Four Sirs, two sons, and two friends descended upon Sitka Point Lodge in the middle of June and spent three days fishing, eating, drinking, telling stories, and a little sleep. We caught our limits of King Salmon, halibut, and rock fish most days and returned with healthy sized boxes weighing nearly 50 pounds of flash frozen fish each. There were no injuries, fist fights, or illnesses among us. We made new friends and got along very well. Many of the discussions were about planning for the 2022 adventure.
John Dieckman caught the largest fish, a halibut, which was in the "slot" so it had to be returned to the sea (halibut longer than 50"" and shorter than 72" are in the 2021 "slot""). Mel Waldman caught the largest "keeper" halibut on his Birthday (49 7/8 " long) and Heber Slusser caught the biggest King Salmon. There were a lot of runners-up.
We had a great time and enjoyed mostly good weather (the locals would call it great weather). The day that we arrived it was windy and raining and the day we left it was clear blue skys, warm and the sun was shining, but the days we were fishing it was mostly overcast with little wind and almost no rain. We even enjoyed some sun.
The lodge food was very good, produced on site by a skilled chef. The accommodations were adequate.
Oh the stories that we can tell. Besides our limits of King Salmon, Halibut, and rock fish most days, we also "caught" aa humpback whale, a shark, and a sea lion. We saw several whales, and a couple pods of orka. Along with the great number of sea birds, we also saw puffin which was a special treat.
Participants:
Heber Slusser
Mel Waldman
Mark Waldman (Mel's son)
Paul Sidenbald (guest
Hal Millering (guest)
John Dieckman
Mike Dieckman (John's son)
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