Lodge Update - December 19, 2009

Things are progressing at the Lodge, in spite of about 6 inches of snow and the bay covered with a few inches of ice. So it was break up the ice with the AJ, so there was still boat access to the Lodge. Cold hard work!

Crew Finished redoing some of the Lodge room bathrooms and of course fixing the inevitable frozen pipes…for some reason that is always an issue, even though the pipes are drained!

Work on the plane continues, with paint, still on schedule to have the plane completed before the season begins. (Pictures soon)

Kevin and family are in Ketchikan for the holidays, Kevin just returned from a road trip to move Kris back up to Seattle area from Phoenix…seems the sun was just a little too bright for Kris, wanted to get near family for the holidays, so she will be based out of the Seattle area until the season begins. Word has it that Nicky will be home from Hawaii for the Holidays – Kevin and family are looking forward to her visit! Then she will be back to her job in Hawaii until the season begins!

Show season begins right after the Holidays, so Kris and Kevin will be on the road for awhile. Stay tuned for our show schedule so you can attend the show and sign up for the show specials. Bookings remain strong, so get your reservations in soon, prime spots are filling quickly!

We are almost final on our Guide staff for next year, we have some great candidates, all good full time professional guides, of course we have an almost 100% return of last year’s guides. Even hope to get Fireman Fred from two years ago to come up for a few months for this coming season!

Stay tuned for more details.

Capt Jim

(Professor)

The Pirate Flies in 2010

Work is moving right along on the new airplane and the marketing effort for Pirate Airworks is in full swing! The above photos are of the newspaper ad which will be published in the coming weeks in Ketchikan and the poster is the poster prepared for the various trade shows where we attend to promote Yes Bay Lodge as well as now Pirate Airworks. You can click on them and they will open up to read the fine print!

If you are planning on returning to Yes Bay Lodge this next season, you would be wise to make your reservations soon as many of the prime times are already filling up.

Call Kris right away at 800-999-0784 or 907-617-0804 and ask about our latest specials and get your reservations booked now!!

As for me, I have been very busy getting all this artwork completed and working on the Christmas mailing and some more flyers for the show specials. Also continuing to update the web sites for 2010 and interviewing guides for the upcoming season. Looks like we will have a very solid professional crew again for the coming year! All full time fishing guides!

2010 promises to be another great year at Yes Bay – Make plans to join us!

Capt Jim

(Professor)

Pirate Flies Again!!!

Latest News from around the Lodge – October 24^th, 2009

There is a bunch happening at the Lodge during the winter months! Several big projects are underway and Kevin just arrived back in Ketchikan after attending a show in San Diego. Bookings are strong for next year, looks like we will have a strong year, so if you are considering heading back up to Yes Bay Lodge next summer, you better contact Kris and get your reservations in. So far we have over 500 bed nights booked for next season.

Pirate Air Works will be flying again and that is Kevins largest project right now. He has a DeHavilland Beaver completely rebuilt, only thing lacking is a paint job and the interior. It is a total rebuild, with a rebuilt air frame, all new skin, brand new motor and all new or rebuilt electronics. It will be another first class job, paint will be very similar to 87 Charlie (See Picture). Full intercom system with noise reducing head phones and 2 way communication and stereo for the pilot and passengers. Pirate will base the plane at the Lodge and it will be used to fly tours not only from the Lodge for our guests, but will be available for tours originating in town for cruise ship passengers and tourists. I am working on the web site as we speak, look for another email shortly with the new information.

At the Lodge there are several construction projects underway keeping Dewey and Art busy. All new bathroom floors are being installed in the river wing of the Lodge and a new float plane dock is being built on the waterfront. Including a ramp and shed for the airplane since we will be keeping the plane at the Lodge next year.

For those past guests there is a new Customer Testimonial blog where you can leave comments about your experience at Yes Bay Lodge.

Click here: http://ybltestimonials.blogspot.com/

Feel free to leave a comment, we know you had a great time, so let everyone know about it!!

