Black Bass, Big Trout, etc.

[ak_powder_monkey]

I just got back from my anual Kodiak trip, this year I visited Kitoi Bay Hatchery on Afognak Island where my lovely girlfriend worked. Here are the first set of pictures!

Happy Bear (notice all the fish tails)
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036351_3870.jpg
Cost Recovery Operations to run the Hatchery
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036971_7386.jpg
Basically they get hired by the hatchery to catch a lot of fish, about half the run (5 million pinks in this case) and get a percentage of the catch as the the hatchery and processor
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036972_7954.jpg
Here they are making a 250,000 pound set (about 60,000 fish in that net)
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036973_8303.jpg
My first rockfish on a fly rod
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036974_8639.jpg
Decent Black Bass, I caught several, some pinks and hooked into a lingcod which was mean and bent the hook
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036975_9015.jpg
Went to Kodiak Island and probably caught a hundred of these little guys
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036976_9380.jpg
Dolly Varden and Globug, The Quinessential Alaskan August Connection
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036977_9728.jpg
Took the ferry back to homer and had to stop at the russian of course
A smallish rainbow
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036978_71.jpg
A hog I snuck up on, but couldn't get to hit
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036979_458.jpg
My girlfriend with a nice bow
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036980_793.jpg
Pictures should focus on the fish, not my ugly self right? :p (22 incher BTW)
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036981_1202.jpg
Average fish
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036982_1591.jpg
Arielle with a 22 inch snake, I mean dolly
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036983_1961.jpg

[Rontele]

Nice catches, P. Is Black bass a good eating fish?

[wendigo]

RT - they are good eating.

But...

it is Not a "black bass" it is a rockfish. In fact it is [I]Sebastes melanops common name, black rockfish. AKPM call it what it is!

Oh and quit putting your rod in your mouth. That is just gross. Plus it makes you look like that kid from the Goonies. [/IG]

Looks like fun fishing! Thanks for the photos. Glad to see you wearing a life jacket out there.

[bigsugar]

Honestly, do you have any idea how damn lucky you are to be able to live in Alaska, and apparently, spend most of your time fishing?

[ak_powder_monkey]

Honestly, do you have any idea how damn lucky you are to be able to live in Alaska, and apparently, spend most of your time fishing?

yes, as a matter of fact I do

and yup black bass = black rockfish or if you live anywhere but AK black bass = Largemouth Smallmouth and ROck Bass (spotted too right?) and yup rockfish is damn good eating, beats the crap out of halibut

[Mybad!]

Pictures should focus on the fish, not my ugly self right? :p (22 incher BTW)
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v120/207/42/182000015/n182000015_30036981_1202.jpg

Nice.

[schwerty]

Damn AKPM, you're one lucky SOB! Nice fish. Keep it comin'.

[Grange]

Nice fish, but can you hold out the trout any further? Your hands look like they can crushy your head. A 22" rainbow doesn't need trick photography.