And there were some real nice halibut brought in as well....
Here are the pictures from today's catch!!
We are all looking forward to another fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska tomorrow....
Capt Jim
Friday, June 18, 2010
June 18th - Great Day at Yes Bay!!
The weather was perfect, nice overcast day with no wind, calm seas and no rain. Most boats managed some Kings and they were spread out over our entire area, so the Kings are coming!!
And there were some real nice halibut brought in as well....
Here are the pictures from today's catch!!
We are all looking forward to another fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska tomorrow....
Capt Jim
And there were some real nice halibut brought in as well....
Here are the pictures from today's catch!!
We are all looking forward to another fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska tomorrow....
Capt Jim
Thursday, June 17, 2010
June 17th - More fish on the way!!
The King salmon catch was spread out a little more today which tells us there are more fish moving this way, which is good news. The bite was pretty short today with the majority of the bite centered around lunch time, the King bite was a little slower this afternoon.
Another Great Day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
Another Great Day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
June 16th - A Fabulous Fishing Day at Yes Bay!!
It was a fantastic day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge today with all boats having a fantastic catching day!! A bunch of halibut hit the dock today as well as several nice King salmon!!
Crew Boat's Catch
The Biggest Halibut of the Day!! 141 Pounds!
Another nice Butt!!
Slammer and Guest with a nice King Salmon!!
And a nice Halibut as well!!
Another nice Halibut!!
Two more nice "Butts"!!
Two Halibut - 2 Kings - Looks like a limit to me!!
Nice King Salmon and a rock fish!!
Good weather, very little rain or wind and GREAT Fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
"Professor"
Crew Boat's Catch
The Biggest Halibut of the Day!! 141 Pounds!
Another nice Butt!!
Slammer and Guest with a nice King Salmon!!
And a nice Halibut as well!!
Another nice Halibut!!
Two more nice "Butts"!!
Two Halibut - 2 Kings - Looks like a limit to me!!
Nice King Salmon and a rock fish!!
Good weather, very little rain or wind and GREAT Fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
"Professor"
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
June 15th - Much better Day - Kings arrived!
It started out slow this morning with several boats bottom fishing and landing a few halibut, then about noon or so several boats started to get into some Kings, it was fast and furious for a while with several double hookups on the Kings!! Most boats had a great day of fishing...
Crew Fishing!!
And last but certainly not least the little one around the Lodge managed to catch a real nice bull frog!! It was her happy day!!
All in all it was a very good day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
Crew Fishing!!
And last but certainly not least the little one around the Lodge managed to catch a real nice bull frog!! It was her happy day!!
All in all it was a very good day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
Monday, June 14, 2010
June 14th - Much better weather day today!
More guests arrived today and again all guide crew was out fishing regardless. Still searching for Kings!!
Axman went on the hunt for halibut and managed two nice ones...
The Williams party with 2 nice halibut!
The rest of the guides fishing with guests only fished in the afternoon after the guests arrived and had some lunch they were ready to head out and fish!
One group mainly went bottom fishing and managed a small halibut and some nice rock fish!
My guys wanted some Kings so we trolled most of the afternoon, then hit one of my favorite rock fish holes so we could come in with a fish. We managed a real nice yellow eye snapper.
The other guest boat spent the time going for Kings and released 2 undersized shakers!
Another great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!
Capt Jim
Axman went on the hunt for halibut and managed two nice ones...
The Williams party with 2 nice halibut!
The rest of the guides fishing with guests only fished in the afternoon after the guests arrived and had some lunch they were ready to head out and fish!
One group mainly went bottom fishing and managed a small halibut and some nice rock fish!
My guys wanted some Kings so we trolled most of the afternoon, then hit one of my favorite rock fish holes so we could come in with a fish. We managed a real nice yellow eye snapper.
The other guest boat spent the time going for Kings and released 2 undersized shakers!
Another great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!
Capt Jim
Sunday, June 13, 2010
June 13th - A cold, windy, rainy with hail fishing day!
It was a cold day today and the fishing was pretty slow for our first guests. Axman was up to the task though and spent a full day out there battling the elements!!
