My Alaska trip.
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ND Mike That is awesome! So, the fish get released? I am unfamiliar with salmon fishing, is it that they are going to spawn so the meat isn’t very good as they are dying at that point?
Jonathon I don’t know exactly for sure as this was my first time fishing salmon. I just know that a native (wild) born fish has to be released. The King population has been in decline for a while. But yes, the two Kings caught in our boat had to be released.
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cdavis it was a great time.
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ND Mike That is awesome! So, the fish get released? I am unfamiliar with salmon fishing, is it that they are going to spawn so the meat isn’t very good as they are dying at that point?
Jonathon They have a native and hatchery run Kings on the Kasilof. You can only keep the hatchery raised fish that have the adipose fin clipped. They let native fish go upriver to have the eggs stripped and hatch, then released for future generations. The king salmon fishery is very fragile.
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ND Mike You need to plan and go again when the reds are running. That is a lot of fun hooking into them with a 9 or 10 weight fly rod. The Kasilof has a red run, although the fish are smaller than what you catch in the Kenai.
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After we fished Halibut we did a float on the Kasilof River for King Salmon. We had reports that fishing had been poor and we were fishing the last day. They were closing the season at midnight. In our boat one guy caught two Kings but they were native born fish and not nursery fish so they had to be released. It was amazing how hard Kings fight. The guide said both fish were about 20 lb fish. Another guy had one on the line but it jumped out of the water and got off. I missed one when it bumped my lure. The float was beautiful and it was a very relaxing time. The guide really worked his butt off since he had 4 big guys in his boat. He joked that he should have ate his Wheaties before we left the put in.
ND Mike With the big smiles it looks like a good time was had by all.
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ND Mike You need to plan and go again when the reds are running. That is a lot of fun hooking into them with a 9 or 10 weight fly rod. The Kasilof has a red run, although the fish are smaller than what you catch in the Kenai.
Spidey yeah I plan on making another trip up there sometime. One of my football buddies is a guide on the Kenai plus he has a boat for Halibut. He just had some family issues he was dealing with while we were up there.
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Alaskan activity number 3 was the Kenai Fjords tour out of Seward on a big catamaran triple decker boat. First off the road into Seward is beautiful. The town is pretty cool too. We missed our first boat because the outfitter thought it left at 0830 but it left at 0800. We got there at 8 sharp just as the boat was leaving. It actually ended up being a good thing as we caught the 0900 boat which was a 7.5 hour tour. We saw three different groups of humpback whales (one did an amazing breach out of the water), a pod of killer whales, and lots of other smaller wildlife like porpoises, sea lions, and seals. The glaciers were pretty cool too. The pictures don’t show how deep blue they actually are! It was a great day!
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Alaskan activity number 3 was the Kenai Fjords tour out of Seward on a big catamaran triple decker boat. First off the road into Seward is beautiful. The town is pretty cool too. We missed our first boat because the outfitter thought it left at 0830 but it left at 0800. We got there at 8 sharp just as the boat was leaving. It actually ended up being a good thing as we caught the 0900 boat which was a 7.5 hour tour. We saw three different groups of humpback whales (one did an amazing breach out of the water), a pod of killer whales, and lots of other smaller wildlife like porpoises, sea lions, and seals. The glaciers were pretty cool too. The pictures don’t show how deep blue they actually are! It was a great day!
ND Mike just beautiful
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Alaskan activity number 3 was the Kenai Fjords tour out of Seward on a big catamaran triple decker boat. First off the road into Seward is beautiful. The town is pretty cool too. We missed our first boat because the outfitter thought it left at 0830 but it left at 0800. We got there at 8 sharp just as the boat was leaving. It actually ended up being a good thing as we caught the 0900 boat which was a 7.5 hour tour. We saw three different groups of humpback whales (one did an amazing breach out of the water), a pod of killer whales, and lots of other smaller wildlife like porpoises, sea lions, and seals. The glaciers were pretty cool too. The pictures don’t show how deep blue they actually are! It was a great day!
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zbigjeff it was one of my favorite things we did. Tomorrow’s post and pictures will be my favorite thing we did!
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zbigjeff it was one of my favorite things we did. Tomorrow’s post and pictures will be my favorite thing we did!
ND Mike I wait with bated breath!
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ND Mike Holy cow those pics are amazing! Killer whales are badass and smart enough to know not to eat people which I find fascinating. I don’t believe there are records of them attacking a human in the wild in the last 100 years? That glacier is amazing, I have GOT to get up there!
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ND Mike Holy cow those pics are amazing! Killer whales are badass and smart enough to know not to eat people which I find fascinating. I don’t believe there are records of them attacking a human in the wild in the last 100 years? That glacier is amazing, I have GOT to get up there!
Jonathon yes you do! It will blow you away!!!
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Alaskan activity number 3 was the Kenai Fjords tour out of Seward on a big catamaran triple decker boat. First off the road into Seward is beautiful. The town is pretty cool too. We missed our first boat because the outfitter thought it left at 0830 but it left at 0800. We got there at 8 sharp just as the boat was leaving. It actually ended up being a good thing as we caught the 0900 boat which was a 7.5 hour tour. We saw three different groups of humpback whales (one did an amazing breach out of the water), a pod of killer whales, and lots of other smaller wildlife like porpoises, sea lions, and seals. The glaciers were pretty cool too. The pictures don’t show how deep blue they actually are! It was a great day!
ND Mike Thanks for all the pictures, it is a beautiful place.
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ND Mike I am anxiously awaiting the adventure shown tomorrow. My wife and I went on the glacier tour in 1990 and I found it very interesting. The sights up there are amazing! I can’t wait for 7/1 when I head back up there. Pretty sure the first evening my uncle and I will be deep in the adult beverages, since I haven’t seen him since Covid hit.
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We fished off most of those glaciers in the summer when I was a kid. I lived in Anchorage from 1965 to 1969, right after the earthquake. Somewhere I have a picture of myself holding a salmon in front of the Seward sign at the docks.
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We fished off most of those glaciers in the summer when I was a kid. I lived in Anchorage from 1965 to 1969, right after the earthquake. Somewhere I have a picture of myself holding a salmon in front of the Seward sign at the docks.
johnsbrewhouse I could easily spend my summers up there!
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So the last adventure we went on was a fly in across Cook Inlet to a place called Wolverine Creek. We drove to Nikiski where we hopped on a float plane operated by Alaska West Air. They would be the outfitters for this trip. It was a pretty cool flight over and back. I had never been on a small plane. We landed and got on a boat with our guide who everyone called Badger. We were treated to a shore lunch in an absolutely beautiful setting. We had fresh salmon prepared two different ways along with a green salad and some small Yukon gold potatoes. It was an amazing meal!!! After the meal we went to catch salmon which is actually snagging them while they are on their run. It was a really good fight if you snagged one in the tail. We were each allowed three fish. After we had our limit we went to see if we could see bears fishing for the salmon as well. We saw four different bears. A young single male, a set of twins, and a bigger boar that our guide thought was maybe 5-6 years old. At one point the young male was bobbing for salmon literally 12 feet max away from the bow of the boat! It was amazing.
One of the cooler things about this trip was watching my Coach who is now 77 reel in a nice salmon that fought like crazy. Coach had all he could do to bring it in. This experience was overall my favorite thing I did in Alaska. It encompassed everything that is Alaska!!!
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