King Trip - PWS - Esther Island Hatchery Tour

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O.K. this is actually not PWS, but the confluence of the Russian and the Kenai River (Sanctuary - aptly called since we were there on Sunday) - Just though you may want to see what some old friends are up to (The Leahy's) - they have moved to AK and we are excited to share in the bounty.

Yum - smoked reds, I thought they were my favorite, but I am really starting to like smoked King better.

Caleb is yawning - enough of the pinks, show me Silvers and Kings - but it was fun to have a little action.

I love Calebs eyes in this picture, very mischievous.

Once I told Red Fox about the good weather and flat seas - he could not resist but coming to share a fire and some fishing.

Our 2 pirates!

Plundering and pillaging the high seas, I believe this one was the white King (36 inches if memory servers, but you know how fisherman are) I was thinking the biggest had to be around 40lbs, but after I got them home I am guessing the biggest is around 30lb.

We have had many, many days like this in the sound this year, sunshine, flat seas - awesome.

Sundog & Red Fox at rest - stern anchored.

Fish Stories? Red Fox gives me lessons. The class was called "Downrigger 101" Cathy says I should buy one, so I am going to start shopping - if not this year, for sure next year - I love hunting around the edges of areas working different depths and trying different hardware.

See, it works (Fish On)

I sure love the new cutting table, seems I am always using it for a work area of one sort or another.

Coming into Wally Noerenberg (Esther Island) Hatchery - we stopped int to take a tour - this is North Americas largest hatchery, it was quite impressive.

Tim was our impromptu tour guide and you could tell that he had a passion for working here and enjoyed living here year around.

The Chums were in thick at the fresh water outlet, Caleb had to touch one.

I forget if these are pink or chum eggs, but the room had like 150 million of them.

These were Coho (silvers) they keep them for about a year of so and then release.

Happy Camper.

I love it when they are both sleeping.

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O.K. this is actually not PWS, but the confluence of the Russian and the Kenai River (Sanctuary - aptly called since we were there on Sunday) - Just though you may want to see what some old friends are up to (The Leahy's) - they have moved to AK and we are excited to share in the bounty.	Yum - smoked reds, I thought they were my favorite, but I am really starting to like smoked King better.	Caleb is yawning - enough of the pinks, show me Silvers and Kings - but it was fun to have a little action.
I love Calebs eyes in this picture, very mischievous.		Once I told Red Fox about the good weather and flat seas - he could not resist but coming to share a fire and some fishing.
Our 2 pirates!
Plundering and pillaging the high seas, I believe this one was the white King (36 inches if memory servers, but you know how fisherman are) I was thinking the biggest had to be around 40lbs, but after I got them home I am guessing the biggest is around 30lb.	We have had many, many days like this in the sound this year, sunshine, flat seas - awesome.	Sundog & Red Fox at rest - stern anchored.
Fish Stories? Red Fox gives me lessons. The class was called "Downrigger 101" Cathy says I should buy one, so I am going to start shopping - if not this year, for sure next year - I love hunting around the edges of areas working different depths and trying different hardware.	See, it works (Fish On)	I sure love the new cutting table, seems I am always using it for a work area of one sort or another.
		Coming into Wally Noerenberg (Esther Island) Hatchery - we stopped int to take a tour - this is North Americas largest hatchery, it was quite impressive.
	Tim was our impromptu tour guide and you could tell that he had a passion for working here and enjoyed living here year around.
		The Chums were in thick at the fresh water outlet, Caleb had to touch one.
I forget if these are pink or chum eggs, but the room had like 150 million of them.		These were Coho (silvers) they keep them for about a year of so and then release.
Happy Camper.	I love it when they are both sleeping.	Page 1 \| >>Page 2