Here are some pic's
Leaving the Somass River and entering the canal. That's Lorne. I don't know if hot chocolate and cigars go together in the morning :lol: .
A freighter of some sorts in the Port Alberni Harbour
I don't know if this video will work but here it goes. Heading out to the Halibut grounds. It was rougher than it looks in the video (taken with still camera on video mode).
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No Halibut to be had as mate Lorne got quite sick and only fished for a little over an hour (I seem to have a problem lately finding capable mates). We headed inshore as the sun came out to a place called Kirby Point and fished for Chinook's and hit the major bite bang on.
We nailed this guy and lost two at the boat and lost one about 30 feet out back (barbless hooks up here) and had several major "hits" all within a 30 minute time frame. This is typical west coast fishing on for 1/2 hour than nothing.
First blood for the Sculpin in my hands.
Lorne feeling better now that we're "inside".
Here's an old floating fish shack that didn't make it.
This old wooden boat that didn't make it either.
Gotta love the HONDA's. Coming in along the canal. Typical thermal winds. They kick up almost every afternoon in the summer time.
All in all it beat the heck out of the weekend before. Just one fish (22 pound Chinook) but we had a blast and explored some new territory to boot.
