I went out fishing again on Saturday to try for another Ship Creek King. The air was cool and a stiff breeze off the inlet made for another chilly evening. With this being the last weekend of the King derby, the crowds were thick. We were fishing from a boat, and were joined by probably a dozen others. Throughout the night, while waiting for a fish to bite, I took the opportunity to take phots of the action. It is near impossible to catch the full extent of action, espcially watching a very young girl reel in a twenty pound King. But as the fishing was slow, and the lighting superb, there were many oppotunities for a good picture or two.
We boated only one and saw maybe another dozen landed from boats and the lower Ship Creek banks.
Here's one of the dozen or so boats out on Saturday. The camo-guy eventually landed a nice 25lb king that put up quite a fight including a run in or two with the outboard.
A croweded but not quite shoulder to shoulder Saturday night out on Ship Creek. You'll see a wide range of folks ranging from a Cabella's decked out tourista, a family with strollers, the sourdough sipping beer in a lawn chair, kids playing in the mud, etc, etc, etc.
Now this was a unique situation. This kayaker was trolling around through various fishing holes and boat when he hooked up with this nice 15lb fish. He fought and landed it solo. I could't resist getting a shot of him with the city in the background.
Here's a partial picture of Mr Steve (a.k.a Stan) taken by me (a.k.a. Ollie) of a nice 30lb he tagged for the $500 derby fish.
A couple of the next generation fish slayers trying their luck out on Ship Creek mud. Didn't see them get any fish tonight but you know these two will bank plenty of fish in their lifetimes.
Being Father's Day, I couldn't resist a shot of this father/son duo.
Like I said, the lighting was great. Here's a group of angler's way down near the mouth. Definately getting late in the day.
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