As for me, I am finally back in Florida after an extended trip home, I had a great trip and was able to take some wonderful pictures of the scenery in the Canadian Rockies, Montana, Salt lake City and Ohio.

Check my blog for more details of my trip.

http://captjimtravelblog.blogspot.com


Enjoy,

Capt Jim

Last Day at Yes Bay

Wednesday September 23^rd, 2009

Well today everyone except Kevin and family are leaving the Lodge. This is a couple days earlier from planned, however the weather is supposed to take a decided turn for the worse and we need to get to town as a couple people have flights to catch.

So early this morning the Whaler is getting loaded down with crew, luggage and of course garbage for the run into town. If we leave early enough, we may miss the wind which is supposed to blow pretty good today.

No such luck, by the time the boat was loaded we left a little later than planned. Myself, Dan (Slammer), Dewey (Cutter), Sharon and Nicky left the Lodge at about 8:00 am – managed to get as far as Canoe Rock before we got hit with some serious 30 to 40 mph gusts of wind and of course rain. Luckily the wind had not been blowing long enough to get the water real rough yet, but it would over the course of the 1 hour remaining on our trip, so it was a very rough ride at the end as we entered Clover Pass, with easily 6-8 foot seas, howling wind and horizontal rain.

I have attached a picture from the beautiful sky on the morning we left the Lodge. Red Sky in the morning, sailors take warning!!

Arrived Knudson Cove marina, was met by Art and a van for our trek to town. Hauled everything up the ramp in pouring rain, had to use tarps to cover luggage.

Headed to respective hotels and watched the bad weather continue all day!! Several had early morning flights on Thursday which were cancelled due to the weather, so most ended up leaving on Friday. Although Slammers flight in the afternoon on Thursday managed to get out.

So the 2009 Season at Yes Bay Lodge is officially over.

My plans for my trip home will be an adventure, to check it out, follow my own blog here:

http://captjimtravelblog.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned for happenings around the Lodge here during the winter and of course stay tuned for the plans for the 2010 season and the re-launch of Pirate Airworks…

Have a great winter,

Capt Jim

Professor

Yep Shamrock - It still hurts!

A bar room head butt from a drunk Irishman gets worse every day. I can’t wait to get back to Florida, so I can take a drive over to Plant City and even the score…

Buttoning up things at the Lodge continues today with stowing all the porch furniture, finishing all the laundry and cleaning rooms and packing to leave tomorrow for Ketchikan.

Rain and more rain, the river is the highest that Kevin has ever seen it and there is no let up in the rain. It has rained solid for the past 3 days and there is no end in sight.

Hopefully the wind will stay down for tomorrows boat ride into town, although we will be in the big boat, so it shouldn’t be too bad.

Stay tuned for updates around the Lodge throughout the year.

Capt Jim

From the news...

This was taken from the SitNews..

http://www.sitnews.us/

FISH FACTOR: Salmon harvest will approach respectable number; Pinks trounced and Get steamed! By LAINE WELCH - Well, it won't be one for the record books, but Alaska's 2009 salmon harvest will approach a respectable 160 million fish.

We won't hit the preseason projection of 174 million fish, but it's still going to be a good catch in historic perspectives. It's a solid year pretty much across the board," said Geron Bruce, assistant director of the state commercial fisheries division.

The salmon shortfall stems from a no show of pink salmon at Prince William Sound by both hatchery-raised and wild fish. A harvest of nearly 40 million pinks was predicted at PWS this summer, but the catch came in at 16.5 million fish. Statewide, the total pink salmon harvest squeaked past 94 million fish, 20 million less than projected.

A couple hundred thousand chums might still be landed, and the statewide tally was nearing 17 million, not too far off the forecast. Likewise, coho catches are still coming in and likely to approach the 4 million fish forecast.

Bruce said the harvest of 321,000 king salmon this summer was mediocre.- More...
Monday - September 21, 2009

Winding down...and a helluvaparty!

