Salmon At Last!

Today was the last day of trout season. Joe took a day off from work and spent a whole day at Apple Creek. Since fall salmon have just started running this past weekend, so it seemed, I had to tag along for a quick trip before I had to get to work at 11. It was a cold crisp morning with the first real heavy frost. The water looked lovely as always. And very still and quiet.
After quite a few unsuccessful casts with some changes of lures, I first snagged a salmon. Except, the fish wrapped itself with my fishing line, and as I pulled it closer to the shore, the line broke. The fish AND my lure both, gone. It was a bit of excitement in the cold still morning, but I was more disappointed about losing my lure.
Then Joe started to see the moving salmon underwater, and soon managed to catch a very nice salmon.
The better part of my fishing story was after Joe caught his fish in the shallower part of the stream. He found this tiny white spot on the bottom that he thought might be my lost lure from earlier. Sure enough, I was able to reel it in. Much easier than catching a salmon! So, all in all, I did not actually lose a lure. Joe caught another salmon in the afternoon. A very good day fishing for us.

Whose Fish Is Bigger?

We certainly had a pleasant fishing trip to Apple Creek this Sunday. Sunny and beautiful with dry feet (I put a pair of garbage bags inside my leaky waders). Only, only if fish were cooperating. Not a sign of salmon, either. I managed to catch an 8" trout, too skinny to keep for my breakfast though.
In the afternoon Joe took stems off the grapes he had picked the day before. This time it was warm enough for him to sit outside to do the tedious job. Our grape jelly making has begun!

Almost...

It's been a week and a half since the Labor Day weekend, and we've been patiently waiting for the fall salmon run. Really hoping for the first catch of salmon this weekend.
Meanwhile, Joe's plumeria (souvenir from Hawaii) miraculously bloomed! And it still continues to bloom and leaf out. Our grapes are also starting to turn.