Great Land of Alaska

Mike fishing from his boat, and his catch - a decent Lake Trout.

A decent-sized Round Whitefish, the first fish I caught after taking up fishing.

I hooked a Silver but my line broke and it got away. Mike was more fortunate and caught two of them.

I didn't do so well dipnetting while wading (first picture), but Mike and Richard and I did well when we took Mike's boat out onto the Kenai River.

A fall fishing trip. Mike caught a decent Rainbow Trout and I caught (and released) a black Silver Salmon.

Fishing at the famous Kenai River. Mike and I didn't catch anything on this particular trip, but a few other anglers in the area caught some Sockeyes.

The 2004 dipnetting season was a good season. There were a lot of other dipnetters at the personal use fishery, but fortunately there was also a lot of fish in the river.

Fishing at the famous Russian River. Mike caught a nice Silver; I caught some Sockeyes but they were out of season this time of year so I had to release them.

A couple Ohmer Lake Rainbows. They weren't all that big, but they did make a nice addition to dinner.

I took my aunt Rachele and cousin Daniel fishing at the Russian River. We posed with our guns beside a sign warning of bears and then went fishing. Daniel hooked a nice King that broke the line and got away.

I came fishing here with Mike & Denali and Kevin & Dareena. Everybody caught something of varying sizes. Of course, Kevin didn't keep the tiny Rainbow that he's displaying in the middle picture. There are some nice Rainbows in this stream so we're keeping its location a secret.

Another fishing trip to the secret place. I really didn't want to keep the smaller of the two fish but the hook damaged the gills and the fish would have died anyway.

The short half-month long dipnet season at the mouth of the Kenai River can get pretty crowded. It pretty much becomes a small town of tents with all the people camping on the beaches as they spend a few days trying to catch as many Sockeyes as they can (while hopefully staying within the legal limit).

Mike has spotted a Dolly and is going after it. This trip, however, we both came away empty-handed.

Two canoeing trips on Hidden Lake, each one resulted in a nice Lake Trout.