The Alaskan Frontier

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4 hours till wheels up...packed up and ready for another adventure with Kevin and Liam. Keep an eye out for halibut, salmon, trout, brown bears, orca and the occasional Fiddleback.

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Wishing you guys a killer time up there, and safe travels! I've been pretty absent from the forums lately, but I had to drop by and comment on this one.

I sold my 14'r to buy the Shape Charge... I miss it every once in a while. Love the SC though!
 
Wow! I'm sure you all will have a great time there. That's a trip on my list. Hoping to go in the next five years. I'll be watching for pics!
 
Here are some shots of the fly in trip we took on the West side of the Cook Inlet on the Kustatan River. After limiting out again, our guide was taking us back to the plane and stopped at a spot he calls "carcass island" where he likes to filet the days' catch prior to flying out. Us being us, we asked if we could filet a salmon and cook it on the beach while he was knocking out the rest of the catch. Our guide looked as us somewhat cockeyed and said, "well, I'm not going to tell you guys no, you are the customer, but we only have 45 min until the plane picks us up." So Liam jumped on the wood, I worked up a fire and Kevin built us a "Salmon Crucifix". Needless to say we had finished eating the salmon with 12 minutes to spare...

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Man, those pics are epic. i'm not a big salmon fan, but that looks yummy.
 
Thanks Andy. Here is the commemorative belt I made to remember the trip. The buckle is Alaskan caribou horn and the leather is W&C bridle. Also picked up enough Mammoth ivory for a few more projects, so stay tuned...

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