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Fishing in Alaska
We fished for the first time on Monday, July 28th. At first we thought it was going to be unsuccessful. We did have a tour guide, well sort of. He is one of Mick’s friends in the Coast Guard, so it was nice to have a “local” showing us the hot spots for fishing. We started on Russian Creek and then tried Sarge Creek. Nothing seemed to be biting. We finally ended at the Buskin River almost at the mouth. Since the tide was coming in, the fish were flopping around right in the river! We kept casting out and nothing would take! The boys were being such great troopers too. They would keep throwing out the lures and reeling them in. And each time, they truly thought they’d catch one of those big salmon. However, if something did take their lure, probabaly the pole and my child would be down the river! Mick finally had a few bites and one salmon was almost on the river bank but spit out the lure. After almost giving up, he got another hit and reeled it in! It was quite exciting! Our first time to fish in Alaska and he brings in a nice pink salmon. It was 24 inches long and weighed roughly 6.5 pounds. What a great first catch! Our guide showed us the proper way to gut and fillet it. And the next day, we ate the delicious salmon and even Joey, my youngest had a bite. So we have the fishing fever. I hear the salmon are running late this year, so hopefully we can fill the freezer before winter sets in.
Our next big adventure is halibut fishing with the same guide this coming Monday. It’s a holiday since we’re celebrating Coast Guard Day. I hope I bring great news of tons of halibut we caught during the day.
Enjoy your weekend!! By the way to all the people suffering from heat exhaustion, it’s only 60 degrees and quite foggy today. I heard a local say that summer finally hit and it was only a high of 75 degrees. She was sweating and I was still wearing my long pants. I guess I’ll have to adjust slowly.
Comments
By Jena Kodesh
August 2, 2008 6:24 PM | Link to this
Just reread your complete journey! It was quite enjoyable - you write like you talk & you know I love to listen to your stories! Give Mick & the boys a hug. Much Love - Auntie Jena