August, 2010 | 153 Fish Camp Weblog

Well, the silvers have been tougher to get these last few days, but the guys have been loading up on pinks. The extremely low tides this week have made it easy to fish from shore, bringing some success by snagging. However, the majority of the catch have come from finesse-fishing at the “pink hole”, a hole in the local creek that is LOADED with pink salmon. A group of guys just pulled in with 27 pinks… almost a full limit for everybody on the trip.

The guys also went to Red Bay this morning, and caught a bunch of pinks, and a few sockeye. Probably the most interesting item of the day is that one of the guys caught a little king salmon out there! Luckily, he had a King stamp, which allowed him to keep it. I’ve never seen a king caught out there before… maybe he was lost?

(As you can see, the Sun is out again today!)

Some of the staff took a halibut trip today.. it’ll be interesting to see what they come up with. Read about it tomorrow!

It’s been another great week here at fish camp. The sun is out, the silvers are still in thick, as well as the pinks, and it’s making for some fantastic fishing

Dave’s messages were also a huge hit. His talks about our relationships with God and people struck a chord with a lot of guys here, campers and staff, and made for some great discussion and sharing times.

Some of the guys fished all the way up till the night before they left:

I am continually amazed at the relationships that are created and built through the fellowship here at Fish Camp. It seems like every camp grows together, like brothers. I guess we are in a sense…brothers in Christ. Either way, it’s always sad to say goodbye at the end of week, because we become so much like family. It’s been a great week guys, I’ll miss you all and hope to see you next year, Lord willing.

here’s the group photo

left to right, back row: Tom, Rob, Micah

Middle row: John, Jacob, Arney, Jonah, Calin, Zeke, Art, Matt, Jake,

Seated: Wes, Mike, Eric

Thanks again for such a great week guys. I, as well as the rest of the staff, appreciate each and every one of you and were blessed by your presence. Thanks!

It’s the beginning of August, and we celebrated with a bang!

Well, not really a bang, but how does 2 limits of silvers sound?

Mark and Dave caught these Sunday morning, before church. See how silver they are? There are definitely still new fish coming into the bay, which is unusual for this time of year. We’re not complaining though!

The fish have been biting on chartreuse Flying C lures, but many of the guys have been snagging as well, and bringing in limits of silvers as well as quite a few pinks.

The weather has been very hot, in the 70s, which has made for some enjoyable halibut fishing as well. Four of the guys went out on Tuesday in our little boats and had an enjoyable time. They caught several rockfish, and John reeled in a nice halibut.

Matt and Jake went out a second time to a different spot, that we trailered one of our little boats to. It was extremely calm, and they also had a fantastic time. They were also successful………

….with a 140 lb halibut!

Congrats Matt, you now hold the record for the largest halibut caught at fish camp this season.

They had a fantastic time reeling this bad boy in, and they were all smiles when they got back to camp.

The fish are still in!!

Pink Frenzy!

End of another great week.

Halfway through week 6… the fish are still in!