Saturday mid-day

It's easy for time to get away from us, even though the days are long we stay busy or or too pooped to do anything but relax.  We have been busy catching fish and have a good start on filling the freezer. We have been fishing with our friend Bill and had moderate success, but t still catching 6-8 fish.  The crowds have increased as word spreads about the run and the weather broke and is absolutely gorgeous.

Bill & Edna had us over for hamburgers with all the fixins last night.  It was a great meal and we had a nice visit afterwards.  Bill and I then left to go fishing at 9:00 p.m. and came home at 1:00 a.m. we caught 6 Reds between us and each lost 2-3.  On our way home and real close to camp we saw a Sow Grizzly and cub running up the road in front of us.  Too dark and fast for any photo op

There is another couple staying here from Merrill, we had a nice visit last night and again this morning, I gave them two fillets and they were tickled "red".  We hope to spend some time visiting with them before they pull out..

The truck is scheduled to go back to Anchorage for service on Tuesday, hopefully I won't have to stay overnight with it.  The code says it is something related to emissions.

A good day fishing

Due to our late night fishing last night I posted the last post after midnight.  Today's fishing report: Rosalie and I fished the high tide at 9:30 a.m. and caught 1 Red.   I went this afternoon and fished low tide, I started fishing at 2:20 p.m. and had my limit of 6 Reds by 3:10 p.m.

Sorry for the blood, I didn't rinse them off before the picture

We are happy to welcome our friends, Bill and Edna from Georgia who pulled in today and will be staying in the same parks as us for a few weeks.  Let the fishing begin!

The last couple of days

I started fishing low tide Tuesday about 11:15 a.m. and fished until 2:00 p.m. without getting a fish, there were only a couple of other guys out fishing and the commercial fisherman circled the bay and didn't set their nets, so my guess is there were no fish to be caught.  I did however get to see a whale breach 4-5 times and saw several sea lions fishing too.  It rained all day Tuesday and through all of last night and until mid afternoon Wednesday, when it finally let up.

Since the weather was so crappy I made an appointment forWednesday in Anchorage to have the #1 cylinder glow plug replaced which was the reason for my check engine light.  They also adjusted the transmission which fixed the rough shift from 6th to 5th gear.  I left camp at 5:05 a.m. and was at the dealer by 7:15. On the way back to camp near Whittier the check engine light came on again, so I will have another trip to Anchorage sometime in the future.  I am going to try and get it diagnosed in Seward so I at least know why it's on.  On the way to Anchorage I was lucky enough to see a black wolf along the road, but it didn't cooperate for a picture.

We decided to fish high tide Wednesday evening and headed out to the the fishing spot after supper and around 7:15 p.m.  We fished until 9:00 and here's more from Rosalie.

 Wednesday, I swam with the fishes.  I was reeling in my 3^rd salmon, and backing up to get it onto the rock beach. I slipped and landed on my back in the water…..water went up the back of my raincoat, and down into my waders. Ken came running over to help me, and I handed him the pole to land the fish. Then as I floundered around, I slipped again, and he insisted on helping me get up…luckily the fish was securely snagged and we didn’t lose it. Ken didn’t even run for the camera, so we have no entry for AFV. We fished for another hour; I must have caught my quota (the limit is 6, so I did not limit out) because I didn’t catch another fish. Ken started catching then, and we finished the night with 5.

This Boat came in just when we finished fishing and they drove a truck onto it, it was entertaining to say the least

We fish where this boat is and about where Rosalie took the picture

The wet fisherwoman - What a trooper.....We take our catch to town and clean them at the City cleaning station that has running water and a nice cleaning area.

Fresh Snow!

It rained on/off most of yesterday and throughout the night and is raining now.  I started fishing 2 hours before low tide yesterday and had good luck catching 5 Reds in about an hour.  After catching the 5th I fished for about 2 more hours, but could not catch my limit of 6, but we have fish in the freezer.

It was also cold last night as evidenced by the fresh snow on the mountain we can see from the rig.