All the guides went out fishing today as well, new group of guests arrive tomorrow and pretty much everyone will be fishing from now through the middle of July!
Trolling for salmon today was pretty much the norm for everyone, with only a couple of undersized shakers released...and of course a couple rock fish which managed to track our baits down.
Most boats pounded the bottom during the tide change and only Axman's guests managed to pull one out of the deep. A real nice 27 pounder.
The Williams party with their halibut!!
Some good news late in the day - Black Fly decided to go out and see if there were any Kings around and he had one on! (The same old story about the one that got away!!) And he assured us that he also had a couple other knockdowns! But nothing hanging on the bragging board, but hopefully this rain will bring the fish in and start them moving towards the rivers....
It was a cold, windy, rainy and beautiful day at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
All the guides went out fishing today as well, new group of guests arrive tomorrow and pretty much everyone will be fishing from now through the middle of July!
Trolling for salmon today was pretty much the norm for everyone, with only a couple of undersized shakers released...and of course a couple rock fish which managed to track our baits down.
Most boats pounded the bottom during the tide change and only Axman's guests managed to pull one out of the deep. A real nice 27 pounder.
The Williams party with their halibut!!
Some good news late in the day - Black Fly decided to go out and see if there were any Kings around and he had one on! (The same old story about the one that got away!!) And he assured us that he also had a couple other knockdowns! But nothing hanging on the bragging board, but hopefully this rain will bring the fish in and start them moving towards the rivers....
It was a cold, windy, rainy and beautiful day at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
Friday, June 11, 2010
June 11th - Training Day
WOW - What an exciting day today was, especially for the new crew! The weather turned today, cold windy and rainy most of the day. Hunting for King Salmon was still the order of the day with 3 boats out fishing! All Day!
Kicker with new crew; Capt Guy Hickman and Capt Al Bermitz lead the way in with the only fish worthy of some pictures. Guy Hickman at the end of the day stopped at the mouth and landed an early season record halibut of 106 pounds, with Capt Al and old Kicker cheering him on!!
Guy and his 106.7 pound halibut!!
Another one of Guy and his 106 pound halibut!!
Capt Al Bermitz with a nice yellow eye!
Capt Al with one of his "bigger" rock fish!!
The rest of the boats brought in some very nice rock fish and some stories of cold, windy and rainy fishing weather.
Guy also managed to get some real nice pictures of the killer whales, Old Crooked fin and his pod of killers made their appearance again and Guy was lucky enough to actually get one of a killer breaching, so a good time was had by all!!
Crooked Fin!
Killer Whale Breaching!
Killer Right by the boat!!
So in Yes Bay tradition, Guy got to hit the water after all the cleaning was done. Over a hundred pounds and you go for a swim!!
Guy Making the leap!!
The cold swim back!!
All in all a fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
Kicker with new crew; Capt Guy Hickman and Capt Al Bermitz lead the way in with the only fish worthy of some pictures. Guy Hickman at the end of the day stopped at the mouth and landed an early season record halibut of 106 pounds, with Capt Al and old Kicker cheering him on!!
Guy and his 106.7 pound halibut!!
Another one of Guy and his 106 pound halibut!!
Capt Al Bermitz with a nice yellow eye!
Capt Al with one of his "bigger" rock fish!!
The rest of the boats brought in some very nice rock fish and some stories of cold, windy and rainy fishing weather.
Guy also managed to get some real nice pictures of the killer whales, Old Crooked fin and his pod of killers made their appearance again and Guy was lucky enough to actually get one of a killer breaching, so a good time was had by all!!
Crooked Fin!
Killer Whale Breaching!
Killer Right by the boat!!
So in Yes Bay tradition, Guy got to hit the water after all the cleaning was done. Over a hundred pounds and you go for a swim!!
Guy Making the leap!!
The cold swim back!!
All in all a fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
Thursday, June 10, 2010
June 9th - Training Day 4
4 boats left today in search of some King Salmon. Today was the first day the new guides took their own boats out with some seasoned guides as guests and trainers. The goal was to try and locate some incoming Kings salmon and try for a halibut or two and some rock fish at the tide turn.
