The big deal about Copper River Salmon is supposedly the oils the fish store up to survive the 300 mile run through rough terrain to their spawning grounds.  This makes them extra tastey and even better for you with their Omega-3 oils and such.  Personally, I can’t taste enough of a difference to justify the price.  I think I would be just as happy with a cheaper Salmon that was smoked to perfection!

Only problem we ran into was no fish.  We even had the State boat swing by and talk to us, and they hadn’t seen any fish come in out of area 9.  Oh well, it was a good day to be out drinking beer and BSing with the guys and bitching about the women folk.  Not that any of our women give us reason to complain….

You should see another video from us next week.  Part 2 of the ICAST show will be coming out.  After that, I have no idea what is up next!

Oh well, February is coming and things will get better.  Watch for part two of our video from ICAST, and hopefully we will get out and get some more fishing video shot!

Thomas and I spent a good couple of days roaming the trade show floor and
I am sure we missed a few things, it was just that big!  In any event,
here is part one of our trip. Stay tuned for part two in the coming weeks!

fishing show

• THE ENFORCEMENT PROBLEM-Illegal Salmon fishing on the high seas.

The plan, announced Tuesday, came after two years of closed-door negotiations and resolved long-standing differences over how to divide Klamath Basin water between a federal irrigation project and fish protected by the Endangered Species Act.

The agreement, which would be the largest dam removal project in the nation’s history, must be reviewed by federal agencies, including the U.S. Justice Department. The deal would open 300 miles of rivers that have not seen salmon in the past century and restore 60 miles of reservoir to free-flowing river, according to American Rivers, a conservation group.

Removal of the Klamath River dams, perhaps as soon as 2015, depends on agreement from their owner, Portland-based utility PacifiCorp, as well as some $400 million in new spending on salmon restoration, primarily from Congress, for a total of $1 billion over 10 years.   Read the Full Article…

While I am a big proponent of green power, we must take into consideration the effects that dams have on our rivers.  Fish ladders are only a partial solution to the issue as we see with the Columbia river.  Ladders restrict the movement of fish, and primarily only benefit Salmon.  Of course the fish ladders also make for a great place for Sea Lions to put on an all you can eat buffet.

More emphasis needs to be put on the preservation and restoration of our Pacific rivers and watersheds.  Pollution, logging, poor water management, dams and lacking hatchery practices and rampant Indian fishing violations all have taken their toll on our Salmon runs.   I think it is time we seriously reviewed the commercial harvesting rules, Indian fishing rights and their abuse of those rights, and just how much effort we are putting into saving our wild Salmon runs.

Now how do you manage to explain driving your car off the side of this?  Of course in America we would just sue the municipality for not having it marked and a safety barrier around it.

 The crane truck is listing a bit under the weight of it all though isn’t it?

Again, has the rescue truck driver ever considered center of gravity on this project?

I bet that he is out a job after this.  I can just hear his boss saying “You did what?”

Hmmmm…  Now how are you going to get out of this one?  Of course now you have even more diesel in the water, is it time to call in the environmental task force?

OK, better plan, bigger truck with outriggers and more mass.  Hopefully a smarter operator as well.

Looks like Michael Long has it going on and has the first car out of the water without any problems.  Now about the other truck…

Like I said, I am pretty sure the last frame is photo-chopped but still someone had some serious explaining to do and one hell of a bill to pay at the end of all this.  You know it probably happened in a small enough town that everyone involved won’t ever hear the end of it again.

• Roche Harbor Salmon Classic
  February 7-9
  www.rocheharbor.com
  

• Discovery Bay Salmon Derby
  February 16-18
  www.discobaysalmonderby.com
  

• Geoduck Restaurant Salmon Derby
  March 1-2
  

• Anacortes Salmon Derby
  March 29-30
  Fidalgo Chapter – Puget Sound Anglers
  www.anacortessalmonderby.com

• Salmon Quest – Portland
  May 10

• Port Angeles Halibut Derby
  May 24-25
  www.PortAngeles.org

• Bellingham Salmon Derby
  July 11-13
  Bellingham Chapter Puget Sound Anglers
  www.bellinghampsa.com
  

• Elliott Bay Salmon Derby
  July 26

• Des Moines Salmon Derby
  August 2
  South King County Chapter Puget Sound Anglers

• Gig Harbor Salmon Derby
  August 9
  Sponsored by Gig Harbor Puget Sound Anglers

• Hood Canal Salmon Derby
  August 16-17
  

• Sinclair Inlet Salmon Derby
  August 23-24
  Sponsored by Kitsap Poggie Club

• Tokeland Marine, Willlapa Bay Salmon Derby
  August 30

• Edmonds Coho Derby
  September 6
  Sponsored by Sno-King Chapter Puget Sound Anglers
• The Everett Coho Derby
  September 20th & 21st
  http://www.everettcohosalmonderby.com/

I will be updating this post as more information becomes available.  Also stay tuned for other fishing derby schedules as I discover them!

It was a good old knife, you know the kind with the varnished wooden handle that always gets crackled and nasty.  But now we need a replacement knife for out on the boat.  So I put out a call to any knife manufacturers for sponsors.  Want a cheap way to get your knives on the web, in our shows and (not quite literally) in our hearts and mouths?  Let us know you are interested in sponsoring our show with a couple of your products.  Pretty simple, you give us a couple knives to use, and we will make sure that the world knows about it.

Be sure to send us a note, or comment on this post if you are interested because it is pretty much first come, first served!