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Silver Salmon Derby
(Pro for a day!)
They also gave me a professional guide. He made life so much easier. It always looks easy until you have to do it. But with Jeff's help. I was fishing in minutes. He never left me alone long. He would let me practice and then add a little more details as I went a long. The first thing to learn was trying to stand up in the current. Then how to walk in mud so you don't sink.
We worked our way about a half mile from the channels of the bay, back to the Derby headquarters and down to the dam, which served as the end point of the fishing limits. During the day, I caught three fish. The first, Jeff said was about 3 1/2 pounds and the second was around 6 pounds. Both were Silver Salmon. My third catch was what dreams are made of and explained to me, how people get hooked on this sport.
I had been taught that we each had an area that was ours and to stay in it. Just before deciding to call it a day, I threw my line in at two o'clock and three other lures hit the water right behind me. I looked at Jeff, who was one of the culprits, with a puzzled look. He said, "Don't you see it? It's a 30lb. King and he took yours". I said ,"yea..." in disbelief and raised the head of my pole. That's when the fun started. I'd say he had hooked me, instead of the other way around. It seemed like 15 minutes, it was probably closer to 15 seconds before he snapped the 20lb. test line.
This was the 6th annual Anchorage Silver Salmon Derby which happened from August 4-13, 2000. Over 15,000 people were expected to observe around 4,000 participants with 300 supporting businesses backing the effort. This derby is a rare opportunity to fish in downtown Anchorage. Funds were raised for supporting the National Senior Service Corps.
The NSSC is a nonprofit organization established in Anchorage to utilize one of their most valuable resources--- their senior citizens. With the help of Tim Rardin, and his staff... they had a great derby. Visit the Website for Alaska Community Services for more information!
Thanks to A Wildflower Bed & Breakfast for setting up this review for us!
Anchorage, AK
Imagine not fishing for almost 35 years and then being placed into a professional derby. I had no equipment, so they loaned me all I needed.
We started out near the channel, where the stream meets the Bay. Here is where Beluga whale were beating us to the Salmon. The other fishermen swore at the small whales. I really enjoyed watching them. I had never seen a solid white fish that big. And I knew they couldn't eat all the fish. The other fishermen were catching them around me.
Now that was worth the $10 license.
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