Fish On!!

In the middle of August Jeff and I went salmon fishing about 7 miles out in the ocean. Actually, he fished and I watched. There were about 15 men on board and I was the only girl. I get so sick and was nervous to go out, but I went prepared. I got some motion sickness patches that you put behind your ears, and I wore some sea bands on my wrists. I only puked once! It was such a rush to watch everyone when we got into a school and their poles started to dance. The skipper would yell out, "FISH ON!!" and the he'd yell the location. His two sons, who were probably only 13 and 15, would run over with nets and scoop up the fish. Then, they'd get you some bate and you were ready to fish again. (They were so cute and worked really hard. I was so impressed!) My job was to club the fish so they didn't flap around once they got 'em out of the net. I think Jeff caught 7! I was dreaming about all the yummy dinners I could make with all that salmon then I found out that he could only keep 2. My father-in-law caught the biggest one, a King, weighing in at 17 lbs.

Jeff was fun to watch. He'd get really excited when he knew he had a fish on. I definitely have to actually fish next time. It was a blast!

Jeff and I enjoying the sunrise and heading out to sea.
My in-laws