I got to spend last week on a friend's boat north of Vancouver, and I went salmon fishing for the first time. I actually caught my food! My friend Natalie and I hauled in three big "pinks," with our amazingly kickass guide, Candice.They called our boat the SS Estrogen, and we caught more fish than any of the men out there!
Here's a photo of Candice filleting the fish after we got back to the docks. (I'm on the right in the yellow pants... hey, it was cold and rainy!). Okay, yeah, I skipped the hard part of cleaning the fish. We ate fresh salmon that night and then made one fillet into Gravlox, a salt-cured salmon, for an appetizer later in the week. Sooo good!
Reeling in those fish was an adventure, I tell you! It makes me appreciate the fish market at my local grocery store a lot more too. And it just might be inspiration for a set-on-the-water novel at some point.
Have you guys ever caught your own dinner?
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Oh, that's such a pretty area--and it looks like you had a great time!
I used to go spear fishing when I lived in Mykonos and we'd catch octopus, fish, and sea urchin--(okay, mostly I swam behind the spear fisher, holding the bag to put it all in, but still, it was awesome!!
You are so cool. Have I caught my own dinner? Hmm... Does wine count?
Ah, I heart Vancouver! And it's funny but I swear girls almost always out-fish dudes. Thanks for sharing your adventure! Too bad you can't share all that fresh salmon.
I've never caught my own dinner.... one day though!
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