By 8:30AM on our last day in Whale Bay, we’re again fishing the hot spots. Too sleepy and a bit hungover, our technique is rusty and within 1 hour we have lost 5 fish! But, by the end of the day we have landed 9 Cohos and released 3 King salmon, …
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#2013-34 Return to King City
After a good night’s sleep we once again began trolling off Port Banks about mid-morning. We also fish off Krishka Island and our old favorite King City. We boat many Cohos and by 3PM we are releasing large King salmon. The crew has r…
#2013-33 Emergency Fishing Order Flop
On June 26th the Alaska Fish and Game issued an Emergency Order opening up a section of Silver Bay for King salmon sports fishing. Luckily (not), Alex just happened to peruse the AFG website and discovered the 3-day old Order. This order was uniq…
Labuan Bajo, until we return
Until we return Labuan Bajo
I have discovered that the perfect time to leave a place is when you really do not want to. Leave when at the top and not when you are eager to go. That is the case with our leaving Labuan Bajo this time. We have made so…
Meet Hannah
Once again findacrew.net has brought me a marvelous new member to the crew. Hannah comes from the land of Big Ben, tea and crumpets and the Beatles, jolly old England. She comes complete with that oh so charming, heartwarming London accent and the …
#2013-32 Fishing at 500 Feet, then Sitka Civilization.
On Friday we pulled two crab traps set last night and scooped up three large male crabs. They were boiled before breakfast and ready for a crab taco lunch. We returned to the Port Banks fishing ground and bagged several Cohos in less than a…
Dolphin Welcome
The Caribbean has lots of countries — which means lots of checking in and checking out. This is the captain’s duty, crew stay aboard until the boat and all aboard are cleared. (Continued…)
#2013-31 Another Great Day of Fishing Whale Bay
On Thursday we awoke in our Port Banks anchorage and retrieved the two crab traps we set last week. They contained 7 days of emptiness, but the morning was enlightened by the site of a moving brown rock just along the shore. This furry rock…
#2013-30 The Cal Poly College Roommates Arrive
June 24, 2013This afternoon three of Alex’s college buddies arrived in Sitka for our annual fishing cruise on Wild Blue. Willie Benedetti, Joe Cebe. Mike Celentano and Alex are alumni of Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, members of the 1970 and 19…
Where has Spirit been?
Since the conclusion of the trek to Mt. Everest base camp in November 2012, Spirit has been cruising locally and having annual maintenance and upgrades performed.Over the holiday season we cruised with both Seeker and Wild Blue, stopping at Roche Harbo…
