Second verse, same as the first, it got a little better and it got a little worse

First of all, photos updated at http://picasaweb.google.com/rseidenwurm

Second of all... what a day. The weather was as pristine as it can get... mid 60s, slight breeze, sunny. Just idyllic.

Also, I got better... didn't even come close to hooking someone!

But the fish were biting quite slowly, and by the time we got our 24 salmon, we had only a little time for halibut, which also weren't biting, and then at the end, I got a really good one and when it got close... it was gone. i was told I probably caught a rock.

Then Rick caught a 45lb one, and you can see it pulled out of the boat in the pix.

Off to drink some more great wine, prime rib for dinner, massage after dinner, and then coma.

Do it all again tomorrow, and the next day.

I miss my family, but that will just be the nice part of the trip ending.... getting to see them.

Little less transportation, little more action

Phew! That was a big day.
4:45 wake up
5:20 meet van to airport
6:00 take off from Ketchikan (on tarmac) in tiny plane
6:40 Arrive on floaters at lodge in Craig, Alaska (www.elcapitanlodge.com)
7:30 In a boat
4:00 Back from fishing
Our boat (4 of us) caught our limit in salmon (24!) and halibut (8).

Some quick thoughts -
Little plans take off very easily, but get blown around (but not too bad), and landing in water is fun and easy.
Fishing with a guide who does everything is fun.
Salmon are kind of fun to pull in (swim at 50 feet on average, not hard to haul in)
Halibut are on the bottom in 250 feet and require lots of manpower.
I caught 8 salmon (2 thrown back), 1 shark (thrown back), 3 halibut (kept).

Some pictures here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/webUpload?uname=rseidenwurm&aid=5230453420594581377

Also, on the lodge website they take pix of our daily catch.

Me tired.