Halibut Fishing '06
Johnson came up to visit and we went
fishing out of Whittier, AK. It was more expensive to leave from
Whittier, but I thought that we might have a better opportunity to
see wildlife in Prince William Sound. We lucked out and saw
everything we hoped for...and not more than 50 yards from the boat.
Halibut fishing involves dropping a lure to the bottom, approximately 300-400ft, and waiting for a bite. Then you have a 15 minute job of pulling a dead weight from the bottom of the ocean. Even if there isn't anything on the lure...it is quite a job to reel in that much line.
Looking at some glacial ice
Hopeful fishermen
Ling cod
Orcas
More photos of orcas
More orcas
This humpback is signaling to it's baby (far left of pic) to dive...
Going down...
Almost gone...
Baby seems to be confused..
Even the little ones go for big opportunity
110lbs...I was even suprised I could lift it...