Batman and I went with Capt Guy Hickman. It started out nice a calm a little overcast but overall it promised to be a decent day fishing. We trolled all morning with only a couple small rock fish and 1 small flounder which all went back to grow up a little bit.
The we broke for lunch and decided to pound the bottom for some halibut and larger rock fish. We managed 3 nice yelloweyes right off then moved to some deeper water for a halibut. One messed with our baits for a few minutes and Batman thought he had it hooked once, but it got off. A few minutes later, Guy hollered Fish ON and the struggle began, we were in close to 400 feet of water at this point, we had drifted off the ledge. Guy managed to bring up a real nice 45 pound halibut.
Capt Guy with his first decent sized halibut!
While we were out fishing the dock guys set a line on the dock in front of the Lodge and lo and behold, there must be a million of them around because old Dewey and Johnson reeled in a real nice 33 pound halibut and lost another bigger one!
Dewey - "Cutter" with the 33 pounder!!
Professor and Crew with the days catch!
When we hit the dock we were the only boat with anything photo worthy besides the dock guys, the rest of the boats spent their whole time trolling for salmon and only managed a few rock fish at the end of the day!!
Another fine day of fishing in beautiful SE Alaska at Yes Bay Lodge
Capt Jim
Batman and I went with Capt Guy Hickman. It started out nice a calm a little overcast but overall it promised to be a decent day fishing. We trolled all morning with only a couple small rock fish and 1 small flounder which all went back to grow up a little bit.
The we broke for lunch and decided to pound the bottom for some halibut and larger rock fish. We managed 3 nice yelloweyes right off then moved to some deeper water for a halibut. One messed with our baits for a few minutes and Batman thought he had it hooked once, but it got off. A few minutes later, Guy hollered Fish ON and the struggle began, we were in close to 400 feet of water at this point, we had drifted off the ledge. Guy managed to bring up a real nice 45 pound halibut.
Capt Guy with his first decent sized halibut!
While we were out fishing the dock guys set a line on the dock in front of the Lodge and lo and behold, there must be a million of them around because old Dewey and Johnson reeled in a real nice 33 pound halibut and lost another bigger one!
Dewey - "Cutter" with the 33 pounder!!
Professor and Crew with the days catch!
When we hit the dock we were the only boat with anything photo worthy besides the dock guys, the rest of the boats spent their whole time trolling for salmon and only managed a few rock fish at the end of the day!!
Another fine day of fishing in beautiful SE Alaska at Yes Bay Lodge
Capt Jim
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
June 8th - Training Day 3
Three boats fished today in search of Kings and Axman landed another one - a nice 20 pounder which happened to be a white King, beautiful fish! Plus a real nice yelloweye snapper and a decent rockfish...good day of fishing guys!!
L-R - Capt John Mills - Axman, Capt Al Bermitz and Capt Guy Hickman
The other two boats managed a few rockfish but struck out on the Kings and Halibut, although several layed claim to the ones that got away, halibut at least!!
My day was spent running one bailed out crew member to town and spent the day in town working on computers in the office and returning with our last crew member. Except the one we now have to replace for the office.
Calm seas and overcast all day but warm and pretty decent overall, temperature around 61 degrees....
Another fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in beautiful SE Alaska!
Capt Jim
L-R - Capt John Mills - Axman, Capt Al Bermitz and Capt Guy Hickman
The other two boats managed a few rockfish but struck out on the Kings and Halibut, although several layed claim to the ones that got away, halibut at least!!
My day was spent running one bailed out crew member to town and spent the day in town working on computers in the office and returning with our last crew member. Except the one we now have to replace for the office.
Calm seas and overcast all day but warm and pretty decent overall, temperature around 61 degrees....
Another fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in beautiful SE Alaska!
Capt Jim
Monday, June 7, 2010
June 7th - Training Day 2
Most of the rest of the crew arrived today, including Slice and Slammer, they spent the afternoon getting their bags unpacked and gear stowed away! While most everyone else went out fishing...
