'85 Chinook

• Jul 12, 2017

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hank4elk

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Found some old pics.actually 87'
'87 trip to WC BC Vancuver Is. south of Cape Beal.
NitNat Lake (tidal/fiord)w/ big river & streams dumping into it.
53lb Chinook salmon that towed me around for half an hour...
Spent the next 2 days smoking it over alder old school style in camp.

 

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• Jul 12, 2017

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Northwoods

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Neat! Sometimes I enjoy looking through old fishing and hunting pictures. I lived in Alaska for a few years but I never managed to catch a chinook that passed the 50# mark.

 

• Jul 12, 2017

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Awesome pic and fish. Would love to go do that one day.

 

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Wow!!!

 

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Cool fish

 

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wow

 

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ain't no nookie like chinookie!

 

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Cape Beal Light house,Prince Rupert Sound & the Broken Island chain, a mornings rockfish catch when salmon were off.
Place could go from pond calm to 10' seas in minutes.Lots of fun in a 15' inflatable & killer whales all over.