Jane and I had an opportunity to fish out of Homer with
Boo Kandas of Tall Tale Charters this past week. All I can say is the halibut and black bass bite was non stop; not so much for king salmon fishing. Boo said the king fishing has been hit and miss so far this season and we were going to give it a couple of hours. I'm glad we did give it a try. Even though we never had a king bite it was nice to place our rods in a rod holder giving our arms and backs a much needed break from reeling in fish all morning.
Here's Jane kneeling by a small portion of the total haul. Overall, the size of the halibut were typical for May: nothing large but perfect size for eating. The black bass were in the 2-7lb range.
One of the most interesting and unusual fish caught on this trip was a wolf eel. The photo above was not the fish we caught but it looked exactly the same. How rare is this in Kachemak Bay? No one on the boat had ever seen a wolf eel in the flesh before and that included Captain Boo and deckhand Kevin. It just goes to show that you never know what can happen when you're on the water.
Jane and I had a great day fishing but the highlight of the trip was seeing humpback whales up close and personal. I may be repeating something you already know, but humpback whales migrate back and forth between Alaska and Hawaii. They spend their summer here and then when it's winter they swim off to Hawaii. This is not so different than a lot of my neighbors, by the way. Definitely a lot of fun watching these massive creatures swim and feed around us while we were catching fish.
Since the Kenai is still closed to king fishing, I'll close this fishing report by using a line that John Gillespie, host of John Gillespie's Waters and Woods television program uses. "I don't know where we'll be fishing next week, but I'm sure it will be a lot of fun." See you then.
Oops, almost forgot about the Funny River fire. As of Saturday, 193,243 acres have burned with 54% containment. The fire personnel are continuing to mop up and herd the fire away from structures. Kudos to them for a job well done.
4 comments:
John Gillespie, my hero! Seeing your post reminded me of fishing in Louisiana. Not the fishing but the eating. I'll bet those rockfish would be great done on the "half shell" like we did the redfish. Don't skin them just put them skin side down on the grill, brush with olive oil and some seasoning like a spicy cajun blend. Pretty dang good!
Thanks for the new recipe for redfish Dave. Down in LA we just grab a beer, pour half of it in a cup of of flour with a little Cajun seasoning, drink the rest of the beer, throw the beer battered chunks in peanut oil, grab another beer and fry the hell out of 'em
LA? I bet that's Lower Alabama.
Umm.....dang it Keith... Can't slide anything past you anymore.....glad to know you read the comments!
Sitting in the recliner typing with one hand and practicing raising my hand with the other. Just 30 days or so before Game Time. Praying to the Salmon gods that The July count is good and Jerry and I will have the opportunity to raise one for you. With that said having two new faces on board means you can ignore us and keep talking.
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