Well the last guests left yesterday morning and it was time to start
breaking down the Lodge and get it ready for winter.

No sense packing up all the booze from the bar, se we as a group attempted
to lessen our work load and have a couple cocktails last night...

It MUST have been a good time since I woke up with a heck of a black eye.
That will teach me to drink with an Irishman...Sean (Shamrock) Hagen decided
that a head butt was in order...missed my head and hit my eye. Yes there was
alcohol involved. But we all survived and most of the crew left this morning
on three boats heading to town.

The only crew left here at the Lodge is; Myself, Slammer, Sharon, Nicky and
Dewey. Plenty of chores to do around here today and tomorrow, the rest of us
are leaving for town on the morning of the 23rd. Then a couple days in town
and then off on my trip home adventure starting the 25th.

Enjoy the pictures of the black eye, last plane out and crew leaving.

Capt Jim

Mad Momma Bear

The dogs ran a mother bear and her two cubs up a tree in front of the Lodge this morning and Momma bear was not real happy. The cubs were so far up the tree that a picture was impossible.

Finally got the dogs (Cinder and Nikko - Karelian Bear Dogs) to calm down and leave them alone so they could come down and scamper off into the woods. The dogs were just doing their job to alert us of any bears around the Lodge and of course keep them away.

Final day of fishing at the Lodge today, tomorrow we clean up around here, see the last guests off and get the lodge shut down for winter.


Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 19th, 2009

Saturday September 19^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Slow fishing continued today with the weather being a little more cooperative, although at times it rained like the dickens. We have had over 10 inches of rain in the past 36 hours…

Some nice silvers hit the dock today and also some halibut this afternoon.

Enjoy the pictures from the last fishing report of the season. Last guests checkout tomorrow and most of the crew is out of here in the next couple days.

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing report - September 18th, 2009

Friday September 18^th, 2009 – Fishing Report!

Well the season is winding down with only one more day of guest fishing tomorrow. Today was my last day guiding so now the work starts, getting boats broken down and transported to town, fishing tackle cleaned and put away for next year. Tackle inventory and needs list.

It has been a great season and today, although still a little slow, was better, a little quicker bite and some real nice fish. For some reason the silver run was not quite as good as last year. Maybe it’s the weather, some are suggesting with all the rain we have had that the schools are passing us by and heading right up the swollen rivers to spawn, I tend to think they are late this year, and the main run has yet to arrive, we’ll see.

Enjoy the pictures and look for tomorrow’s final daily report, then a year end summary and highlight report.

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 17th, 2009

Thursday September 17th, 2009 - Fishing report

Slow bite again today…everyone is wondering why the fish aren’t biting! Diligence and long effort provided some fish today but it took all day to get any amount at all. Nice big silvers and even a couple Kings and halibut hit the dock today, but it was only for those who stuck with it.

Weather was a little better today, less wind and a little less rain and thankfully relatively calm seas made the day a joy…

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 16th, 2009

Wednesday September 16^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Bad weather day and really tough fishing and not just because of the weather, the fish were not cooperating today!! It was slow and rough and windy and cold and tons of rain! Other than that it was a fine day at Yes Bay!!

Nice fish hit the dock and several boats hung in there and got their limit of salmon. No halibuts today but a few were rewarded with some nice sea bass and rock fish.

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 15th, 2009

Tuesday September 15^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Can you say SLOW – WOW, the bite was surely slow for salmon today, a limit was hard to come by and those who did took all day to reach their goal! Maybe it was the dropping barometer from the weather change today, storm was expected this evening, in fact the wind was so bad in Ketchikan this afternoon, our arriving guests could not fly out on the float planes this afternoon, which is a rare occurrence.

Anyway, the fish we did catch were all really nice big silvers, so it was worth the wait. Bottom fishing was no better as several boats tried and failed at anything worthwhile.

