Fishing Report Week Ending 5/25/14

Big Will and his newly restored 28ft Mako

Last weekend Big Will invited Jane, Todd Laflamme, and me out for an afternoon of halibut fishing.

After a quick ride out it didn't take Jane long to hook into the first fish.

Unfortunately, it wasn't the species we were targeting.  It was a spiny dogfish shark.

Here's Todd patiently waiting for the next bite.

We ended up catching five fish but they all ended up being shark.   It was great to be out in the great outdoors and the day reminded me of the sign Big Will has in his shop, "The Least Important Part of Fishing is Fishing."

The rest of this post has to do with the Funny River Horse Trail fire that is raging nearby.   I had a couple of great photos taken on our dock of the smoke plume but unfortunately I wasn't able to load them. So, credit should be given to the Anchorage Daily News for the use of the photo above.

The national media has been doing live remotes for a 4500 acre fire near Sedona, Arizona while over 100,000 acres burns in our backyard. With only 15% of the fire being contained, a lot more acreage will be consumed in the near future.  

The map above shows the area that has burned.  It basically covers an area from near the Kenai River banks all the way to Tustumena Lake. The good thing about this fire, and perhaps why there is little national media attention, is it's in a wildlife refuge with very little structures affected.  However, a shift in wind direction and wind speed will prompt a major evacuation for several nearby towns.  Let's hope the rain that is forecasted this week materializes. For ongoing updates on the fire, please check the comments section.



Tomorrow is Memorial Day.  Take a moment to think about our military history and the people who have served this nation so well.