Day 2

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 If yesterday was all about Murphy’s law, today was Yhprum’s law. It was spectacular! Baranoff’s fishing charter picked us up at our Inn at 6:30 to begin a day of halibut fishing. It is a well-run operation and our guides (Jim and Ben) were great. It was only the two of us with the two guides on our boat. We went down the channel for about an hour on very choppy water and the first stop we made wasn’t fruitful for halibut. We caught several rockfish that weren’t retainable. 


They are quite ugly with dangerous spines. 

The guide asked if we were ok going out further since the water was so choppy and we said go for it. 
Kim caught the first halibut and it was about 34” long but it wasn’t long before I caught a bigger one. 
48” long and 40.3 lbs. I have to rub it in a little bit. 
The limit for halibut is one each so we moved to another area to do some salmon fishing. Kim caught two pinks and I caught one. 

He also brought in a stingray
And a black rockfish that we could keep. So all in all a great day of fishing. 
This is the boat we went out on. 
The marina 

Our haul
After fishing we ate a late lunch at the fish house. It was about 4 o’clock by then. I had blackened halibut salad and Kim had the sampler platter with cod, halibut and salmon. I was almost finished eating when he asked me if it wasn’t photo worthy. I said it absolutely was. I was just so hungry I didn’t even think of taking a picture. 🥴

Tomorrow we get on the Alaska Marine Hwy Ferry and head up to Skagway. More then…

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  1. Jo AnneJuly 9, 2021 at 6:48 AM

    How fun!!! Look at your halibut 😲😲😲 So glad it was a much better day. I can’t believe you didn’t take pictures of your food. 🙄😂 Can’t wait to see more. Enjoy

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    1. CJMooreJuly 9, 2021 at 6:58 AM

      It was the first meal that was photo worthy and I can’t believe I didn’t take a pic either. Reminds me of the time you and I were in Ireland and ate the banofee pie and took a pic of the empty plate 🤣

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    2. Jo AnneJuly 9, 2021 at 7:14 AM

      😂😂 Yes we sure did!!

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  2. KodyJuly 9, 2021 at 6:54 AM

    Way to go sister trail slayer! Better luck next time Kim lol. Just kidding. Looks like a fantastic day. Love that you got to go on this wonderful adventure.

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    1. VickiJuly 9, 2021 at 5:16 PM

      Carol is a trail slayer and a halibut catcher. The day looked so incredible, Have fun

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  3. LizJuly 10, 2021 at 12:27 PM

    Knowing Kim, he was a good sport about you out fishing him with the halibut. :-) Great photos. So glad y'all are having fun.

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