Fished the San Juans with bro-in-law Tom and nephew Scott. Super long day, didn't get home until after 11pm. Launched at Cornet Bay, dropped crab pots on South Lopez (no keepers) and headed West of Cattle Pass hoping for a chinook or silver but imagining we'd be getting pinks all day. Lots of seiners working the area for pinks. I ran a Qcove green dragon flasher and an army truck Ace Hi Fly. Ran a uv green Kingfisher on the top pole. Tom had an e-chip Hot Spot and a yellowtail Coyote. Dodging the seiners we put about a 6-8 pound blackmouth in the boat about 9am on the Coyote. About 10am my pole bounced pretty good. I figured pink, took it off the clip and reeled down. Then all heck broke loose. Had about half my spool gone before we stopped it, then later had it just sit under the boat and sulk. Eventually got a 33 pound chinook into the boat! My biggest salmon in WA!!! Trolled all the way to Lime Kiln and back, then about 4-5pm Tom also got a good hit and after a spirited fight, we boated a 22 pounder, also a white king. Limited for kings! Switched to pink gear and had 2 pinks before we heeaded in.

Sorry no pics of all fish. Long day and back in the dark!

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