No sooner than we get the kayak fishing for salmon started, the fishing is on hold thanks to high winds, and even worse, an out of control wildfire that is burning just a few miles away. The local interstate is closed and the roads are full of fire fighting vehicles. The air is full of thick smoke and ash, unhealthy to breathe, so any kind of physical activity is limited.
Not much else to do except clean and repair the salmon fishing reels. One was in bad need of a grease job and the other one, the front line salmon reel, had a few loose screws and needed a lube job as well. Catching these big fish and getting banged around on the kayak is tough on the fishing gear, it’s a pretty good idea to do regular maintenance, which of course, nobody seems to do.
Sorry, nothing much to report this time. Thanks to all the firefighters working the Eagle Creek fire, they have a big job ahead of them and we hope that nobody gets injured.