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Trip Update: Jun 22-26

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After a beautiful arrival by helicopter the night before, our guests awoke to by far the nicest day of the season. Even out on the fishing grounds, guests were able to admire their own reflection in the glassy calm waters. However, the reflections were soon disturbed as fish after fish after fish was pulled out of the water. It was a truly incredible day of fishing that left the stunning weather as forgotten side note in the evening’s discussions. From the moment that the lines were first dropped into the water until the end of the day, things did not slow down. The top mark went to Darren Klinck, who with his guide Kai was able to haul in a 41-pound beauty! Fishing just off of Parker Point with cut-plug herring bait off a downrigger, they had this trophy of a fish hooked before 8:00am. As one can imagine, this hogg did not come up without a fight, but the look on Darren’s face when he hoisted it up for a photo is a look I will never forget. Dripping with sweat with adrenaline still pumping, he was the happiest man in the world! While Darren’s catch represented the biggest salmon, it was not even the biggest fish caught that first day. That honour was stolen by Tom Scholcz who reeled in an incredible 58 pound Halibut after an incredible battle alongside his guide Steve Larson. Fishing with salmon gear in a mere 35 feet of water behind Snake Rock, they were as surprised as anybody when this behemoth hooked on. Another impressive accomplishment that was overshadowed by the trophy catches was that, In their first ever trip to Peregrine Lodge, Erin and Karyn Vernon, as well as Sarah Kam, all caught their first salmon ever, deserving of big congratulations!
 

The pace did not slow down much over the course of the next few days, as Tyees continued to be reeled in. Once again, by the end of the trip, almost every guest had reached their limit for the trip, resulting in a huge amount of releases in the final days. Amongst these were many good sized fish, included Nicholas Dagg’s 35 pounder. However, top marks went to Lewis Klinck who caught and released a 39 pound Chinook. Similarly to Darren’s first day catch, Lewis was also fishing off of Parker point with his guide Brent. With Parker having been a hot spot all morning, there were many boats around, and this Tyee dragged them around for close to half an hour, narrowly missing the downriggers and lines of the rest of our fleets. An exhausted Lewis told me after the catch that he would promptly be hitting the gym upon his return to the mainland, as his arms were aching far too much.
 

As the trip came to a close, we were pleased to see the full arrival of the first large Coho salmon run. With the focus having previously been nearly entirely on the Chinook, our expert guides began venturing out a bit in search of the arriving Coho, and it paid off, with a huge number of Coho caught in the last few days! With success like this across the board, it was an incredible four days of fishing for all involved. Add in the glorious weather and all of the comforts on land that we at Peregrine are famous for, and you have one heck of a great vacation! Thank you to all outgoing guests for choosing Peregrine Lodge as your fishing destination. We look forward to seeing your smiling faces again next year.

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