Saturday, May 26, 2007

Salmon Derby

At 7:04 a.m. yesterday morning, several skiffs in the Narrows began racing past our front window. One might almost (almost...) be forgiven for thinking that this was the start of a powerboat race... The spray and wakes churned the calm morning waters. As the minutes passed by, more boats went by. Soon enough, the first of the larger boats, going as fast as it could safely do so, sailed past. Trollers, gill netters, purse seiners, long liners all began to sail through into the Sound -- all for a shot at one of the prizes up for grabs this Memorial Day weekend.

The boats continue to head out this morning to increase their total catch for the weekend, and also to try to catch one of two specially marked salmon. Bringing one of these in brings in one of the big prizes. The chances for winning one of these is probably about the same as winning a lottery.

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