Halibut Fishing on board "The Right One"

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We spent almost a week in Soldotna. The weather turned ugly in Homer, so we went on to visit a new friend, JB. We camped at the River Bend Campground, right on the Kenai River. The Kenai is famous for it's fishing. We stopped at the local hardware store ( the best sports shop in ALaska) and bought a new fly rod for me and everything that I would need for Salmon Fishing. On Thursday of last week, Ed and I went out on a Halibut Charter. It was an afternoon charter, so we had the day to sight see before we sailed. We caught the boat in Ninilchik. The photos are of a Russian Orthodox Church that is on a bluff overlooking the ocean.
The Halibut Charter was a small boat, only 5 customers. The ocean was rough, so the fishing was slow. I caught a 20# halibut and a cod. Ed caught a 45# halibut. We were in water that was 280 feet deep. Halibut live on the bottom of the ocean, so it is like reeling in anchor from the ocean floor (plus a 5# weight). By the time I landed both of my fish, I was done in. It was a beautiful day on the water. It was one of the first sunsets we have seen. We had a good view of Mount Redoubt, a volcano that has been spitting for the last few months. We could also see Mount Iliamna and Mount Augustine.

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Photos

Russain Church
Ninilchik

The Right One
Halibut Charter

Mt Redoubt
Sunset

Halibut
Mine is over my sholder, Ed's is the second from the right