Back from Alaska - many, many photos
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Back from Alaska - many, many photos
I was there on work - it rained the whole time. Then I got to play for a few days and it cleared up to splendor !
leaving work
the conveyence
Portage Glacier viewed from Seward Highway
and from closer up
Alaska is the only place I know where the mountains go straight from sea level to 8000+' right before your eyes. It looks like somebody's imagination.
the fish are secondary - you can stand around with your mouth open
Drove down to Seward for lunch at Ray's - the view out the window
leaving work
the conveyence
Portage Glacier viewed from Seward Highway
and from closer up
Alaska is the only place I know where the mountains go straight from sea level to 8000+' right before your eyes. It looks like somebody's imagination.
the fish are secondary - you can stand around with your mouth open
Drove down to Seward for lunch at Ray's - the view out the window
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my buddy Ewell flew up and met me - we drove down to Kenai for 3 days.
the digs
checked into Gwin's lodge
and were on the Kenai by 3:30 (you can stay as long as you want, it doesn't get dark until 3 am)
combat fishing
Ewell hooked up to a red salmon, which he later lost
blackberry pie at Gwin's lodge
I don't like fishing for reds, anyway, but I let Ewell get his fill.
I started on the Kenai with a rainbow flesh fly rig and was hooking up reds.
I switched to the red rig and was catching rainbows on a bare bright red Gamakatsu hook
Then I switched back to bead head nynphs and caught more rainbows
the digs
checked into Gwin's lodge
and were on the Kenai by 3:30 (you can stay as long as you want, it doesn't get dark until 3 am)
combat fishing
Ewell hooked up to a red salmon, which he later lost
blackberry pie at Gwin's lodge
I don't like fishing for reds, anyway, but I let Ewell get his fill.
I started on the Kenai with a rainbow flesh fly rig and was hooking up reds.
I switched to the red rig and was catching rainbows on a bare bright red Gamakatsu hook
Then I switched back to bead head nynphs and caught more rainbows
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day 2
we hiked up the Russian falls trail and fished our way back to the parking lot
the falls
there are 2 reds and a king in this photo
all the red holes were taken
but that's OK, we were fishing all the slick water for little rainbows
I got photos of Ewell, and he got photos of me. He and I are catching up this weekend, so I'll have some photos of me later...
we hiked up the Russian falls trail and fished our way back to the parking lot
the falls
there are 2 reds and a king in this photo
all the red holes were taken
but that's OK, we were fishing all the slick water for little rainbows
I got photos of Ewell, and he got photos of me. He and I are catching up this weekend, so I'll have some photos of me later...
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day 3
floating the Kasilof
with my friend and our guide, Brandon Maes
the kings and reds are both late this year and the king season just ended before the run really took off.
I got my king by 9 am
the rest of the day was pretty tough for all the guides, but we worked our way down the river and fished hard. Had a great time catching up with Brandon.
Here's a guy in the next boat hooked up.
got 10 lbs of fillets from the one king
floating the Kasilof
with my friend and our guide, Brandon Maes
the kings and reds are both late this year and the king season just ended before the run really took off.
I got my king by 9 am
the rest of the day was pretty tough for all the guides, but we worked our way down the river and fished hard. Had a great time catching up with Brandon.
Here's a guy in the next boat hooked up.
got 10 lbs of fillets from the one king
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last day
checked out of Gwin's
and headed for Ptarmigan Creek
the water was fast, but we found fish everywhere we expected to
here, Ewell is casting dries to rising dinks
my day was made in just this one plunge pool, with 5 fish to hand
they were hard to handle in the rough water, though
Ewell with a nice one
hooked up again
a dink dolly varden
the drive back to Anchorage
checked out of Gwin's
and headed for Ptarmigan Creek
the water was fast, but we found fish everywhere we expected to
here, Ewell is casting dries to rising dinks
my day was made in just this one plunge pool, with 5 fish to hand
they were hard to handle in the rough water, though
Ewell with a nice one
hooked up again
a dink dolly varden
the drive back to Anchorage
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my picks of Ewell's pics
Summit Creek on the drive to Cooper
hooked up on the Kenai
Kenai rainbow
this was probably the fish of the trip - on the Russian - you can see I have the net ready, but never got the fish to hand. And I wasn't disappointed.
The fish ran me up and down the Russian, and I saw her several times - an 18" to 20" rainbow. Even had an audience coming down the fisherman's trail.
She finally let loose, and it was OK - I had as much fun as anybody deserves
Ewell's rainbow on the Russian
another photo of my Kasilof king
a great view from the Ptarmagin Creek trail
here is the slick spot where Ewell was casting dries - I'm taking turns trying to mend a nymph over that fast current
my favorite plunge pool, and I'm hooked up
into the net
high sticking
Ewell caught a grayling in Ptarmagin Creek - I didn't even know
Summit Creek on the drive to Cooper
hooked up on the Kenai
Kenai rainbow
this was probably the fish of the trip - on the Russian - you can see I have the net ready, but never got the fish to hand. And I wasn't disappointed.
The fish ran me up and down the Russian, and I saw her several times - an 18" to 20" rainbow. Even had an audience coming down the fisherman's trail.
She finally let loose, and it was OK - I had as much fun as anybody deserves
Ewell's rainbow on the Russian
another photo of my Kasilof king
a great view from the Ptarmagin Creek trail
here is the slick spot where Ewell was casting dries - I'm taking turns trying to mend a nymph over that fast current
my favorite plunge pool, and I'm hooked up
into the net
high sticking
Ewell caught a grayling in Ptarmagin Creek - I didn't even know