It was still cold and raining but Joey never got cold like he did on the first day. Once fish were caught he did not have any issues with the cool weather. As it turned out we had to endure 3 days of chilly weather with light to heavy rains. After that the weather just started to get better and we would see the sun. Some days too much sun and we never would have thought how hot 65 degrees can feel. I kept a journal for the first tine on this trip and saved some memories of each day and camp site. We ended up spending 11 nights and only had one 2 day camp. I think I lost about 10lbs in this trip since you burn way more calories than you eat. We had de-hydrated food for dinners and we squeezed in a few salmon. Instant oatmeal for breakfast and salme/chesse for lunch and cliff bars to fill the gaps. Very little time was used to prep, eating and clean up meals, which meant more time for fishing. This was the first trip where I did not get too sore from fishing. Joey and I had done a lot of fishing prior to the trip and that may have help. Was a little sore after the portage but only lasted a day. Frank and I shared the rowing and soon we were fighting over who got to row because you sure slept well on the days you rowed.
Joey with a nice bow a tad bigger than the average size
First arctic char or larger dollie
Here’s a spot we stooped along the way and you can get an idea of what our raft looked like loaded. Joey and Frank were tight line fishing below and Frank was amazed at Joey’s ability to catch fish after fish. We started using him as a gauge to test spots, throw his out line and if no fish in a couple casts we would move on. I fished streamers above and hooked several large bows. I don’t remember if I landed them but if I did Frank has the pictures on his camera.
Our next camp turned out to be a good fishing site and we were able to have our first camp fire. We found a place that held some Sockeye, Chum, Grayling and Rainbows with a possibility of Silvers. We had a late start that morning due to heavy rains. Joey landed several Sockeye’s as he seems to have a way to piss off fish and get them to grab. He was not able to get the chum to bite. We were sitting around the fire at 11pm and Joey still had not got his chum so I suggested he use the green cone black body egg sucking leach I tied for the trip. He hooked 3 and landed 2 in about 15 mins. Once he accomplished that feat we enjoyed our fire till after midnight.
Looks like they both have a smile on their faces
These were the freshest Chum I have seen on several trips
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