Amy and the boys went on a tour of Kenai Fjords National Park and I went on a halibut fishing charter. Our good friends Travis and Karina hooked us up with Katrina's parents who live there in Seward (our favorite town in Alaska, thus far)
and her dad is a captain of a big, 290 passenger tour boat. So, Amy and the boys got to see just an amazing amount of wildlife - otters, puffins, humpback whale, orca, sea lions, black bear - as well as the calving glaciers. I think she took 200 pictures! Her favorite shot is the whale tale. This was one of the last weekends for the tours and
fishing folks. All of the wildlife is in the exit mode as the snow will fly in just four to six weeks. The fishing boat I was on was a 40 footer with 16 fishermen, a captain and a mate (Katrina's sister, Jessica!). The fishing was a lot of fun. We ran 3 hours to the western opening of Prince William Sound to find the halibut that were scattering to follow food sources. We were catching something nearly all day long - 10 to 15 pound halibut were normal, a ling cod now and then, some rock cod, a sliver salmon and a whole bunch of dog fish. We were all hoping for that big 100+ pound halibut to hook on, but according to the captain it's too late in the season to predict where they will be. I was happy with all the action. By the end of the day, pulling a 10 pound "chicken" (young halibut) up from 150 feet feels like you are pulling up a truck tire. Everyone on board limited out on the halibut (2 per).
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