Enjoy the pictures of some nice fish,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 14th, 2009

Monday September 14^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

WOW – What a beautiful day and what a beautiful catch that hit the dock today. Lots of real nice silvers a nice king salmon and several halibut. There must be a million of them out there, because I managed to get one, out crew fishing on my day off with Batman, albeit a small one, it was a halibut and it pulled back!! And it will taste just fine!!

Sunshine and blue skies most of the day and calm winds. Weather report for tomorrow is not quite as good, with high winds predicted, but starting in the late afternoon, so hopefully we can get our fish and get back in before the front comes through!

Oh and while wondering the docks the other evening, Batman discovered a huge elephant seal getting ready to try out our docks for a rest. But his trusty camera flash shooed him away, but not before getting the picture!!

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 13th, 2009

Sunday September 13^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

The silvers are here and there are some real nice ones…the bite was a little slow at times today but limits were available to those who stayed with it. At times the bite was fast and furious with several doubles on my boat and the fish were all a little bigger today it seemed. No great big ones, but all over 10 pounds and several up to 13. A real nice 21 pound King also hit the dock…

A couple crew went on a short trip to the mouth for some halibut and in less than an hour were rewarded with a nice 107 pounder – way to go Slammer and Slice!!

Enjoy the pictures of a nice day of fishing at Yes bay Lodge in SE Alaska,

Capt Jim

The weather today was perfect, some fog in the morning but blue skies and sunshine most of the day with very little wind, in fact at times it was flat calm.

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 12th, 2009

Saturday September 12^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Silver bite was on this morning as well as a halibut bite, so the morning was good. The salmon bite really slowed in the afternoon, but a couple small halibut hit the dock.

All in all a great day of fishing with salmon limits for most boats and some other assorted fish to go along.

Weather was rainy all day but very little wind so it was a nice day at Yes Bay!

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 11th, 2009

Friday September 11^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Let us Never Forget 9-11-01

The weather was much better today and I am sure our guests enjoyed today much more than yesterday. Good fishing with some very nice silvers hitting the dock, some good rock fish and a couple nice halibuts…a good day of fishing!

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

BTW – Sorry for the spam on the blog earlier today and yesterday – hopefully I resolved that issue and it will end at least for a little while.

Yes bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 10th, 2009

Thursday September 10^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

It was a miserable day in paradise and only the hardiest fisherman survived today, we had tons of wind and rain and cold air as a front went through today. There were even waterspouts sighted near the Lodge. It WAS miserable.

But have no fear our guides stuck it out long enough to gather some fish for their guests. Some nice rockfish, silver salmons all hit the dock today.

Enjoy the pictures of a great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska, OK maybe not GREAT, but there were fish!!

Capt Jim

Yes bay Lodge Fishing report - September 9th, 2009

Wednesday September 9^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Rainy, cool and September like but the fishing was fantastic, just look at the pictures! Plenty of really nice big silver salmon and a few halibut as well.

Great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska.

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Axeman gets hooked!!

Fishing can be dangerous at times and this week seems to have taken its toll on the guides around here with Batman being the first one to manage to hook himself, in addition to the fish, and today it was Axeman’s turn. I hope this is the end of it, as I did it several years ago and it is not something I want to repeat and I am sure both of these guys will agree.

Poor Sharon our office manager got chewed out the other day for not documenting Batman’s ordeal of hook removal, so today with her trusty camera she managed to coerce someone to stand by Axeman and shoot a couple pictures.

Not for the faint of heart, the removal of a big hook from any part of your body is a painful experience and today’s was no different. Kevin Hack the owner of Yes Bay has seen his share of injuries, including many hooks in various body parts and is somewhat of an expert at removing them.

Trusty new razor blade, good pair of dikes to cut the barb or eye end of the hook off and a nice fresh potato from the kitchen is all you generally need.

Potato you ask?

Yep, works wonders, having to push the hook through to get it out produces some stress on the skin and it can tear, so you apply pressure with the potato which holds the skin down but allows the business end of the hook to impale itself into the potato, once the other end of the hook exits from the hand, the hook is safely impaled in the potato and can be lifted up.

