"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 15:49:55 +0000, Don White wrote:


Lloyd Sumpter wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 18:29:37 +0000, Calif Bill wrote:

Off to the party at Moss Landing, on Monterey bay for the opening of
the southern zone salmon fishing. Sunny, wind calming down. Harry,
you
ought to
really buy a boat, so you can relax.

Well, after over 20 years, I decided NOT to get a sal****er fishing
license this
year. Just not enough salmon around to warrant it, and the "Rockfish
Conservation Areas" mean I can't put a line over when I'm at anchor



Come East. Everyone knows that the Atlantic salmon are the best!

OOoooo....them's fightin' words!

First, the fish-farms here use Atlantic Salmon (they grow faster, or are
less susceptible to disease, or something), which is one of the main
objections to the fish-farms.

Also, in terms of fishing, them wimpy Atlantic smelt are nothing compared
to a 30-lb Chinook!

Lloyd

And the Pacific Salmon taste better. We went to the party at Moss landing
below Santa Cruz on Monterey bay. Had been windy for most of the week, but
the winds died and the bay got better until noon, when the wind came up. We
landed 2 fish total for 2 guys. a 9# and a 12# fish. Very nice fish. Gave
some to my next door neighbor, and he said was fantastic. I ate some, fried
in the left over butter from sautéing mushrooms. A few hits, with out
sticking the fish. Only problems were in the morning putting up the top and
windows, the bimini slide broke. Jury rigged an attachment and was comfy
all day. coming in at noon, when the winds picked up to give some
whitecaps, I caught a sunken crap pot line or something else nasty with the
downrigger wire. Lost 50' of wire and the weight. As we were cleaning up
the gear, and getting ready to fire up the big motor and stop the trolling
to run in, the fog socked us in. The Garmin chartplotter guided us safely
to the Jaws of the harbor breakwater. Vis was now about a 1/2 mile, so we
came in and got ready for the Saturday party. As to the party, it has
become so famous that 2 TV stations we covering the Friday night event. A
trailered BBQ, that takes 80# of charcoal and is known as the "Critter
Cooker". A lot of the people also hunt, so we feasted on Venison chops,
venison sausage, elk, buffalo, smoked goose, tri-tip, albacore, calamari,
abalone chowder, fresh strawberries, tortillas, tempura asparagus, apple
fritters, chocolate cake,and other unknown critters.