So this past weekend I went fishing on Lake Michigan with a bunch of guys and I have to say, for hardly ever fishing in my life I had the best time. We were at Winthrup Harbor which is about 20 min north of Chicago, right on the Illinois/Wisconsin border. We went up Saturday afternoon and stay in Milwaukee with a guy someone knew. Sunday we drove to the harbor and went out to catch some Koho Salmon. We spent a lot of the time fishing next to a decommisioned nuclear power plant, but failed to pull in any three eyed fish made popular on The Simpsons. It was a beautiful day, the fish were bitting and I wasn't in a cast. That night we went out to eat and then crashed around 9:30, since the next morning would start around 4 am. We headed out about 4 miles the next day and tried to catch a few King Salmon as well as Koho. I, being the least experienced, caught the only one. It was about 10 lbs. (as seen above).
We caught our limit each day (5) and before we left they cut them all up so John and I have about 20 fillets of salmon in my freezer each.
This is me hugging my King Salmon. Right before is lept up at my ear and tried to rip it off. I had the last laugh when I threw it in a dark cooler with about 14 of his dead relatives.
Me, my roommate John, and Paul. Paul was hired with John the year before me.
6 comments:
Good thing it wasn't a Northern Pike. IT would have the last laugh with your ear in its mouth!
OMG! That is an incredible fish! Also very beautiful. Thanks for posting those photos - I wouldn't have believed it without the proof!
You make me laugh. Looks like you had a great time.
Do you even like salmon? Go online and find some really good rubs and marinades--and grill them. Yum. And I don't even like fish.
allrecipes.com is great for recipes. Try cedar plank salmon. You can find the cedar at pretty much any grocery store. You soak it first, then grill it with the salmon on it. It makes a huge difference in the taste!!
That being said...great job catching that beast! It sounds like a great time! I looked in to doing some deep sea fishing in Fripp, but due to fuel costs, the total for a 4 hr. trip was $500 each.....eek!!
That Cedar Plank Salmon sounds delicious. Do you suppose we will get a dinner invitation from Nick and friends?
Hey, Nick, you don't have to catch a fish, or fall off a horse (Monica's blog) to post. Let's hear what you have been up to. Actually, somebody said they saw you on TV news (for the run). Have any clips of that? Send them my way.
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