Behm Canal on the west side of Revillagigedo Island offers excellent fishing. Guides leaving from Ketchikan work the lower portion and guests at the Yes Bay resort work the upper end. The thought of catching a king salmon or a halibut was a mighty temptation for Marcia and while in Ketchikan she outfitted herself with a license and the necessary equipment.
On the morning bite, we took our dinghy and retraced our way back to the outer portion of the bay. Marcia had her salmon gear and dropped her line in about 180 feet of water. After about 10 minutes, she pulled her line up and had her first catch, a rock fish. Not exactly the 20 lb king Marcia had in mind but still, you have to start somewhere. After a few more tries, it proved to be the only catch of the day. After we returned, the rock fish was featured in our lunch its head and other parts became bait for the crab pot which we took out after lunch.
In the afternoon, after a 4 hour soak, we pulled the crab pot up and found a nice 7 inch keeper dungeness crab and one smaller female crab which we returned. Lots of bait left so back the pot went to see what an overnight soak will produce. For us, though, it is crab for dinner tonight.
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