We all know that person that tells tall tails and maybe stretches the truth a bit. Well, this is my tall tail, but with photo proof. 🙂
This is not a monster by any means, but it is the biggest fish I have caught so far.
It could easily have been exaggerated to 50+ lbs, but it actually weighed in at only about 35 lbs.
It was a company event. We chartered several boats out of Astoria. Some boats ventured out to the ocean and some stayed in the river. I got assigned to a boat that remained in the river and we fished above tongue point. Our deckhand chose to just use divers and spinners that day. It seems that many of the charter captains like to keep it simple so they are not tied up with rigging bait on everyone’s line. Simple worked for us that day for sure. Only two fish were caught on our boat. This trophy and my buddy Lee caught one just a pound or so less that day as well.
That was a great day fishing. I have been chasing that bigger one ever sense.