Kinda DR - Random pic year in review

[chris Lillehoff]

Well, we've hit the Doldrums here in SE Alaska....In between fishing seasons, duck season closed on dec.31st, and the days are short. I thought i might kill some time by posting some random pics i took this year. Here we go:

Somebody spilled the berries!

Rainy day(weird!) mallards...

Red king crab...

On the grid changing zincs...

Stupid bears ...

Its nice being able to shoot 6 bucks plus proxy tags..

Steamy..

Burger Run!!...

Out of the valley...

Goldies...

Skagway hardware store humor..

Brookie in the sunshine...

Late coho run...

Spot Prawn...

Cohos ready to be glazed and sold...

Glazing fish....

Kings and Cohos ready for freezing and glazing...

Smooth Lumpsucker(released)

Herring Ball Bruiser..

"Tide musta went out or somethin'."

Not a baby one....

Japanese tsunami debris...

Longlining by moonlight...

Subsistance herring seining...

Beach fire with my lady...

Harli....

See any deer from up there?

Beautiful morning...

Nice drake....

Hope you guys get a laugh at least.

Chris

 

[D Dominski]

Unbelievable Photos, Man you are making me Hungry & Thirsty. Good Luck, Sounds like you are living the GOOD LIFE.
Enjoy Life it Flys By.

 

[tod osier]

Great stuff right there!!!

 

[Joe Friday]

WOW...thank you for sharing those pictures. They were great.

Best wishes.

JF

 

[Hank Yorke]

Thank you for posting those! I love AK, wish I could live there.

 

[Huntindave McCann]

Chris,

Nowyou went and made me hungry.

 

[Victor Duskin]

Great Stuff! Enjoyed the Pictures and commentary.

Roll Tide!

 

[Steve Steffy]

Man you guys have all the fun up there...and some tasty treats too. But what the heck is that smooth lumpsucker thing? It looks like the head of something straight out of Alien! Nice pictures.

Steve

 

[Yukon Mike]

Nice! Looks like you had a lot of great adventures. Good for you.

Mike

 

[Ron Smith]

Nice. I love when photos tell a story

 

[wis boz]

Chris
Thanks for sharing a small slice of what Alaska is all about.
wis boz

 

[Ed L.]

Chris,

Just sitting here sipping a Canadian Mist and 7up enjoying your photos..Thanks.

 

[Dick Sargeant]

Chris - Wow what a bunch of great shots. I never made it to Alaska but really enjoyed reading Joe Upton's descriptions of commercial fishing, Inside Passage, Amaretto and Alaska blues. From your images it looks to me like you are in some of those fisheries and having good results.
Thanks very much for posting and if you get the urge to share some stories, I for one, would love to read them.
sarge

 

[tod osier]

OK, I've digested those. How about some more?

T

 

[Ryan Werden]

OK, I've digested those. How about some more?

T

Ditto. Very cool and thanks for posting.

 

[Tom]

Super cool, thanks for sharing. Almost makes you think about moving up to Gods country.

 

[Al Hansen]

Those are some dandy shots, Chris. Sure did bring back some memories. Thanks for the trip. I'm glad to see that you are so active and involved in many activities. Enjoyed seeing part of your forest down there.
I'll look forward to the next batch because the days are still short!
Al

 

[chris Lillehoff]

Some more randoms for another dreary, rainy/snowy day in rural Alaska. Gonna try to catch a king for supper tonight so better make this posting quick.

A humpback's shoulder blade, this one was killed by orcas died slowly and then consumed by bears when it hit the beach

"If she ain't 280, she ain't a lady."

Napa humor

Freezing salmon roe at sea

What an orca bull looks like on the sounder....

side view of the smooth lumpsucker..

baby storm petrel that fell from its cliffside nest not sure if that little guy made it...

Curing a hangover at remote hot springs....

Artsy Fartsy...

Serena sitting on a WWII Artillery piece north of our place(Wish i had just one round for it!)

Prick that ate my gas can!

My girlfriends dad and brother in law moving the oysterfarm floathouse into the lee...(elfin cove, AK)

Yummy halibut bait(Pink salmon)

Beachcombing yielded a nearly new life vest, a halibut rod, and 3 doug-fir logs!

seining herring for real this time

Inspection time!

Winter Steelhead fishing...

Clamming at 4 in the afternoon(Black as the ace of spades!)

Red King...

Things...

Trying to catch dungeoness crab but the immature kings keep wedging the doors!

like this one....

Someone needs to learn how to park.....

Calm anchorage...

160 lber on 30# mono.....

Pacific Octopus.....

 

[tod osier]

Well done and I mean it. You are living the life, that is clear.

Thanks for the pics - I like the second batch 10X better.

 

[Capt. Brian Rhodes]

Dam man, good stuff.

AK is a special place.

Thanks for sharing.