WhimSea's Log

We left Windigo around noon, after some breakfast. In leaving Washington Harbor, we saw a fox walking along the shore and a bald eagle in the trees along the harbor. Beautiful. We slipped through the gap at Grace Harbor and headed towards Siskiwit Bay where we intended to spend the night and maybe do a little fising. We weren't sure if we would stay on Wright Island or Hay Bay, it sort of depended on the wind and if others were around. We were looking forward to a secluded anchorage and no people in sight.

We headed out a bit and did the dishes and each had a shower. It feels so good to take a shower under way. Luxurious. The sun came out and it turned into a really great day.

We motored into Sisiwit and Troy proceeded to set down lines. I picked out a lot of the lures and stick bait, but Troy determined depth and what to use, Dipsy, Deeper Diver, Yellowbird, etc. I did insist we leave one line on top, with all the little annoying bugs around, it just made sense to me... and boy was I right!

We caught a Coho! Troy reeled it in which meant I was on net duty, which I've never done before. Troy was thinking I'd go down to the swim platform but I was worried about falling overboard, so I didn't. Course, then I was worried I'd drop the damn net in the lake. In the end, I grasped the net with both hands and plunged it in the water and scooped up the fish. This would be Troy's first filleting job, so some meat was left on the bones for the gulls and other fish. There was plenty left over though so we could both eat our fill.

While Troy was washing the ick off the deck, I went below and cleaned off the knife and board and got a plank soaking. We grilled the fish on a cedar plank and it was absolutely amazing. Fresh salmon.

After dinner, we played some cards and Troy kicked my but in scrabble before heading to bed. An awesome day.