area we were in. It wasn't 3 minutes and he's on! We thought it was a salmon - until it jumped! Thresher on!!

I'd also just been telling Nathan how thresher hookups are usually very brief due to the breakoff factor - like 90% lost gear. Wouldn't you know it - he hooks up and it sticks! Great fight on his steelhead rod! And 55 minutes later I'm grabbing the tail of an 88" / ~75 pound beast and dragging it onto my lap. I fucking love this job!!!

We landed with the shark, got it up top to the cleaning table, sliced, diced and iced and we were ready to get back on the water! It was time for some salmon trolling.

Right away Terry hooked up on a salmon in like 30' of water. Nathan and I knew it was just a matter of time before we'd be tugging on a chromer, but there were quite a few rockfish and lingcod to get through first - everything was inshore feeding on the heavy bait just off the beach.

We'd worked for an hour or so getting numerous bites but few hookups when I finally got one to stick. What I thought at first was a smaller king turned out to be a slab! This sleepy salmon came to life and ripped off some hot runs on top of the water as I'd hooked it in 20' - I'm loving our cold water and bait near shore this summer!

Soon I had this pig in the net, but it got out! Got it back over and properly bagged and we were celebrating as a team - 20 pounder in the bag! All of us ended up having multiple salmon hookups over the next few hours, but these fish were hot - we all lost fish, and I lucked out and got a 13 pounder to round out a limit.

At the cleaning table Nathan stoked Terry and I out with some beautiful thresher meat, and I made sure Nathan and his fam will be well on their way to being sick of salmon soon!

Shelter Cove is one of the most special places on the planet, and right now it's Prime Time. I do lots of billboarding, but I don't megaphone about how hot something is over and over unless it's true - it won't last forever, so get on it!

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I am stoked for you guys!  Thanks for sharing another great fishing story at Shelter Cove Eric.

Awesome

Wow, you guys are killing it up there. Thanks for the pics and the story.

Hell Ya, congrats on the great fishing. Way to care for the shark meat asap, it pays 10 fold at the dinner table.

Nice!! WTG guys!!


-Kiel

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Awesome day! I must have just missed you

Fantastic report!! thank you Eric for the story & pics!You guys really scored, I hope the bite is still on for tomorrow!!

Sweet day Eric, Terry and Nathan!  WTG guys! 

 Congrats Eric. Thanks for the report. Missing the salmon this year in the Monterey bay.   

My dad hooked into a salmon a few weeks back here in the Monterey bay after the season closed.    . At least I got to see one at the boat.

Very Nice and how do you keep getting on the ocean when it looks so calm. Every time I am heading that way the swell is way back up.

You found the salmon I lost last week! Please keep it chilled for me. I'll be there to get it soon. 

Haha congrats guys. I'm glad it's still hot up there.

Nice TR, better day on the water!  Really exciting and I'm jealous.