Going for the big one!

Last week we left the Alaskan Angler RV park at shortly after 4 in the morning ( a rather early start for us) and drove to Seward to connect with our salmon charter at 7 AM. Just a light drizzle was falling as we left the dock with low clouds covering the tops of the mountains. We arrived very quickly at our first fishing hole, learned the technique needed and proceeded to drop a bright neon jiggler with a piece of herring as bait for a depth of up to 100 feet. The line had to be reeled back up quickly as salmon are attracted to a fast moving object. This turned out to be the easy part of the day as it was raining and cold for most of the time. It was not good fishing that day. Among the 7 of us we only caught 11 fish (the limit is 6 per person). Jannich caught a very nice fish and Ruth had 2 big ones on the line but they got off again. This gives new meaning to "YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY".

As we traveled slowly from fishing hole to fishing hole we saw some awesome scenery, 2 sea otters and dozens of puffins. As we fished in the steady rain further and further out in Resurrection Bay towards the Gulf of Alaska small broken off pieces of the glacier and tiny icebergs floated by the boat. The deck hand used a net to scoop up a piece of ice. It was crystal clear. While fishing with the pelting rain with the ice floating by we almost expected sleet to start.

We arrived back at the RV after 8 PM and were chilled to the bone. However it was an experience we would not have missed.