There hasn’t been a king salmon like Les Anderson’s world record pulled from Alaska’s Kenai River 28 years ago. But you’ll need to land a fish nearly a big for it to be a keeper.
Some interesting comments from readers too.
Early season clammers are already testing the waters of Cook Inlet, anticipating great tides for clamming over Memorial Day weekend. Most are looking for Pacific razor clams, although butter and littleneck clams are also available on some area beaches.
Though it’s thousands of miles away, a proposed mine for gold and copper in Alaska’s Bristol Bay threatens to destroy the livelihood of thousands of people
Some last minute surfperch fishing at Mission Beach— let me know if you need tips to just get a perch— easy peasy and always fun to be out in the ocean. My skills brought no bass or croakers (or is it these croakers? or these? maybe time will tell— would need more summer anyway) or bonitos (I’m told those bonitos are mostly in the bay), but still pretty damn great.
Now just waiting for some dollies here in Juneau— I’ve heard rumors!
Went a few times and caught the bug— can’t wait to get out there again— an awesome time, and these instructions are great— fun to be out there in the ocean and reel them in!
My water’s been out a couple days— that meant some inconvenience and not feeling great, but also a morning swim, which turned really nice once I got up and there (no workout, just a swim) (and was lucky got a lane with all the “early birds” (mostly seniors)), and then tonight my landlord (feeling terrible about it all— he saw me at the pool!) took me in for a meal of some rockfish someone gave him yesterday— he was on the phone with a builder so I got to cook— butter lemon salt pepper 350 degrees can’t go wrong— and a wine from a grape I’d never even heard of— and hearing him talk about places I haven’t been or known about— and took a shower there rather than at the pool! A good cool shower that can feel great afterward…maybe I’m a little too glad, but I’m feeling glad. And glad about this upcoming summer in Southcentral, and next week to Fairbanks and CA.
Beautiful day— got the fishing rod out but no luck— then saw music (incl harp!) out at the Shrine of St. Therese— terrific…and a beautiful place for intermission.
The city is investing $4 million of legislative grant money into revitalizing the Ship Creek area, which the mayor describes as an under-developed gem in an increasingly crowded downtown core.
With this weather I feel like I should get in the mood for spring— crazy— I wonder if more people are going for winter kings this yr— I’d bet so.
“Near the mouth of the Kvichak River in southwestern Alaska, there is a knob of tundra reaching into the water that locals call Graveyard Point. Atop a small bluff lie the dilapidated remains of an abandoned fish cannery, and below is a vast, swampy delta.
Every summer, the remote camp fills with fishermen – and a few fisherwomen – who come to seek their fortunes in the waters of Bristol Bay, home to one of the largest runs of sockeye salmon in the world. Among them is Corey Arnold, a native Californian who runs a wild salmon netting operation from two small skiffs in the bay. Like others at Graveyard Point, Mr. Arnold is drawn by the promise of wilderness adventure, the challenge of making a living from what he can haul out of the sea, and the pleasure of chasing a legendary fish.”
Corey Arnold on the New York Times
Great pics and write up.
A bunch of my drifter friends go up to the Kvichak when the Egegik run dies down.
“Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin River, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is made up of wetlands marked by channels and an extensive system of levees. Huell visits this vital part of our state and learns that it is many things–a destination for boating and fishing, a vital habitat for migratory birds, one of the most fertile agricultural areas in California and the source of drinking water for many Californians.”
