Cheri's first king salmon caught in AK. 2008 season

Vinnie & his girlfriend Cheri with her first king weighing in at 48 lbs. Sadley Cheri passed away January 4th. 2009 due to cancer. We here at Westcoast hunters & anglers club will miss her & she will remain in our hearts forever, our love goes out to her friends & family, she will not be forgotten. We love & will miss you Cheri!


Opening Day Trout Season 2008

Steve: Rainbow trout 7 1/2lbs. & 26 1/2"


This is truly a once in a lifetime fish, a whopper steelhead! 3 pictures total.

Rick with his 25+ pound Native steelhead, caught on the Cowlitz river April, 11th. 2008


 

Are you sure this isn't a spring king...lol    Wihfull thinking...


 

Ok...ok I'm releasing him!


Calamari anyone?  2 pictures total

Steve: Ok so heres the deal, I live right on the Washington coast in a small fishing town. These Humbolt squid followed the albicore tuna in by the thousands this yr., in a warm water current & then got trapped in the boat basin here in Westport. its only happened a couple of times in the last 15yrs., and this yr. was a sight to see! I caught 4 of these bad boys & I must say its the best calamari I've ever had! They ranged from 30 to 45 lbs. Most of them died because they got stuck in the basins cold water. 


 

Here are just a few of the squid that died in the boat basin. local commercial fisherman gathered up thousands of the dead squid for bait.


Local catch here in town. 2 pictures total 

My buddy James caught this 17 1/2 lbs. silver salmon here in Westport WA.  The salmon return here every yr. as the high school biology class raises them as a school project. One of a few caught that day.


 

Steve: Here are a couple silvers I caught.


2008 Salmon Season

Names front to rear: Michael, Rick M., Rick E., Trevor, Jeffrey & Arion. Alot of rain this yr., sorry...no fish pictures, even though we caught quit a few fish.