What Did Ya'll Have For Dinner Tonight?

[CurSedVoyce]

Pretty.
I made enchilada pie for dinner.

 

[stikine]

Leftovers...

 

[stikine]

Cincinnati chili tonight with a cucumber, onion, tomato salad on the side.

 

[Maximalist]

Japanese dinner. Baked sushi.

 

[vharrison]

Stikine, as a resident, are you limited on how many crab pots you are allowed? Our Alaska trip is approaching fast, I finally focused on what we will be doing on the cruise. Stopping in Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan. Not sure which excursion is where but we are hoping to see the bears eating salmon, going to an Island for lunch and then on our own, renting a jeep to explore and look for gold. 😊

 

[Mrs.B]

How exciting, V! Enjoy your trip and take lots of pics.

 

[stikine]

Stikine, as a resident, are you limited on how many crab pots you are allowed? Our Alaska trip is approaching fast, I finally focused on what we will be doing on the cruise. Stopping in Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan. Not sure which excursion is where but we are hoping to see the bears eating salmon, going to an Island for lunch and then on our own, renting a jeep to explore and look for gold. 😊

We can run up to 10 Dungeness pots I believe for sport fishing. I only run 3 and catch all that I want to deal with.
I hope you enjoy your trip, you can see bears at Mendenhall visitor center in Juneau.

 

[Cobleskill]

What do you use for bait? When I was up there my BIL set some pots out but came up empty. We did catch salmon. Halibut were pretty impressive.

 

[stikine]

What do you use for bait? When I was up there my BIL set some pots out but came up empty. We did catch salmon. Halibut were pretty impressive.

If I have salmon heads I'll clip one or two inside along with a bait jar that has herring and fish pellets.

 

[vharrison]

How far from shore do you put the pots?

 

[stikine]

How far from shore do you put the pots?

Depends on the depth of water. I usually set them in 40-60 feet so I don't have a really long pull.

 

[vharrison]

I hear that, pulling that weight is tough. How can far do you go to hit 40 ft?

 

[stikine]

There's a nice crabbing spot with a good bottom a couple of miles away...5 min boat ride. I do have a pot puller which makes it a lot easier.
Lots of good crabbing nearby. The local commercial fleet in town will catch a million pounds on a good year.

 

[vharrison]

Wow, that is close!

 

[Cobleskill]

A bud I grew up with fished commercially in Alaska for years. He lived in Homer. He hated crabbing. When he was off work he would go out fishing in a skiff. He landed a halibut about 2 feet shorter than the boat he was in.

 

[stikine]

A bud I grew up with fished commercially in Alaska for years. He lived in Homer. He hated crabbing. When he was off work he would go out fishing in a skiff. He landed a halibut about 2 feet shorter than the boat he was in.

Crabbing is a physically a hard fishery... commercial pots are heavy and lifting them takes a toll on the body.

I remember when a friend of mine hooked into a 125 lb. Halibut. At the time we were in my 16 ft. Lund skiff and the fish was too frisky to bring onboard. Fortunately we were close to a rocky beach so we went ashore and ended up landing the fish on the beach. That boat is long gone.