You Never Know What You Might Catch

Today we started fishing 2 hours before low tide (9:30 a.m.) and fished until around 12:30 p.m.  We couldn't fish in our high tide spot as it was too weedy and rocky so I walked down the beach about 1/2 mile and was able to catch two reds.  We then went back about an hour before high tide (5:00 p.m.) and I caught a Red on my 3rd cast before Rosie even made it down to fish.  I "touched" one other fish, but action was slow.  Rosalie was able to land a Flounder and touched a Red.

It was a beautiful day with temps inland in the high 50's and probably low 50's near the Bay.  This fishing is tough work and we are both beat and should sleep good tonight.

Ken fishing Resurrection Bay

Rosalie with her Flounder

Same Flounder other side

Rosalie fishing Resurrection Bay

First Fish of 2015

Rosie and I made our first trip fishing today for Reds, we got fishing about 4:00 p.m., 1 1/4 hours before high tide.  I was lucky enough to hook and land 2 reds, our first fish of the 2015 season.  We fished until about 6:45 p.m. and called it a day.  We are both happy to have fish in the freezer and it was nice to be out without getting rained on too much.  The dogs were happy to get a run before and after fishing and got to watch us fish.  While fishing we got checked by an Alaska Fish & Game Trooper, a nice younger guy.  He then met us again in town at the cleaning station, where we visited some more,

Life Around Camp

It continues to rain and has since we got here last Tuesday, but it has let up a bit this morning. Rosalie washed her recently purchased fabric this morning and took a shower while I took the boys for a run at one of stopping spots on the west side of Seward by the airport.  After their run we drove down to the harbor to see what was going on.  The tide was out and not much going on.  We then stopped for fuel and then headed back to camp.  I finally dug out the fishing gear and did some house keeping chores around the trailer.  I will rig the gear this afternoon and we plan to give fishing a try around 4:00 p.m.  People are catching some Reds and last year we caught our first fish on the 5th, so we better get fishing.

The Boys getting some exercise near the Seward Airport, the northwest end of Resurrection Bay is in the background

Mountains Across the Seward Hwy. near the airport

Seward Harbor

The view from my office

You Have Reached Your Destination

After spening an unplanned day in Anchorage we were finally able to leave town and head to Seward around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, reaching Stoney Creek RV Park around 6:45 p.m.

While in Anchorage we visited a quilt shop, grocery store and of course Cabela's. We also had lunch with Lyman Meacham and walked the dogs a few times at one of our "dog walking areas".

Today (Wednesday) we are spending the day relaxing and setting up the camper for our extended stay.  It feels good to be in one place for a while.  Rosalie is also doing laundry.  The weather was rainy throughout the night and continues to rain today with rain forcast for the next couple of days, with a couple of inches forcast for the Seward area.   I was able to purchase and print our fishing licenses online, so we are ready to start fishing when the fish start to run.

Tomorrow we will make the 6 mile drive into town and see what's going on.

Since leaving home 2 weeks ago we have put on 4309 miles.

Cow and calf moose out for a stroll where we walk the dogs

Looking southwest from our rig towards the park office, not many rigs here right now.

We chose this spot after seeing how nice it was last year.  There isn't much of a view from the picture window, but it works well for the dogs and keeps us secluded on 2 sides.

Anchorage Away

Well, we made it to Anchorage and like 2012 are spending the night in a repair shop parking lot.  The good news is the shop has the parts necessary to get the broken spring fixed and while they are at it we are having all four replaced with stronger springs and beefed up mounts.  They told us we should be on the road by tomorrow afternoon.

After unhooking the trailer we went to Qdoba for lunch and then Rosalie visited a fabric shop while I picked up some provisions at Carrs/Safeway.  We then went to a Chevrolet dealer and had the check engine light diagnosed, it is the glow plug in cylinder #1.  We will wait to have this fixed after we get settled in Seward and then I will take a drive back up for the repair.  This is the second glow plug that needed to be replaced, the last time it was cylinder #6.  Good news is it's under warranty.

I called Lyman Meacham and we hope to meet with him tomorrow while the trailer is being fixed.  A visit to Cabela's is also on the schedule.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Some pictures from Slide Mountain RV Park west of GlennAllen 05-31-2015.