So I got the chance to put my new fillet knife to use today. Its a Joel Clark fillet I just received as a gift.

Guess I will give a little background on how this one came about, so please bear with me. Last year I invited my good friend and fellow campfire member Darren up to go salmon fishing. We have a fall salmon season in the lower Columbia River every August/September where one of the boundaries is a buoy, in this case the boundary is Buoy 10, and most refer to this area as Buoy 10 season.

Darren and his son came up last August and we had a great time, caught some nice salmon and just had fun. Its now going to be an annual event for us.

I guess while we where fishing I probably spent more time reminiscing about my dad Sig. I lost my dad on December 6, 2013 so this was my first year fishing without him. And I'll admit it was a tough time for me, we never ever missed a Buoy 10 season and it was his favorite thing to do.

So Darren being the gentleman he is got in touch with Joel and came up with this pattern and named it "Sig's Buoy 10"

I got to use it today, on a chinook which was Sig's favorite. The knife is fabulous - Sig would be most impressed:)

Anyway, here is Sig from a few years ago, and his fillet knife from earlier today.
Thank you Darren & Joel.

Good to see it being out to good use, Frank. Can't wait to try it out in a few weeks.

And for those of you who don't know, Joel makes a beautiful knife. This one was patterned off a Phil Wilson fillet knife, and Joel did a spectacular job on it.

Nice knife. Thanks for sharing.

I picked up a slightly used Joel Clark blade off the classifieds, and yes he makes a great knife.

Looks great

Guess I forgot the specs on the knife. Overall length is 13 3/4", blade is 9", material is Paul Bos heat treat S30V and razor sharp. Scales are Black canvas micarta with red liners. Also comes with a really nice leather sheath. Joel shows it on his website.

3/32" thick?

Joel does good work. Great story and knife. Sorry to hear about your dad.

Waiting on one of Joel's knives now. Going to have to put in an order for one or two of those. Well designed blade and a story I can empathize with.

a fitting blade for a great looking fish. The thoughts behind it, make it priceless.

Thanks guys!
I feel honored to have been a part of remembering Sig and his love for family, friends, and fishing.


Yes.

Joel, this knife has been getting a workout - its amazing!! It practically fillets a fish by itself:) Only small coho today.

looks like a great tool