NY4Reels!
06-05-2009, 08:10 PM
Spent 3 days fishing with my nephew, father and mother in law, and we fished with Kingfisher Charters. It was an excellent trip with lots of sea life and very good eating!
We arrived in Sitka on Thursday PM with dark skies and a light rain. Made it to the hotel, got a bite to eat, and hit the sack.
Friday 5/29/09
Up at 4:45 AM, breakfast at 5:15 and on the boat by 6AM
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http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/015.jpg
It was a slow day! Only landed 3 salmon, had 1 break off that wrapped around the down rigger. Several shook loose.
Well they weren’t Kings (Chinook) they were Silvers!! (Coho)
We were absolutely floored as they are usually caught in July and August! These guys are much smaller than kings. Ours averaged between 5 and 7#’s. These guys are short biters. We caught them on the troll.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/044.jpg
This is what made up for a crappy day!
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/017.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/018.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/020.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/022.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/026.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/042.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/043.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/033.jpg
Day 2, 5/30/09
Ah hah!
It was a much better day for fishing, and the weather was prime though it was bumpy and lumpy out there! It was partly cloudy today with lots of sunshine mixed in. We had a couple of minutes of drizzle at the beginning and at the end of the day.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/037.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/026.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/031.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/032.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/033.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/038.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/040.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/041.jpg
We didn’t see Orcas today, but we did see humpbacks breaching and jumping several hundred yards away.
The fish were cooperating today! We got our limits of Alaskan Butt for 4 people (8). We managed 3 yellow eye rock cod, a ling and two king salmon!!
It was a great day for me! Never caught a Yellow eye before, I managed a 12-15# king, a 34.75” ling, 3 Butts (limit is 2 but Dillon was sick all day and we all added fish to his limit. (he felt much better the next day and did a lot of catching!)
The butts were small and were averaging 31” or 11lbs, and the yellow eyes were chunky.
Georges king was pushing 35#’s!!!!!
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/043.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/042.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/047.jpg
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http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/069.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/068.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/065.jpg
Today’s total carnage
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/075.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/072.jpg
We arrived in Sitka on Thursday PM with dark skies and a light rain. Made it to the hotel, got a bite to eat, and hit the sack.
Friday 5/29/09
Up at 4:45 AM, breakfast at 5:15 and on the boat by 6AM
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/004.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/005.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/006.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/007.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/009.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/010.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/011.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/012.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/013.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/015.jpg
It was a slow day! Only landed 3 salmon, had 1 break off that wrapped around the down rigger. Several shook loose.
Well they weren’t Kings (Chinook) they were Silvers!! (Coho)
We were absolutely floored as they are usually caught in July and August! These guys are much smaller than kings. Ours averaged between 5 and 7#’s. These guys are short biters. We caught them on the troll.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/044.jpg
This is what made up for a crappy day!
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/017.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/018.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/020.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/022.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/026.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/042.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/043.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka1/033.jpg
Day 2, 5/30/09
Ah hah!
It was a much better day for fishing, and the weather was prime though it was bumpy and lumpy out there! It was partly cloudy today with lots of sunshine mixed in. We had a couple of minutes of drizzle at the beginning and at the end of the day.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/037.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/026.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/031.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/032.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/033.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/038.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/040.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/041.jpg
We didn’t see Orcas today, but we did see humpbacks breaching and jumping several hundred yards away.
The fish were cooperating today! We got our limits of Alaskan Butt for 4 people (8). We managed 3 yellow eye rock cod, a ling and two king salmon!!
It was a great day for me! Never caught a Yellow eye before, I managed a 12-15# king, a 34.75” ling, 3 Butts (limit is 2 but Dillon was sick all day and we all added fish to his limit. (he felt much better the next day and did a lot of catching!)
The butts were small and were averaging 31” or 11lbs, and the yellow eyes were chunky.
Georges king was pushing 35#’s!!!!!
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/043.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/042.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/047.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/045.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/049.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/050.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/059.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/051.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/063.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/069.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/068.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/065.jpg
Today’s total carnage
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/075.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/Glenncasale/sitka2/072.jpg