So, Axeman got to experience Kevin’s’ surgical skills first hand and we have the pictures to prove it.

Just another day at Yes bay!!

BTW – Axeman is fine, went back out fishing this afternoon after his surgery and caught a few more fish, albeit, probably a little more careful. Tonight a good soaking and bath of hydrogen peroxide and some Neosporin and a few more days of doctoring and he will be completely healed!

It was a big 6/0 UPRO heavy duty hook, hence the large pair of dikes to cut the hook.

Enjoy the pics,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 8th, 2009

Tuesday September 8^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

The good news is the weather was not nearly as bad as predicted. It seems the wind advisory never reached Yes bay area, although it was breezy and gusty at times, it never reached the 40 mph that was forecast. Cold, wet and rainy and breezy, but it didn’t seem to affect the fishing with a bunch of big silvers hitting the dock today along with a few nice halibut and an assortment of rock fish, including a couple really nice yellow eye snappers.

A good day of fishing even when the weather does not cooperate!

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 7th, 2009

Monday September 7^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Happy Labor Day!

The fishing for silvers turned on today with limits all around for most boats and they were much bigger fish with several over 15 pounds and at least one 17 pounder on the dock today! The bite was pretty fast several times today with the morning being especially good.

The weather is supposed to turn bad tomorrow with wind advisory in effect so it will be a beast tomorrow, but that’s fishing in Alaska!

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 6th, 2009

Sunday September 6^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

What a beautiful day today turn out to be…rain and wind yesterday and today could NOT have been better. Blue skies, sunshine, warm and a nice light breeze. The fishing was steady today with a bunch of real nice silvers hitting the dock a few nice rock fish a wonderful Ling Cod and a nice 55 pound halibut!

A great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska, enjoy the pictures…

Capt Jim

Yes bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 5th, 2009

Saturday September 5^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Tough day of fishing today with some windy weather, waves and bad current which all made the salmon fishing a little tough, but everyone worked through it and managed a nice catch on the dock. Plenty of real nice silvers including some larger ones, up to over 16 pounds and 1 nice King salmon as well!

A small halibut and some rock fish rounded out the catch today.

Enjoy the pictures of another fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!

Capt Jim

Yes bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 4th, 2009

Friday September 4^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

The Lodge slowed down a little for the day with a large group leaving this morning and another group arriving this afternoon. The group leaving left with nearly a thousand pounds of fish so they were really happy! Today only two boats fished and they did well with plenty of nice silver salmon and a small halibut rounded out the catch today. Everyone fishing again tomorrow, as the Lodge is full again tonight with 19 people arriving this afternoon.

Beautiful weather this afternoon although this morning was a little windy and rainy, we’ll hope for a continuation of this afternoon for tomorrow…

Enjoy the pictures of a great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 3rd, 2009

Thursday September 3^rd, 2009 – Fishing Report

Weather change today, barometer dropped like a rock, cloudy and overcast with a few sprinkles of rain, but overall still a nice day, however the silver salmon bite slowed way down for some reason, still a decent haul but it was harder work to get a limit and most gave up and searched for other fish before hitting their limit! Some real nice Kings hit the dock today including one over 30 pounds and another 18 pounder, plus a nice 22 pounder.

Big yellow eye and some nice rock bass and a few small halibuts rounded out the day. Oh also there was one HOOKED guide, the fish won that battle, but after a little surgical work he was back out fishing this afternoon…we’ll have to see if “Batman”, now Captain Hookie will write about this his latest Alaska Experience!!

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 2nd, 2009

Wednesday September 2^nd, 2009 – Fishing Report

Another beautiful day of fishing although it got a little breezy this afternoon for a bumpy ride back to the Lodge, although, not too bumpy since most boats were full of fish! Plenty of beautiful silver salmons with many over 15 pounds, a nice King Salmon a few bright chums and some real nice halibut today, including 2 over 70 pounds. There was also a great assortment of rockfish to go along with the rest of the catch.

