Thursday was another family day of fishing for sockeye on Lake Wenatchee. My daughter Whitney was over for a visit, and my brother Lane was able to come along. I was surprised how calm the lake was when we arrived, but that wasn’t to last. We headed to the top of the lake where I had been having good luck, and I saw nets out all around us. I put out the gear and soon one of the rods went off. I passed the rod to Whitney, and she was having difficulty getting any line in. I increased the drag a touch and she made progress. We finally got the fish in the net, and I was amazed at the size. It had to be the biggest sockeye I have ever put in the boat. We measured it later and it was 25 inches and had to weigh 5 or 6 pounds. Next, Lane hooked a fish that gave him quite a tussle. Twice it ran across the surface, tearing line from the reel. It was a great start and we landed four more fish before the wind just got to be too much and we headed for the dock.