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Brad doing some filming of Whittier's Harbor
The view just coming out of the harbor
A big cruise ship coming right at us in Port Well - the
weather was super and the seas were amazingly flat, like a
lake!
Lovin life - nothing like playing hookie.
We went to Esther Island by the hatchery and the Chum salmon
were in thick as could be. We spent about 4 hours wearing
out our arms on these hard hitting monsters.
O.K. I am not that fat, I have some stuff in my Simms pocket
- not that I am skinny by any means.
Brad was like a kid in a candy store.
Notice how far he is holding the fish in front of him, that
is the trick to making a small fish look big!
The stripes are starting to show on this male
chum.
We had to get a picture of this double hook up, it was fun
to target chum for a change instead of the more popular
salmon species, they are very aggressive fish. After a while
we switched to a fly rod with a streamer and they went after
if very well.
Wally Noerenberg (Esther Island) Hatchery
Beautiful Big Chum
This picture was taken after the "Shrimp Dance" (don't ask)
pretty amazing critters, I had my shrimp pot down outside
Pigot Bay at about 400 ft, it drifted some into shallower
water but I had 11 nice shrimp in the pot with one escape as
I pulled it into the boat. Super good eating!
Always have to stop by the waterfall across from the
Whittier harbor.
Sporting my new coat, I really am impressed with these float
coats and will get one for Cathy as well.