Neah Bay is always a fun time. The state of Washington Decided
to add another day to halibut season and that coincided with
Halibut season in Canada opening for two a day so a trip was
planned. Some of the regular crew was busy with girl friends
and work so I had to scramble to find some replacements. After
a few calls a couple of volunteers were found. Neither had
been in the open ocean before so this would be their first
experience with the mighty Pacific Ocean. We were met with a
beautiful sunrise on the way out to the fishing grounds. That is
the northwestern most tip of the lower 48 you see the sun rising
over. You can see in the following pictures how rough the
coastline is in that area. The lighthouse you see behind the
rocks is on Tatoosh Island that sits just off the tip! It is a very
beautiful spot is calm weather. Bring in a storm and it is not a
place to be in a small boat like mine!
to add another day to halibut season and that coincided with
Halibut season in Canada opening for two a day so a trip was
planned. Some of the regular crew was busy with girl friends
and work so I had to scramble to find some replacements. After
a few calls a couple of volunteers were found. Neither had
been in the open ocean before so this would be their first
experience with the mighty Pacific Ocean. We were met with a
beautiful sunrise on the way out to the fishing grounds. That is
the northwestern most tip of the lower 48 you see the sun rising
over. You can see in the following pictures how rough the
coastline is in that area. The lighthouse you see behind the
rocks is on Tatoosh Island that sits just off the tip! It is a very
beautiful spot is calm weather. Bring in a storm and it is not a
place to be in a small boat like mine!
We were one of the first boats out to the spot. But soon there
were boats headed our way from all over the eastern horizon.
This spot was approx. 34 miles offshore! There were fish there
and they were hungry. On my boat I often come up with
nicknames for the crew. Well the two new guys each earned a
name. Its all in good fun but often the names stick. It was
obvious that Ivan had been fishing before. He had great feel for
the rods and caught a lot of fish. On the second day we began
calling him crazy Ivan.
were boats headed our way from all over the eastern horizon.
This spot was approx. 34 miles offshore! There were fish there
and they were hungry. On my boat I often come up with
nicknames for the crew. Well the two new guys each earned a
name. Its all in good fun but often the names stick. It was
obvious that Ivan had been fishing before. He had great feel for
the rods and caught a lot of fish. On the second day we began
calling him crazy Ivan.
Vlad had not been fishing before or so that was my
understanding. He had a bit of a hard time with the rocking boat
and was fighting seasickness every now and then. The thing
was though that this guy was tough. He would get right back
into the fight quickly. He did however do a little sleeping to gain
his strength before coming back into the battle. He therefore got
the tag "sleepy."
understanding. He had a bit of a hard time with the rocking boat
and was fighting seasickness every now and then. The thing
was though that this guy was tough. He would get right back
into the fight quickly. He did however do a little sleeping to gain
his strength before coming back into the battle. He therefore got
the tag "sleepy."
It was a great couple of days spent with friends and the ocean. The water was great and so was the fishing. I am sure I
will be spending more time with "Crazy Ivan" and "Sleepy" in the near future.
will be spending more time with "Crazy Ivan" and "Sleepy" in the near future.
Vasilly "Silly"
Peter "Iceman"
Captain Tracker
Crazy Ivan Silly Sleepy Iceman
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