2006 Vancouver Island to Uclett

Just sitting here after some Asahi Extra Drys and doing this instead of working. The trip(Keys trip in April 2006) was truly amazing for me…good times and I enjoyed hanging out at the store! Looking forward to the next trip. Here is a little snirp about the salmon run and some pictures, Enjoy! Left Vancouver British Columbia with a lab mate and his cousin heading for the West Coast of Vancouver Island. 12 hours later we were in Courtenay for a two hour sleep and then 4 more hours to Fair Harbour and a 1 hour boat ride to Kyuquot. There we stored up on food had some beer, enjoyed the scenery and outfitted the Northern Bounty. She was to be our home, income, and provider the next three days on our trip down (South) the western coast of Vancouver Island from Kyuquot to Ucluett. On the trip the Pacific proved its name sake ‘the peaceable one’ as it was clear sailing with sunny days. The Northern Bounty can make 8 knots on her prime and we had two days of non-stop navigating the coastline. Times have never been better as we caught our fill of Spring (Chinook) Salmon and the eating was good, real good. The slow times were spent shooting shotguns and 20-2s off the stern, I spent most of my time taking the captains seat and using the global navigation system. Times were good, as good as they can be in the Pacific Northwest but give me my hometown Florida flats any day! The most productive in the world with the boys to slam it! .. Enjoy the pictures! Regards, Todd