First Kayak Chinook - Yaquina River

Caught my FIRST Kayak Chinook today on an incredible sunny warm fall day on the Yaquina River.  I am overwhelmed with crazy fishy excitement -- this really is more awesome than i thought it might be.  What a first! 

Three guys in a nearby powerboat cheered for me when I netted it and said they never saw a kayaker successful catching a salmon.

My buddy on the camera theoretically took a video of the whole play, only to find out he didn't have the camera set right, so no vids.  Gotta get the vanity cam hooked up for the next session.

What FUN.

Awesome catch bb2 ! great first yak Salmon, congrats!

Nice fish,bb2 ! Great tenacity....it was cool reading your other posts about repeated attempts on the Yaquina,and then to have your hard work pay off. Hopefully your new confidence and skill will lead to a repeat performance!

Nice work Barb!  Congrats on your first kayak salmon!  Great picture, too! 

Nice one!  Fall chinook are a blast.  Congrats on #1.  Looks like a beautiful day. 

Nice job,bb!

Hey, shouldn't we have a salmon pic up for picture of the month now that it's salmon season? (My  mug is getting kind of old up there, just saying.)

fantastic!  I agree, Picture of the Month!

Wel done, BB. There's no feeling like that first one.
T2

Congrats, that first one is always the hardest to get. 

fantastic!  I agree, Picture of the Month!

+1 - Great photo, great fish!

Nice one barb. You're hooked!

Nice Pic!
Did it fit in that slick fish bag you made?

I forgot to bring my fish cooler bag...  I think that's why i caught a fish.     

It seems that i have an inordinate amount of "stuff" already...and yet, forgot the fish cooler, didn't bring the fish finder, didn't bring the extendable boom with a camera.

Heck Yeah!!!  Way to go Barb!
Now that you have your 1st, the rest'll come easy.   

-Spot-

You guys/gals are killing me with all of these Salmon photos.   I just posted on my company email that I'll be out of the office tomorrow

Hopefully the fishing will be good.