08-15-2021, 02:00 AM
(08-14-2021, 11:51 PM)dubob Wrote: Just arrived in Sitka, AK this afternoon. Be on the boat at 6:00 AM tomorrow. News & Pictures to follow soon.
Who is your guide?...My wife and I and another couple fished out of Sitka for a week around the 24th of July. It was awesome and we brought home a LOT of fish! Halibut, Salmon (Kings/Silvers/Pinks), Rockfish, Black Bass, etc.
It was easy to get up each morning (we were launching at 5: a.m. each morning) due to the 2 hour time change difference...5 a.m. in Sitka is 7 a.m. here! But we also went to bed early each night, at about 7 or 8 their time...and it stays light till about 11 p.m.!!!!
I guess there is a tradition there that one must partake of (part of) the heart of your first King Salmon ever caught...since this was our first time there, it was the first King for both myself and my wife. I did the ritual with no problem...but didn't think my wife would do it. Somehow the guide got her to do it and I've got a great video of that! It's big though so not sure how to post it...Anyway, we had a great time, you will too!
Looking forward to report and pictures!
I used to N.ot have E.nough T.ime O.ff to go fishing. Then I retired. Now I have less time than I had before. Sheesh.