Fishing - Alaska

Bob

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Got offered a last-minute spot to go King Salmon fishing on the Togiak River in SW Alaska....... wasnt doing anything so I went for the week...

After getting to Dillingham, we were picked up by float plane, a cool Havilland Beaver. I have always loved the radial engine sound. A hour later we were at the river.....

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Fishing started slow, the ones I went with have been going there for 12 years, so they know the spots, but we still had to hunt for the holes holding fish. After a couple days of catching only 8 to 10 pounders we finally figured things out ......

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I managed these two 20 pounders, biggest the group caught was a 25 pounder.....

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The required flower shot for Scat ........

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Had really great weather ......... and the mosquitos were non existent......
 
Great trip! Brings back memories of a steelhead fishing trip long ago. Left from Petersburg and cruised the inner passage. Hard work to hook one but then had a long fight.
 
Got offered a last-minute spot to go King Salmon fishing on the Togiak River in SW Alaska....... wasnt doing anything so I went for the week...

After getting to Dillingham, we were picked up by float plane, a cool Havilland Beaver. I have always loved the radial engine sound. A hour later we were at the river.....

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Fishing started slow, the ones I went with have been going there for 12 years, so they know the spots, but we still had to hunt for the holes holding fish. After a couple days of catching only 8 to 10 pounders we finally figured things out ......

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I managed these two 20 pounders, biggest the group caught was a 25 pounder.....

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The required flower shot for Scat ........

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Had really great weather ......... and the mosquitos were non existent......

Nice catch Bob. Did you pack those two in ice and bring them home with you?
 
Wow! Those look awesome! and yay for no mosquitos!
 
Now that's an excellent trip.
 
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