J-H family from Texas up for their first time with CAC.
Another great weather start for a trip. We headed south towards <spot> and spent the first day “practicing” and getting acclimated to the gear. Wasn’t long and they were catching some nice fish. With great technique they “boxed” just one short of their limits for Lings and Halibut on the first day! Halibut up to 40 pounds and the Lings 19-25 lbs.....nice. Kim showed the guys her fishing prowess and was consistently landing the biggest fish......and more than all the rest too! Always a great idea to bring the wives fishing, fellas! By later in the week we caught our limit of BIG yelloweye! Kim was consistently hot with fishing and lands a 70 pound Halibut while Ken reels in keeper Kings. Kurt and Milburn caught their fair share of big fish too! We were blessed to see Killer Whales and watched them for awhile. Our Brown Bear friends were out feeding on the tide flats again......same as last week. Ken went for kayak ride early in am and spied a big Brown Bear and got pics. We had the unique pleasure of an uncommon thunderstorm over us for a couple hours in the eve of the second day and next morning found where one of the bolts of lightning hit it’s mark.....a tree on a hillside around the corner from our anchor spot was on fire. It was a smoldering smoky deal and was out with the following days rain. Went freshwater fishing thinking might not be any fish in yet.....but there was and a lot too! Caught several salmon and a good mess of Dollies too. Found otter and wolf tracks along with the standard bear tracks. Found the salmon berries too! Got crab! Got Shrimp! Millburn's B-Day we spent in <another great spot>........where it was spectacular as usual. Early in the morning Ken went for another kayak ride with his son Kurt and got close to a Brown Bear sow and cub......maybe a little too close.......but got some awesome photos. Overall a nice trip with a good mix of activities and enough fish to feed the family for a few months. Wildlife was a definite highlight on this trip and Ken's equipment and talent for shooting pictures is incredible. When he sends the promised disc of his trip with us we'll post his excellent photos on a page of our website here at CAC. The other highlight was undoubtedly the fabulous meals by Chef Mandy. More on that next weekend.