July 8th through July 20th: Sitka to CraigTuesday: July 8th: Those cowboys from San Luis Obispo arrived today for almost two weeks of cruising in Alaska. Vince Fonte, Marvin Dee and Bob Silva are Wild Blue veterans each having served aboard…
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2014-15 Fishing is Hot in Sitka Area This Summer
Over the month of June the Wild Blue crews have fished their way from Craig to Sitka, Alaska. For the month, 36 King salmon, many Coho salmon, and several halibut have been caught by the various groups of visiting fisherman crew. The fishin…
2014-20 The Midwestern Crew arrives in Sitka
Saturday, June 28 through Sunday, July 6:On Saturday our son Max Benson and his fiance Katie Patterson arrived from Chicago. Although they love their city life, the cooler, less humid Sitka environment suits them fine at this time of year. They e…
2014-18 More Fishing Sitka Sound and Surrounding Areas
More Fishing Sitka Sound and Surrounding AreasWednesday, June 18th:Alex’s college buddies arrived for their annual cruise on the Wild Blue. Willie, Joe and Mike have cruised all over Alaska and British Columbia with Alex, and in recent years enjo…
2014-17 Fishing Sitka Sound and Surrounding Areas
During mid-June, the crew of the Wild Blue fished Sitka Sound and surrounding areas.Sunday, June 8th:This morning the Sitka Harbormaster called to say a package had arrived and the contents were broken. This was surprising since Alex hadn’t order…
2014-16 More Fishing In Whale Bay
June 3rd to 6th: Re-fishing Whale BayOver the next several days Gerard, Ken and Alex fished further into Whale Bay.Tuesday, June 3rd: We got up early and shopped for provisions: ice, bread, milk, cereal, lemons, beer…just the basics, cause we’re livi…
2014-15 Bryon Bay, Whale Bay and Sitka…. All in a Day.
Monday, June 2nd, 2014: Byron Bay to Whale Bay then Sitka.We pulled the hook about 7:30 this morning and once outside Bryon Bay, headed northwesterly towards Sitka. By 10AM we were trolling along the north side of Whale Bay. After 90 …
2014-14 Around Cape Ommaney and up theWest Coast of Baranof
Sunday, June 1st, 2014: Around Cape Ommaney and up the west Coast of Baranof.We were out of ship’s cove by 6:30AM and eventually pointed southward towards Cape Ommaney with expectations to be somewhere on Baranof Island’s west coast this evening.Today’…
2014-13 The Gulf, across Sumner Strait, around Cape Decision, across Chatham to Port Alexander
Saturday, May 31st, 2014: Gulf of Esquibel to Port Alexander.It was already bright at 5AM as we prepped for our cruise to Port Alexander. The weather seemed OK but strong winds were forecast for later in the day. First we followed up …
2014-12 Prince of Wales Island to the Gulf of Esquibel
Friday, May 30, 2014: From Tlevak Narrows, past Craig, through the Portillo Channel squeeze, to the Gulf of Esquibel.With slack current at Tlevak Narrows around 6am, we were pulling our crab traps by 5:30. Lucky for us three large males enjoyed t…
