Rivers Inlet is, indeed, a beautiful anchorage. Another "favorite" of Doug and Jan.
We didn't manage to catch any fish ... well, we DID, but we had a thief. This fellow was very talented as he could strip that fish off the hook without us losing any gear!
I guess we'll have Sausage Pasta tonight (sorry, Ralph .. I know it's your favorite!)
Monday, June 17th
We're now at Foughner Bay. Here we're seriously into catching some halibut! Doug is a genius at finding just the right spot at just the right time of day when the tide is perfect. Jan is always on top of the marine weather and tides, so how can we miss!?
For tonight, we'll enjoy chicken parmesan along with a new recipe that Jan wants to use us as guinea pigs for. Gluten-free focaccia bread! I have to say that the recipe needs a bit of tweaking. It tasted great, but didn't have that beautiful pillowy softness in the middle that we're used to. Worth another try, though.
Halibut fishing today! I've never fished for Halibut, so it was a new experience for me. Doug rigged up some great jigs that didn't get caught on the bottom (I can't reveal his secrets here) and also used a "spreader bar". The jigs were the winners today with 4 nice Hali coming into the boat. Mine was the biggest at 73 cm. Pete actually had a bigger one, but opted to let him live so that he could net a whopper, Didn't happen, however.
Tonight it's Halibut for supper seared with anchovies, capers and garlic. Along with that we'll have warm spinach salad and new potatoes from Siefertts.
Wednesday, June 19th
We got the big one! Pete was exhausted by the time this big boy cam into the boat. 125.5 cm and 60 pounds! Just a mere .5 cm under the max allowed.
This was our limit in Halibut with me netting 2 small ones and Pete getting the big one. We might even share some of this with friends! Where are we going to find room in the freezer is the big issue! :)
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