Fish Tales
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Beer Cans and Paper Plates - John and Irene Hurwitz
As fishermen, we spend an inordinate amount of time running from one reported bite to the next. More often than not, when we get to the "hot bite", people are saying, "you should have been here yesterday". Full story »
Run for the Border - John Hurwitz
Our Mexican fishing license arrived in the mail just as we were finishing up the live bait tank for the boat. We scanned it carefully making sure we understood the conditions under which we would be allowed to participate in the winter Albacore fishery. Full story »
Three Beers - John Hurwitz
It was late July '85 when this strange tale took place. I had just switched over from salmon to albacore and decided to take on a deck hand. Full story »
Wrong Way Diver - John Hurwitz
Sitting in my brother's driveway, rigging new crab pots, I realized that the upcoming crab season was our first joint effort at fishing since we were kids. Full story »
Whales at Rittenburg Banks - Jeremiah O'Brien
A few years ago Billy Lester and I were fishing Salmon around the north island up towards Fanny Shoals. We were catching some very nice Salmon at the time and they seemed to be moving further out to sea. Full story »
Miracle at Sea - Travis Evans
On a warm, sunny afternoon in August of 1966, our 15 year old son and I were about 75 miles offshore of central Oregon in our fishing boat, the “Yankee Girl”. The albacore tuna were biting like crazy, and we were very busy landing fish. We were both on the stern when I noticed an unusual smell. Full story »
Raccoons - Brian Williamson
Back in 2002 Brian had one of those trips where everything is going well, the weather and the catch. Well that all changed once he made it north of Pt. Purisma. Below Purisma the weather was absolutely gorgeous, as soon as he made it around the point, someone flipped the weather switch, and good went to horrible. Full story »