So John and I are in Alaska and have done our first (and definitely not last) fishing charter. We went out on a combo Halibut/King Salmon trip. Free advertisement here for Hooky Charters! If you go to Kenai, use them, they are the best guides, best price, best fishing spots. Our boat was the only boat that day that caught kings. Okay back to my story. So we have to be at the boat at 7:00 am. Yes, I know that is theoretically the butt crack of dawn for me, but I was there anyway. Drive to deep creek, get launched by a log skidder and out out to the wild blue. We started out with a fairly typical coastal day, you know, foggy. I caught the first fish, a small halibut, maybe 15 lbs, and went on a search for the salmon. The next part I am NOT making up, I see a salmon on the surface ( a red is what they call them up here) and tell the guide, "Hey I want to go over there where I just saw that fish" so he angles the boat and less then 30 seconds later I get a strike.
Pause in action for a second- Important Notice- I am left handed, poles are made for right handed people. so I have to reel like I have a muscular disorder. Get the picture.
Back to the action- So John comes over to help, and the guide says "Hey John, you have a fish on" so I get abandoned. 
The guy, Ray, in front of me also gets a hit. So we have (3) fish on. I get to play around for a while before losing my fish, because I reel like a spaz. But I grab my camera to get pictures of John. Over 20 minutes later, he brings a beautiful 40 lb King Salmon into the boat. See picture
The guy, Ray, in front of me also gets a hit. So we have (3) fish on. I get to play around for a while before losing my fish, because I reel like a spaz. But I grab my camera to get pictures of John. Over 20 minutes later, he brings a beautiful 40 lb King Salmon into the boat. See picture
Then we go Halibut fishing. I catch a 38 lb one, and another good size one (That is my limit for the day), John brings in a another halibut before we are done for the day.
Great day and good fun.
Here is the most important thing that I need to add. And this is specifically for my daughter Sarah. We were on the boat for 11 hours. NO bathrooms. And I made it. Guess your bladder training program worked. Thanks
ps. We saw Mt Redoubt during its little eruption state:
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