We are on a "cannery tack", heading NE for the Columbia River Bar.  We have 56 fish so far for today, lines still in the water.  We really needed to head South but we have a deadline on Sunday for freah tuna off the boat and we were getting to far a way to make it in time.  So calling it a trip and planning for a full trip next week!

Tuna scores are NOT picking up!!!!  We ended Wednesday with 84 fish, Thursday 68.  We headed West hoping things would pick up.......No go.   No one is reporting big scores, water temp is still on the cold side.  Now I am faced with the decision of sticking it out through the ruff weather that is forecasted for tonight and Saturday or fish today, call it a trip and head to the dock.............This could be a long season!!!

Weather is a bit sloppy, Taryn prefers to go with it on the tack but we have to turnaround at some point....Sorry T.  We have 74 tuna on board so far today,  Weather comes up on Friday and worse on Saturday.  Really hoping I run out of ice by then but the scores are going to have to pick up!!!!!

 

 

WooHoo!!!!! Our count is 80, and fish on!!!!!  It is looking like a productive day after all!!!!

We have 36 fish on, they are pretty good size, 16-17 pounders.  They aren't biting like I would hope, water temp is pretty cold. I have been throwing live bait over and I can get them to boil behind the boat but they won't go for the hooks.  We are about 80 miles off shore, weather is a bit sloppy, Taryn is not to fond of the rolling around but she is doing a great job.  She has been pulling fish and iceing.  Some boats have 70 or more fish on so far but no one is really wackin em.  Oh!!!!! fish on, and another one!!!  Yes, looks like we just drove over a good sized school, gotta go pull some fish, lets hope they are hungry!!!!!!

Well........we finally are on our way to the tuna grounds.  The weather came down a bit so Taryn and I loaded up on groceries, ice, and fuel.  We also stopped in Ilwaco and got some live bait, crossed the Columbia Bar about 4 o'clock.  We will drive all night, should be there about 3 or 4 am, just in time for the morning bite!!