Enjoy the pictures of a great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - September 1st, 2009

Tuesday September 1^st, 2009 – Fishing Report

Foggy morning this morning but a beautiful clear and sunny day with a continuation of HOT fishing. The silver bite was slow and steady for most of the morning, with most boats getting their limit, then the afternoon produced a great mix of fish, including a big yellow eye snapper, a bunch of rock fish and sea bass and a few halibut.

The silvers seemed a little larger today with a couple 15 plus pounders hitting the dock.

Enjoy the pictures of another great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska.

Capt Jim

Yes bay Lodge Fishing Report - August 31st, 2009

Monday August 31^st, 2009 – Fishing Report

You could not have asked for a more beautiful day today and then top it off with a great day of fishing. The weather was fantastic, light winds, bright sunshine and warm temperature and HOT fishing! Limits all around for most boats with an assortment of nice big silvers, a couple chum and pinks, some decent halibut and yellow eye snappers, a couple rockfish and you have a dock full of fish today.

Enjoy the pictures of another great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska,

Big group in the lodge and everyone was fishing today

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - August 30th, 2009

Sunday August 30^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Another great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge with some beautiful silvers and chum salmon hitting the docks today and a real nice 26 pound King Salmon a few halibut and some nice rock fish rounded out the day.

Bunch of people left today and more arrived so more boats will be out fishing tomorrow.

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - August 29th, 2009

Saturday August 29^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Rain and more rain but real good fishing with a bunch of really nice silvers hitting the dock in both the morning and afternoon. One young man managed a really nice 17 pound silver, there were quite a few well over 10 pounds yesterday, the bigger silvers are beginning to arrive. The bite was steady but not fast and furious.

A couple halibut hit the dock including a real nice 60 pounder. It was a great day of fishing at Yes bay Lodge in SE Alaska.

Enjoy the pictures…

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing report - August 28th, 2009

Friday August 28^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

A ton of fish hit the dock today, but it was slow fishing, those with determination managed a limit of all species of salmon today. Nice bright big silvers, a couple chum and a couple pinks rounded out the catch with a real nice 17 pound King and another smaller one on the dock this afternoon.

Bottom fishing was a bust with most boats concentrating on salmon the few who did halibut fish and bottom fish managed a few nice rockfish, but no butts!

Enjoy the pictures of another great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in beautiful SE Alaska,

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - August 27th, 2009

Thursday August 27^th, 2009 – Fishing Report

Banner day today with all boats fishing for a full Lodge of people. Plenty of fish hit the dock today with a great assortment, plenty of nice silvers, including a real nice 16.6 pounder a couple nice Kings, including a 17 pounder, a couple nice bright chums and a few pinks rounded out the salmon catch. The a couple halibut hit the dock this afternoon, including a 60 pounder, several nice yellow eye snapper and a few rock fish.

A great day of fishing in spite of the weather, plenty of wind this morning, then it died down until time to head back in this afternoon, then it started blowing again. Couple rain drops throughout the day but not much. Fall is just around the corner, you can feel it in the air.

Enjoy the pictures of another great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska.

Capt Jim

Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report - August 26th, 2009

Wednesday August 26^th, Fishing Report

Four boats out fishing today and it was a beautiful day, much calmer weather and some sunshine in the afternoon – a beautiful day in Yes Bay. The fishing proved to be pretty good today with a nice assortment of fish hitting the dock. Several crew boats fished as well and they did pretty good also. One nice 14 pound King came in this afternoon and a bunch of nice silvers, a couple nice bright chum salmon and a pink or two. Bottom fishing was not bad with a nice small 15 pound halibut on the dock and the story of the big one that got away. A couple pacific cod and a few rock fish rounded out the catch.

Another great day of fishing at Yes bay Lodge in SE Alaska,

Enjoy the pictures,

Capt Jim