Hisnit Inlet, Nootka Sound

Pushed off the dock at 10:10. High fog and minimal breeze as we head down Tahsis Inlet. Recreational fishing boats are along the shore and zipping by. We see several rafts of sea otters. As we turn into Tlupana Inlet, we slow to idle forward and Brad puts out the fishing pole. Idle forward is too fast to troll, so we let out minimal sails and stop the engine. This seems to be working well. Each time Brad catches a fish, we have to turn into the wind to dump the sails. We continue to sail fish for two hours. I am fishing with a deep diver and have no idea how deep the lure is, plus the fact we are trolling at 3 knots, it is a wonder that I caught any fish at all. There must be lots of fish out here. All the other boats are trolling next to shore, but we stay out of their way, more towards the middle of the channel. There are lots of small boats out fishing, but the area is large and there is room for everyone. The first fish breaks the line at the boat. The second fish, Brad lets go. The third fish gets a club over the head and stays on board. This is a Chinook, about 30 inches.  We turn up Hisnit Inlet where we anchor at the head at 15:00. A marble quarry once operated on the east shore. There are a few campers on the shore, but no other cruising boats. The fish gets cleaned, bagged up and in the freezer, and 2 steaks are cooked and consumed in less than three hours from harvesting. Today's stats: sea temp 59, air temp 66, engine hours 3.3, nautical miles 21.8, total trip miles 766.1, GPS coordinates 49.45.054N / 126.30.876N.

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