Alaska Fishing
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dallasrover
Adventurer
Very nice......many years ago my uncle had a couple of Salmon boats we would go out and fish on in the San Juans. That part of the world is beautiful....
Beachboyy
Adventurer
The main volcano there is Shishaldin on Unimak Island (Furthest Island west in the chain to still have brown bears). It is fairly active and smokes quite a bit. The village that you can see in one of the pictures is Akutan.
Salmon fishing is a fun fishery. I fished in bristol bay for 6 years and have lots of good memories of it.
Salmon fishing is a fun fishery. I fished in bristol bay for 6 years and have lots of good memories of it.
calamaridog
Expedition Leader
Tks for sharing the pics. Very cool.
What type of fish do you go out for and when are the seasons?
What type of fish do you go out for and when are the seasons?
Beachboyy
Adventurer
Thanks guys.
flywgn: Nope we dont get to those places often. Mostly hang out between dutch harbor, akutan, king cove, sand point, and the rest of the bearing sea.
DakariEd: Working in the cold and ice can often suck (right now its icy and no fun!). But you just take it slow and do what you have to do. If it blows to hard and is heavy freezing spray you just anchor up in a sheltered bay. If you are icing up bad you have to go break ice every couple hours to keep the weight off. Believe me there are many times a winter I have wished I was in the desert
Haggis: I will post more pics for you guys. What do you want to see? The boat? More fishing? More scenery? I have super slow internet connection (although I am not complaining since I have wireless when I am in port and this is amazing technology for out here) but I have to choose what photos to upload.
1speed: I do not envy you at all. Adak is pretty amazing though. The amount of infostructure that the military had and left out there.
flywgn: Nope we dont get to those places often. Mostly hang out between dutch harbor, akutan, king cove, sand point, and the rest of the bearing sea.
DakariEd: Working in the cold and ice can often suck (right now its icy and no fun!). But you just take it slow and do what you have to do. If it blows to hard and is heavy freezing spray you just anchor up in a sheltered bay. If you are icing up bad you have to go break ice every couple hours to keep the weight off. Believe me there are many times a winter I have wished I was in the desert
Haggis: I will post more pics for you guys. What do you want to see? The boat? More fishing? More scenery? I have super slow internet connection (although I am not complaining since I have wireless when I am in port and this is amazing technology for out here) but I have to choose what photos to upload.
1speed: I do not envy you at all. Adak is pretty amazing though. The amount of infostructure that the military had and left out there.
flywgn
Explorer
Ahhh, Dutch Harbor. I'll bet more than a few of us have seen a few episodes of "Deadliest Catch".
I've been out to the Aleutian chain. It was years ago and it was only for a couple of days (tdy, ASA stuff) and have always wanted to return for a more leisurely visit...not under the conditions pictured in your photos though.
Thanks for taking the time to let us have a look at your "Expedition Vehicle". If it makes it any easier, you can downsize the photos for posting and they shouldn't take as long. If you have the MS version loaded, right click on a pic and you are given the opportunity of re-sizing. Maybe this is also available within this forum under "Manage Attachments". I'll leave detailed instructions to the more learned among us.
In any case, thanks again.
Allen R
Haggis
Appalachian Ridgerunner
Boat: yes. Fishing: Yes Scenery: Yes
I too suffer from a slow internet; no broadband out here in the sticks. I resize my photos in Image Zone Plus that came on my computer to the web page display setting. This drops the photo size from 26000 kps to around 900 kps and makes loading pics much faster.
calamaridog
Expedition Leader
The most important sustainable fishery in the world. Good for you guys. What does an average fish weigh?
Beachboyy
Adventurer
The average fish is usually around 800-1200 grams. Right now the fish are pretty big. We have been catching mostly 1700 gram fish. I was finally able to upload some pics of the boat so you guys can see a little more of where I spend 8 months a year.
This is a shot of the boat in Seattle, WA in dry dock. We take the boat down every other year to do ship yard.
We are sitting in Ketchikan, AK on our way up the inside passage to Dutch Harbor, AK. If you have never been around the inside passage of AK and B.C. I highly recommend it.
Pic of the back deck looking forward
Inside the entry way. Big walk in plate freezer on the left. Door to the engine room is on the right. Washer and dryer front and center.
THis is the galley. Full size fridge, stove/oven range, microwave, sink, etc...
Other half of the galley. Complete with 37" flat screen tv flushed with the wall and 5.1 surround sound.
Captains quarters
Three other rooms with bunks like this for the crew
And this is command central in the wheel house.
Sorry I didnt get any pics of the engine room which is one of the coolest parts of the boat. Maybe I will get some shots soon. Our main engine is a CAT 3516. 1800 HP. We have 3 gen sets. All CATS. 3408,3306, and 3304.
This is a shot of the boat in Seattle, WA in dry dock. We take the boat down every other year to do ship yard.
We are sitting in Ketchikan, AK on our way up the inside passage to Dutch Harbor, AK. If you have never been around the inside passage of AK and B.C. I highly recommend it.
Pic of the back deck looking forward
Inside the entry way. Big walk in plate freezer on the left. Door to the engine room is on the right. Washer and dryer front and center.
THis is the galley. Full size fridge, stove/oven range, microwave, sink, etc...
Other half of the galley. Complete with 37" flat screen tv flushed with the wall and 5.1 surround sound.
Captains quarters
Three other rooms with bunks like this for the crew
And this is command central in the wheel house.
Sorry I didnt get any pics of the engine room which is one of the coolest parts of the boat. Maybe I will get some shots soon. Our main engine is a CAT 3516. 1800 HP. We have 3 gen sets. All CATS. 3408,3306, and 3304.