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June 26

Sunday was a good day for crabbing and fishing. Set the crab pot in the usual spot. I can’t say where because it is a secret, but it is at the end of Mink Bay. From here we headed out to the special Halibut fishing hole AKA Hurricane Alley. I pulled out a new jig that I was excited to use. I then spent five or so minutes trying to get all the sticky plastic off of the barbs, then like an idiot I forgot that I hadn’t attached it to my line and tossed the thing into the sea. Cool! Call it an offering to the Halibut Gods, because within just a few minutes I had hooked one. I imagine it was about a 40lber, the perfect eating size. I didn’t have it hooked to well, just in its lip. I brought it up to the surface and looked at it a while. I hated to do it but I decided since it was some 35lbs larger than our freezer, I should just let it go. I took pictures to prove my catch. The situation over at the lodge is different than last year and I don’t know yet about me storing seafood there??
Last night I watched a little beaver construct his summer home. He looked a lot cooler from the binoculars than from my cameras zoom.

alaskan Summer

Up in Alaska for the Summer counting Sockeye Salmon for the Alaska Dept. Fish and Game. I’ll be here until the middle of Sept. I’ve got a new co-worked, Jill the fish talker Walker. Jeremia Boone opted to sit this season out. Sad Face. Spent the first couple of days setting up the Weir and fish trap. A weir is a kind of picket lined fence that keeps the sockeye out of the lake until we let them in.
It is Sunday and Jill and I are headed out to set the crab pot and do a little fishing. The tide book says it is a good day for it. Fishing that is, everyday is a good day for setting the crab pot.
HomeSlice, Aka Pocket Bear has made his appereance. I can’t tell if he slept in a small puddle of bleach or if he has been using Sun-In, cause he has a little cinnamon patch on his forehead. All black bears seem to look alike, but I know this is the same bear from last year because of his curiosity and mannerisms. If I am wrong I am naming him HomeSlice anyways.

alaskan Summer

Up in Alaska for the Summer counting Sockeye Salmon for the Alaska Dept. Fish and Game. I’ll be here until the middle of Sept. I’ve got a new co-worked, Jill the fish talker Walker. Jeremia Boone opted to sit this season out. Sad Face. Spent the first couple of days setting up the Weir and fish trap. A weir is a kind of picket lined fence that keeps the sockeye out of the lake until we let them in.
It is Sunday and Jill and I are headed out to set the crab pot and do a little fishing. The tide book says it is a good day for it. Fishing that is, everyday is a good day for setting the crab pot.
HomeSlice, Aka Pocket Bear has made his appereance. I can’t tell if he slept in a small puddle of bleach or if he has been using Sun-In, cause he has a little cinnamon patch on his forehead. All black bears seem to look alike, but I know this is the same bear from last year because of his curiosity and mannerisms. If I am wrong I am naming him HomeSlice anyways.