Eupro Alaska...The Kings are in!
Capt. Sean Hagen
June 14, 2009
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
Eupro Alaska
Greetings from Yes Bay Alaska! Ashton and I finally arrived and to say Alaska is beautiful would be a huge understatement, for this is truly "God's Country." My morning begins by setting crab and shrimp pots, then motoring out to the fishing grounds with my clients. On our way we see numerous bald eagles, seals, hump back whales and an ever present pod of orca whales including a particularly large boss whale we call "crooked fin." "How the fin got crooked is a whole other story." However, his dorsal fin stands 8-10ft tall and the mere presence of this giant is a very humbling experience.
The King Salmon have started to arrive and it looks as if we are going to have a great season. Yesterday I landed a 22lb King and today two 30's were brought to the dock and the season's just beginning. This year the chum salmon are here early and are big and bright straight out of the pacific. They've been ranging around 10-12lbs, The chum are alot of fun, often jumping a half dozen times a hook up.
The halibut bite has been heating up. We weighed one tipping the scales at 103lbs and they get alot bigger than that at Yes Bay. All the fish we've been landing at Yes Bay have been on Eupro hook and line.
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