If you run into problems call me you have our number. If he doesn't have any I still maybe able to help

Thanks a bunch Todd! At worst I'll buy a generic tank and put the Honda fitting on it. Got some shops to check out today, but this won't stop me from taking the family out to the flats this weekend! Been itching to get out here!

We had a commercial opener last night and I caught a lost Sockeye must of been heading for the Kusko we don't have them here on the Yukon so I was pretty surprised

The processer would not buy it so I had to keep it I was considering feeding it to the seagulls but will try to jar it with the kings I hope I don't choke to death on the dry old thing when I try to eat it later.

LOL!

Got my tank issue resolved. Found an Attwood tank at Sportsmans, between it and the Moeller/Honda clone I'm still plenty ahead! So much so I didn't feel bad about buying a fuel/water separator at the Boat Shop while I was getting the fitting.

I did look for the 12 and 15 black drums to Frankenstein my own large tank, but they were more expensive than the Attwood 6. Ready to go now!

Jeff, that red was probably headed to Nome and took the wrong right turn.

-TJ

How did the meat look? They get pale at the tail first.

Sockeye are running up the big river here pretty strong right now. More filleting this afternoon, then loading the smokehouse for another years worth of goodness.
One load down and about four to go.

It was Red all the way down and looked real good...but deep down I know how dry they are I must be spoiled on our very high oil content Yukon salmon.

Here is some smoked Jalapeno King I put away.

Jalapenos! Now were talkin. I'll take dry over our extra wormy reds. Spaghetti.

Boy, we sure can tell it's burning in the Yukon. Red sun and smokey here!

This young sow got DLP'd last night was hanging around the village they say there is another bigger one around and possibly a black bear as well.

It had some bite marks on the neck and ears so must of been mauled by a bigger one at some time.

Caught a 200 pounder the other day. Had some cool markings. Black on the white side. About done with my quota. Just the some fillet market left.



Got into some great fishing the other day and put my daughter through the paces. Had fish coming in faster than we could find a place to put them. Picked 3/4 of my gear for 200 lbs and got and additional 1500 lbs on two garbage cans of line.
A number of years ago my daughter Libby below coined a term for getting 3 or 4 fish in close proximity as a "Spurt" Today we had a continuous spurt many times. ;0) It was a ball.


Nothing finer than working along side your children.


A little baiting party. My three girls and a friend.


So after a long day of commercial fishing we don't stop. We go fishing. ;0)
There is a terminal fishery for reds that you can dip. They stall out up the creek about 100 yards from the ocean in one of two falls. It can be pretty productive. Your allowed 6 each. You can not get to it until about two hours after low tide. If your one of the first ones it can be a lot of fun if the fish have come in. Some times you get 3-4 in a dip if it is good. The reds are small in comparison to he Kenai but the scenery is a lot better. ;0)







Now you know why he is almost 6 foot 8 inches tall.

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing Len!

Pretty cool !!

Very nice pictures Len. Always interests me to see Alaska fishing pictures. Thanx for sharing.

Just think. I could have been there instead. ;0)
Dipnetting at the Mouth of the Kenai River. Wow.

ALaska .....the last frontier...lol

What amazes me is not one boat dipping there? Is that taboo.

uh, yes. that is below the "cut off" line for boat dipnetting.
basically, you can only dipnet from a boat above the city boat launch.... there are signs for the boundary....

I went down there just to look around one day last week......man what a freaking zoo, like Hup said the boat dipping is up river a ways and that also gets to be a freaking zoo not to mention the boat launch's when everybody is trying to get in and out of the water,I like going out of a boat a lot better and if you time it right you can get all the fish you want in a hurry. But for the most part I just just go catch them on a rod and reel that is a lot of fun when 200 plus thousand come up past ya lots of fun,heck just sitting around drinking a nice cold barley pop and people watching is a blast

nice pic's FT