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The girls aboard the Golden Gate Salmon Association ( GSSA ) charter aboard the Salty Lady show off the salmon that they successfully battled .
Photo courtesy of the Golden State Salmon Association
26 Lb . King Tops GSSA “ Fish Like A Girl ” Trip
SAUSALITO - Fishing on the fourth annual Golden State Salmon Association ( GSSA ) “ Fish Like A Girl ” trip on July Fourth wasn ’ t as hot as it has been on some previous trips , but the 20 female anglers still ended up catching 17 salmon while trolling outside of the Golden Gate aboard the Salty Lady sportfishing boat . However , it was a banner day for Danielle Corey , who fished all season last year , but landed no salmon on any of her trips . This year she caught the jackpot king salmon of the trip , a massive 26-pounder . “ It was the biggest salmon that she ever caught ,” said Cat Kaiser , events coordinator for the GSSA . “ This year she was the first person to get on the ladies trip in an online auction , bidding the most for the trip . This was her trip and her season after she had skunks all last year .” Corey took home a basket of wine and glasses , as well as a dry bag stuffed with salmon tackle , flashers and GSSA “ swag .” Kaiser provided all of the ladies with hats , tank tops and T-shirts . “ The weather was foggy , a little choppy , and very wet and misty . The sun came out later in the day ,” said Kaiser . Kaiser had the hot fishing rod on the boat , but she chose to let others who hadn ’ t caught a salmon before reel in the fish . “ My rod went off four times ,” she said . “ I let all the new girls who hadn ’ t been salmon fishing before reel in one fish , but not two , before I got one , so I never landed a fish .” A number of the anglers traveled a long way to go on the trip , including three women from Pennsylvania , one from Washington State and one from San Diego . One previous participant , Jessie
Ryan , was the deckhand along with Tommy Watson . On the way back from the salmon grounds , Captain Jared Davis stopped at the North Bar of the Golden Gate and stayed out fishing until 4:15 p . m . “ We didn ’ t catch any salmon there , but we did see a great humpback whale show . We also saw huge sunfish ,” said Kaiser . “ Even with the slower fishing and smaller fish the girls still had a great time . A lot of these women that met on the GSSA trip now go on their own adventures and some are best friends now ,” stated Kaiser . “ These are girls that I love and adore because I ’ ve met them on these all-ladies trips ,” emphasized Kaiser . “ Some of the girls hadn ’ t seen one another in over a year and there were lots of high fives , hugs and
Danielle Corey caught the jackpot salmon , this thick
26-pound king , during the ( GSSA ) “ Fish Like A Girl ” trip outside of the Golden Gate aboard the Salty
Lady on July 4 . Photo courtesy of the Golden State Salmon
Association . laughs shared during the trip .” “ It ’ s cool all of these girls are the ones bringing home the fish to their families . I hope it encourages other women to get out there . When they can go out with a group of women , they feel supported and less intimidated to go on the ocean and fish ,” concluded Kaiser . Both guys and gals will have the chance to compete with one another in the first annual “ Guys Versus
Girls ” showdown out of Sausalito on Friday , July 30 . Four party boats , including the Hog Heaven , New Rayanne , Salty Lady and Outer Limits , are booked for the trip . “ After seeing these girls fish , our money is on the girls team ,” quipped Kaiser . Information : https :// goldenstatesalmon . org / g-vs-g-trip / After the GSSA trip , the salmon fishing picked up outside of the Golden Gate . On July 14 ,, the Salty Lady reported “ much improved fishing for us today , It was a slow scratch to start the day on the north side , but a move midday to south of the Golden Gate shipping lanes landed us on a new batch of salmon that showed up today .” “ They were mostly 2 year old fish - no monsters in there , but incredibly fat , healthy fish and we ’ re real glad to see them . We did not quite catch limits , but well over a fish per rod for an awesome charter with full limits of salmon ,” Jared Davis said . On the following day , Davis reported full limits of king for Mike Q .’ s charter . “ A good early bite on the south side slowed down as the day progressed , but they stuck with it and we managed to grind out the remaining fish we needed . It was a great day with a great group of guys .” On the same day , the Bass Tub out of Fisherman ’ s Wharf in San Francisco