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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.