If I can't you all some pictures before this is over I should walk the plank
My crew member is a computer engineering major. going to put him to work extra

Glad you guys finally got an opener and really glad the driffters are going to work as well my son has a drift permit hope they get their 150,000 pounds this year

Been open almost 4 hours. iced 9 setnetter boats.one delivery for 758 #. Looks like some fish but won t be no barn burner .at least weather is nicer

Deshka weir count

Things are picking up. Maybe you will get to put some red ones in your freezer?

The new goal of 9000-18000 a bit different then the old goal of 13,000 to 28,000. Keep fixing things like this and the next upper goal will be the old lower goal.

First 12 hour opening was ok had 11,340# delievered
Only 13 were king's 8 lb average

Curious what price is being posted

Last year didn't post a price till like 2 or 3 weeks into it
Only after the competition posted theirs
They wish they hadn't taken the old canning lines out I bet
The ones who still do are turning profit .easy storage long shelf life and don't have to send to. CHina for reprocessing

Second opener now
Back on coffee point area
4 am to 4 pm
Sounds like the other side was where the better fishing was yesterday
Right Otterman kings that small getting counted as reds
Only had 4.1 # average on reds very few chums
Must be wood River fish

Slow fishing but making paychecks
Only picked up#6,339 total from I think 7 fisherman at most
More kings and some chums
But small king's
Will see what tomorrow brings , another opening for 12 hours
Big tides this weekend,21.8 feet tonight
Running like a flood raging River when docking but actually not bad to dock when using current
I know from canoeing rivers it was a good education

I saw you cruise by headed back down river yesterday evening I was watching a guy pull his subsistence net on Scandinavian beach righ past the Bristol fuel dock . The boys came up yesterday during the closure to change out a jabsco said it wasn’t super hot fishing for the drift fleet yet but sounded like this mornings opener might be big

Hoping you guys make bank. Lots of hurdles, for sure.
Good luck.

Tough day ,S.E 20 plus and tide making slop
Waiting for sandbar to appear so I can nap
Condenser pump seized up on the chiller
Mcguyver deck hose pump into line chilling again
Have old pump out and photos to the Man
My hunting all around friend who happens to be the reefer go to guy for the Kodiak big boys
Will be gold streak here Monday (ak. Air).how's that for week end service
Yes it will cost me some favors but that is what we do
So standing by today as back up but I am still in the game for sunday
Fishing was a little better from the other tender here today
Sunday with this wind pushing on this way should be better

Sunday picked up 10,511 # made the trip upriver to the plant.then back down to be relief
Still running small red average 3.8##
RSW holding up
Parts ordered
Crew coming together, routine runs now. The youngest (17) semi green horn is making 200
A day for 35 days at 7 g he is a pretty happy worker .plus he really knows his birds and points them out to us.

Sounds like it has been pretty nautical for the fleet but should be better today and tomorrow saw you cruse by the harbor yesterday

seeing any falcons out there otterman?

only a osprey.and some slatie back gulls
Big tides now, they have just dropped almost 20 feet
Only 5 feet under keel. Still on back up anchored
Closes tonight till 7:30 am tommorow then I am on
Hope someday to see you Otterman.
Gets slow I may have to go into harbor for part's (pizza)

crap this year you will have to order in advance and do a bump and go they aren't letting people hang around very much. They are a little easier going now that guys are fishing but then the weekend comes and the Russian Fleet comes in it is a cluster I saw a good share of the Russian boats on the hook below Nushagak point last weekend

What are the Russians doing there otterman?

What’s wrong with Russian folk?

Russian folks that been living in Alaska long time.they like to stay together
Pump came in ak air from Kodiak . one day delivery
Up and running again.about 2 grand when said and done with extra spare valve
B O A T. Break out another thousand.
Closed tonight. See what July now brings