Allison is hugging Ken because she didn't want to hold a fish.

Allison hadn’t done this kind of fishing before, but she had it figgured out. She took the rods on the left and gave Ken the ones on the right and then said that it was her turn to catch the first fish no matter where it hit .  The first fish turned out to be a king that wacked a dipsy before getting off. 

Several other boats reported catching 4-year kings today. I take that as a sign. 

The wind came up as an early front passed through and fishing slowed after that. The trout still bit, but not with enthusiasm.