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Took a leisurely drive to Hammond today, to put in and do a little fishing. It wasn't nice out, but not too bad.
We put in and fished toward the sawdust pile. Nothing! We saw one on, and one landed, the whole time out. Of course, we only stayed an hour or so, before we decided to take out and go to the Nehalem.
Just as we decided to go, we saw a ship headed out to sea from Astoria. It was a long ways off, and we started in.
Pretty soon, we hear the ship do it's four short warning horn. It was nearly on top of a bunch of boaters, and traveling really, really fast! I have never seen a ship truck like this one!!! It did four or five sets of warning horns, one after another, and just plowed through! It was really scary! Usually ships go slow during fishing season. Not this one! I can't imagine what they were thinking. It only makes you wonder if they get irritated at so many boats and obstructions. But, irritate enough to be dangerous? Wow!
Even Bill, who is really used to fishing around these ships, said, "Whoa! That ship is coming fast!"
Originally, he had told me we would just troll to the side, but when he noticed the speed of approach, he said, "Pick up! We are headed out of his way!"
It amazes me how other boats just stayed there, totally unaware of the danger.
Anyway, asked the checker at noon how many fish at Hammond. She said, "I can't tell you."
I said, "What?"
She said, "You are from ifish, right?"
"Yes."
She then laughed, "It wouldn't be good for the industry for me to tell you!"
She finally told me. Three fish she had counted all morning!
Man, why is it that I choose the most dead day of the year to go to Hammond??? It's been red hot, and I go on a day with three fish caught by noon?
YEESH!
Maybe we just don't know how it's done anymore, but the reports didn't seem red hot! :smile:
Headed to Nehalem, got there, decided we were tired, and when the fish checker there, at 2, said that she had only counted four fish, we said, "Bag it!"
Bill is sound asleep in his favorite chair. It's a foggy, dark, coastal fall day. Think I'll soon be in my favorite chair doing the same thing.
There is always tomorrow. :smile:
Jen
[ 09-07-2003, 02:53 PM: Message edited by: [email protected] ]
We put in and fished toward the sawdust pile. Nothing! We saw one on, and one landed, the whole time out. Of course, we only stayed an hour or so, before we decided to take out and go to the Nehalem.
Just as we decided to go, we saw a ship headed out to sea from Astoria. It was a long ways off, and we started in.
Pretty soon, we hear the ship do it's four short warning horn. It was nearly on top of a bunch of boaters, and traveling really, really fast! I have never seen a ship truck like this one!!! It did four or five sets of warning horns, one after another, and just plowed through! It was really scary! Usually ships go slow during fishing season. Not this one! I can't imagine what they were thinking. It only makes you wonder if they get irritated at so many boats and obstructions. But, irritate enough to be dangerous? Wow!
Even Bill, who is really used to fishing around these ships, said, "Whoa! That ship is coming fast!"
Originally, he had told me we would just troll to the side, but when he noticed the speed of approach, he said, "Pick up! We are headed out of his way!"
It amazes me how other boats just stayed there, totally unaware of the danger.
Anyway, asked the checker at noon how many fish at Hammond. She said, "I can't tell you."
I said, "What?"
She said, "You are from ifish, right?"
"Yes."
She then laughed, "It wouldn't be good for the industry for me to tell you!"
She finally told me. Three fish she had counted all morning!
Man, why is it that I choose the most dead day of the year to go to Hammond??? It's been red hot, and I go on a day with three fish caught by noon?
YEESH!
Maybe we just don't know how it's done anymore, but the reports didn't seem red hot! :smile:
Headed to Nehalem, got there, decided we were tired, and when the fish checker there, at 2, said that she had only counted four fish, we said, "Bag it!"
Bill is sound asleep in his favorite chair. It's a foggy, dark, coastal fall day. Think I'll soon be in my favorite chair doing the same thing.
There is always tomorrow. :smile:
Jen
[ 09-07-2003, 02:53 PM: Message edited by: [email protected] ]
