| Weigh West Marine Resort
consisted of a motel, a restaurant and a lounge on the
water-front, a charter office, a fleet of charter boats
and a fleet of rental boats specifically designed for fly
fishing. Our experience is restricted to the fly fishing
experience and the boat rental. This was truly a unique experience for us.
We arrived at the charter office shortly before 8:00 AM.
After getting our licenses, picked out some suggested
flies and rigged the poles we went dockside.
I saw immediately that
this was no ordinary boat rental. The boats were nearly
new, clean and well equipped. Our Fishmaster, or rather
GHILLIE*, Rory Glennie, went through in detail the
features of the boat, motor, two-way radio and the
electronic navigation system with us as the 50 hp
outboard was warming up. Rory was unhappy with the motor
because the idle went up unexpectedly so we switched to
another boat. Then off we went with Rory leading in his
own boat.
The first stop was after
15 minutes of running at a good clip. It was a beautiful
day and the scenery was spectacular. We fished off a
point by some kelp beds. A bit of wind and the fact that
we had three in the boat prevented us novices from doing
much with casting. My wife caught and released a tiny
ling cod. Rory went off to scope out other spots. He
suggested we moved a little and try the outside of this
point. Without luck, we moved on out towards the open
waters of the Pacific.
Wind was starting to pick
up but Rory continued to guide us. He was always around
but never imposing. We moved around several times,
finding a few black rock fish up to 3 pounds but did not
find any salmon. Our half day boat rental did not finish
until well after 3:00 PM. I believed that Rory tried to
find fish for us but they just were not around yet.
If I had to do it over
again I would bring my own tackle. Some very fast sinking
line would have helped in getting into more and bigger
fish. I would put on some sun block. We would run the
boat slower particularly after the wind picked up. Our
buns were sore for days. Other than that we had a
wonderful day.
The experience was
wonderful in that we felt secure even though we were in
really big waters with islands abound. The navigation
equipment kept us informed as to our exact location at
all times. Our guide was never too far away especially
when the boat is equipped with two-way radios. If you go
there, ask for Rory. You will have a great time!
*GHILLIE - A discreet and
wise waterside companion to genteel fly fishers.
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