The Ofishal Fishing Thread

tagged along to pull a friend's dungee pot after work, maybe a mile from the harbor.  6 keepers out of 7, as one was a lady crab.  couple fatties.  not bad for being so close to home.

       

thanks man!  you have to give a lot of credit to nature, but..

in other news, been looking at getting a skiff for a while now.  of course there are a lot in town, but the ones in my price range always have something that puts me off.  then i found this gem.  i would probably get a new motor, but the thing looks to be in great shape and has a lot of cool features for a skiff this size.  hard cabin, two seater, storage underneath the bow in front of the cabin, storage space up front on deck, bench in the back, fishing rod rack, outboard is sort of wrapped in but is not quite a drop through style of some other skiffs, and when i was checking it out, it seems it even has its own bilge pump which i don't think i've ever seen on a skiff.  making some phone calls and we'll see where this goes.  hopefully it's legit and it works out....

   

not sure on that skiff anymore.  turns out it's just a converted lund hull, which is fine, but it's real top heavy and needs bumper floaty things, the outboard is a junker but runs well enough, remote steering/throttle weren't hooked up and it'll be some work/money to get that together, not to mention i'd want a nicer motor, then get a kicker, then get a trailer... so i've decided to find a skiff package, which is fairly common in town so i should be able to get something within 5k fairly soon.

anyway.... walked out fish creek before dinner.. one of our favorite spots just a few miles down the road.  salmon are spawning and there are tons of carcasses everywhere, as well as near-dead fish swimming upstream.  the ones we caught were still in good shape, though.

nice views

jerms

2 of 3

one of many in the fish graveyard

back on the boat train, i may have found the one, if all works out.  i posted what i was looking for on facebook, and one of my little skater buddies that i know from the shop told me about his family's skiff they're selling.  16ft lund with a trailer, 40hp outboard, canvas top, bench seats all the way through, set up to have a depth sounder installed, comes with downriggers (attachments can be seen in the rear), and there's a net, gaff, life jackets, and a couple other things that are in there (not sure if they're included).  he said he thinks his dad wants 5k for it, which is on par, and it's the cleanest package i've looked at yet.  motor is the cleanest too.. still a little older, but sometimes those older 2 strokes are the ones that last the longest.

got two more options today.  a friend of mine that i've known my whole life has a 16ft lund wide model, 50hp outboard, brand new kicker, steering console, and a couple other goodies.  test drove it today and it felt great.  i dig the blue VS red (not that it matters) and i like the overall look and layout of this one the most.  the flat floor is nice, and the design is more open for moving around.  he wants $4800 for this package, which is a good deal.  comes with trailer too.

my dad called me back after i talked to him about this one, and someone at his work (fish & game) has an 18ft lund with trailer.  almost the same package, but the kicker is seized or something and would need work.  the thing is, he only wants 2k for it.  had it since he's lived in juneau and just hasn't used it much over the last bunch of years, so wants to move it quick for a good price.  if everything works, it's kind of a no brainer.  my dad is pushing the larger size on me cause it's safer, more stable, and nice to have the space.  by saving $2800 vs the blue one, i could buy a new kicker and the couple other things i'd want, and still be under budget.  going to check it out more tonight.

it's down to these two.  i like my buddy's the most, but for the price of the 18ft and size increase, it's a tough call.  it would be great to save the money, but we'll see.

first one is the 16ft, second is the 18ft.  it's covered in spruce needles and whatnot, but with a quick clean up, it'll be looking good.

Someday maybe someday.

Take some more members fishing!

i'm not sure of the question though.  city vs residential?  people live in every part of juneau and it's all considered the city & borough of juneau.  the place you see there is auke bay harbor, and most of the visible buildings are business related.  the red roof in the middle is deharts, the little harbor store/gas station.  couple harbor buildings, couple businesses.. not sure any of those are houses.

the university is in the forest up behind the visible harbor and buildings.  it's between auke bay and auke lake, if you are looking at a map.

the road toward downtown goes to the right.  you'd be right, it's about 3 miles to the airport or to my shop, and about 7-8 miles from there to downtown.  juneau is a unique place in that it's all spread out.  i believe it's actually the largest single city/borough area in the US, or one of them?  it's almost like 3-4 separate little towns like you would see down south.  the landscape allows for a lot of building in some areas, and not much in others.  downtown is on a big outcrop of land at the base of a mountain, then it's the highway for a few miles along the water and base of a mountain, then a big opening goes deep into more mountains which is where a lot of people are.. then there's more driving along the base of mountains, and then it opens up into the mendenhall valley carved by the glacier, which is probably where most of the population is.  auke bay is a little further.  there is also douglas island where a lot of people live, which is is in the opposite direction from downtown, compared to heading out to auke bay.  kind of hard to explain. it takes a long time to really orient yourself with how it's all set up, hah.

got out again today.  took out my two new friends from tennessee/NC who moved here for snowboarding, in hopes of getting them a whale sighting or two.  no whales (i think they're heading south for the winter about now), but we had great weather and got to check out a pod of porpoises for a while, as well as sea lion easy loungin' in the sun.  can't complain....

looks like I'll need a boat too

Great catch.. that looks like a monster

Can't wait to do some ice-fishing this year ( =