Today, Eileen (who had spent a few days in Vancouver) and her daughter-in-law, Quina, joined us on our boat and together we dropped off Pam and Lyle in Bella Bella. We were sad to see Pam and Lyle depart. It has been an absolute tonic having them aboard; they are such easy and wonderful companions. We then proceeded to meet up with Bill and son, Dylan (husband of Quina) at Fancy Cove. At Fancy Cove, Rob rather expertly backed our boat up beside Eileen and Bill’s already anchored boat and we tied the boats together. Bill and Dylan had been fishing non-stop since July 30th and had enjoyed tremendous success. When we arrived Bill was at least an hour into cleaning fish and Dylan was removing what looked like his 1,000th prawn head. We were later treated to prawn tempura and a salmon-tasting, pitting Humpback (pink) salmon against Spring salmon. It doesn’t get any fresher than this and both were delicious but there could only be one winner. The verdict: Spring salmon rules.
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| I know we're supposed to catch crab in our crab trap but I am always so impressed with the Sea Stars we often catch (and release). This may be the biggest one yet. |
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| I think this is a Sunflower Star, the fastest and largest sea star which eats basically any other living organism it encounters (according to Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes by Andy Lamb and Bernard P. Hanby, Harbour Publishing 2005 - a beautiful book!) |
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