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Being the bug Lopez and Martinez highlight
A couple of weeks ago we
headed to a coastal river to
go salmon fi shing. I arrived
at my friend Driller’s house at
5:15 a.m. where we
hooked up his drift
boat and drove to
the coast.
We were meet-
ing Stinky, our
long-time fi shing
buddy, who was
coming from
Nehalem
where
he
has a home.
He arrived
at the boat
launch right
on time and
immediately
started
com-
plaining
about
having to get up so early and
how hard it was to drink in
the dark. Some things never
change.
We put all our gear in the
boat and headed down the
river, me on the oars. Getting
to the fi rst spot, I pulled back
on the oars and positioned
the boat so Driller and Stinky
could back bounce their leads
in front of the boat, allowing
the bait to slowly go down the
river near the bottom. This is
a fun and effective method to
catch salmon.
After about 30 seconds,
Stinky yelled, “There’s one,”
and sets the hook. A beautiful
bright Chinook boiled at the
surface as his rod is bent and
his thumb on the reel as he
tried to control the fi sh.
I pulled the boat into the
softer water and grabbed the
net, which was tangled in loose
bungie cords. As I tried to un-
tangle everything, Stinky told
me to hurry up. About then
he said “He’s off,” as the fi sh
came unhooked. Of course he
blamed me, although I played a
part in his misfortune.
Back out, I rowed, and in
short order, Stinky was hooked
up again. This time Driller was
able to net the fi sh for him, a
12 pound silver bright Coho.
Wild Coho can’t be retained
so Stinky retrieved his hook
and released the fi sh.
In the next hole Stinky
hooked again, this time a
smaller coho which he also re-
leased. We had been fi shing for
about 30 minutes
and he’s hooked
three fi sh. This
one-man show
was starting to
get
irritating
real fast. Sure
enough, at the
next
hole,
Stinky ex-
claimed
“There he
is.” As he was
hooked up
to a Chinook
which came
off quickly. At
least he didn’t
blame me this
time.
At the next hole he was at
it again. Driller netted a bright
25-pound hen Chinook for
him as he got it in the boat.
Over the past 50 years we
have had many great days
fi shing that river—everyone
catching fi sh. But not this day.
I rowed all day. Driller wasted
bait and was head net man.
Stinky? He hooked seven and
landed four, including two
large Chinook. And he missed
some bites.
It was a group effort, he
said, trying to ease our pain.
“Yes it was,” said Driller.
“And thanks for the clinic.”
It was then that I thought
of the words of the Old Cow-
boy from the movie The Big
Lebowski: “Sometimes you’re
the windshield and sometimes
you’re the bug.”
It was a great day spent
with good friends, but I feel
the spray of Windex headed
my way.
McNary’s all-league selections
Lopez
McNary’s boys soccer
team had fi ve members of
their team receive all-Moun-
tain Valley Conference rec-
ognition for their play this
season.
Senior forward Luis Lopez
was named to the fi rst team
and junior Jose Martinez was
placed on the second team.
Seniors Jack Baez and Ale-
jandro Villarreal, as well as
junior Edgar Salazar received
honorable mention nods.
Lopez had three goals
and fi ve assists on the sea-
son. He scored the lone goal
in the Celtics 1-0 win over
#4 Summit. He also had the
only score in McNary’s 2-1
Martinez
playoff loss to Lincoln on
Saturday, Nov. 2.
Martinez was consid-
ered the best defender on
the team by McNary head
coach Miguel Camarena and
helped the Celtics hold op-
ponents to two goals or less
in every game but one.
Baez was a four-year var-
sity player, as well as a team
captain, and had four assists
on the season while Salazar
led McNary with fi ve goals
and six assists.
Villarreal set a McNary
record with seven shutouts
on the season as a goalkeeper.
“Alejandro was our best
defender, he saved us so
many times,” Camarea said.
“In my perspective, he is the
best goalkeeper in our con-
ference.
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