Catch of the Day

This year the salmon season appeared to be jinxed. First, it wasn't very wet last year, so the river is not cold. If the water is not cold enough, the salmon don't run. No one caught anything for the entire first month! Second, Marty was diagnosed with a cardiac insufficiency, and was required to rest until the meds took care of the problem - so, no fishing.

But this afternoon, it was so beautiful, it was impossible to stay indoors. So he took his pole and his net and went up on the Sacramento River levee.

Most of the regulars fish in the morning, and they also avoid weekends because of the recreational boating and waterskiing that goes on. So this afternoon, no one else was fishing! Marty had to land this 27-pounder himself. He said it almost got away when the leader broke, but by that time, the fish was within reach of his net, so he scooped it quickly onto the bank. The freezer's full!