Monday, August 20, 2012

Great Adventure -- Fishing in Alaska!

On Thursday, August 2nd, we went fishing for salmon.  We had reserved spaces on this big boat.  It was great fun!
 I got skunked, but Dave caught a really nice Silver Salmon.
Lots of fishing gear on a boat like this!
The captain and one deck hand kept us all in fresh bait, scooped up the fish with a big net, and even cleaned them all.  There were thirty three people on the boat, and most everyone caught at least one fish.  We met a lady that sat near us who caught her limit of three!  She was a really good fisherman!  We enjoyed visiting with her and her family.  She worked as a horse shoe-er.  Very interesting, hard working woman.
As the fish were gutted, the seagulls enjoyed a feast when the entrails were thrown overboard.

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