Monday, June 23, 2008

Halibut Fishing

This huge tractor is towing our boat/trailer out to the water.
A huge group of eagles on the beach eating fish remains


The first halibut - on the line after only 15 minutes.



A bit small, but we'll keep it!

FISH ON!

Nice "but" boys!

The tractor awaits to pull us to land -our boat trailer is in the water

Mount Iliamna Mt. Redoubt

Our view from the campground




After my half marathon, I quickly showered, grabbed a sandwich and piled in the truck for a fishing trip. Eric and I took our friends Erin and Roger along for the trip. We headed for
Ninilchik, which is 3 hours south of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula. Eric read that the halibut fishing was hot! Eric took a halibut charter the other day out of Seward, so he learned the tricks. We were all excited to try our hand at halibut fishing.
We drove to Deep Creek Campground. This is a beautiful, clean campsite that overlooks the inlet.



1 comment:

Carolyn said...

WOW!! It looks SUPER!! I cannot believe how easy you make it look!!

A VERY successful trip, for sure!Did you cook any of that on the spot or take it all home?? Were you only allowed 2?? How much did that "DND" Halibut ( please translate for Eric, Karen.. tee hee)weigh?? Thanks for the WONDERFUL pics.. xo