Batman took Phil Chieco and Al Bermitz and Axman and Kicker took out Guy Hickman. Both boats went for the full day with packed lunches determined to find some Kings and take some time to fish for some halibut.
Axman's boat strikes again!!
Captain Guy Hickman the boats catch for the day!!
1 real nice 20 pound King reeled in by Kicker and a nice small halibut and a couple rock fish, they had a fairly slow day but were somewhat productive!
Batman's boat worked Bell Island area and trolled and trolled and trolled and also pounded the bottom, with only one knockdown.
Beautiful weather day with blue skies and sunshine and pretty warm - 65 degrees. Downright hot in the sun!! Little bumpy with some afternoon wind on the way in, but all in all a beautiful day in SE Alaska!
Better luck tomorrow...
Still a good day fishing at Yes bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
Batman took Phil Chieco and Al Bermitz and Axman and Kicker took out Guy Hickman. Both boats went for the full day with packed lunches determined to find some Kings and take some time to fish for some halibut.
Axman's boat strikes again!!
Captain Guy Hickman the boats catch for the day!!
1 real nice 20 pound King reeled in by Kicker and a nice small halibut and a couple rock fish, they had a fairly slow day but were somewhat productive!
Batman's boat worked Bell Island area and trolled and trolled and trolled and also pounded the bottom, with only one knockdown.
Beautiful weather day with blue skies and sunshine and pretty warm - 65 degrees. Downright hot in the sun!! Little bumpy with some afternoon wind on the way in, but all in all a beautiful day in SE Alaska!
Better luck tomorrow...
Still a good day fishing at Yes bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!
Capt Jim
Sunday, June 6, 2010
June 6th - Crew Guide Training Day 1
A host of new guides for Yes Bay arrived yesterday and today was their first day out fishing with the seasoned guides!
Ans what a perfect day for it...fog in the morning and clear blue skies behind it, bright very calm and warm sunny day, not our normal style of weather, but a great day to be out on the water and fishing.
Batman and Kicker took one boat with one of the new guides, Capt Guy Hickman. They managed to get a small chicken halibut, a real nice yelloweye snapper and a nice sea bass. Oh and Kicker managed to haul in a very big skate off the main! I only wish I would have been on the boat to laugh as he realized all his effort was for naught!
I took out a couple new guides and we trolled for King Salmon for and hour or so, then did a little bottom fishing on my secret yelloweye hole and brought up two decent yelloweyes. Then we picked up to join Kicker and Batman on the main for some halibut. We pulled up and within 5 minutes of arriving we had a double on. One small chicken and a very decent 33 pounder! All in all a very good morning.
L-R - Capt Jim Lucas - Capt Al Bermitz - Capt Phil Cheico
After lunch we headed back out for some serious trolling time to land a King. Another guide had arrived, Capt Greg Walters so Kicker stayed in to get his boat set up and Batman took two and I took two...trolled for a steady four hours with only one small sea bass to show for it. We did manage to catch a couple shakers in the morning but nothing going in the afternoon. We stopped on the way in and caught a nice keeper rock fish and had to put back a small Ling Cod!
All in all a great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge and a super group of new guides.
Capt Jim
Ans what a perfect day for it...fog in the morning and clear blue skies behind it, bright very calm and warm sunny day, not our normal style of weather, but a great day to be out on the water and fishing.
Batman and Kicker took one boat with one of the new guides, Capt Guy Hickman. They managed to get a small chicken halibut, a real nice yelloweye snapper and a nice sea bass. Oh and Kicker managed to haul in a very big skate off the main! I only wish I would have been on the boat to laugh as he realized all his effort was for naught!
I took out a couple new guides and we trolled for King Salmon for and hour or so, then did a little bottom fishing on my secret yelloweye hole and brought up two decent yelloweyes. Then we picked up to join Kicker and Batman on the main for some halibut. We pulled up and within 5 minutes of arriving we had a double on. One small chicken and a very decent 33 pounder! All in all a very good morning.
L-R - Capt Jim Lucas - Capt Al Bermitz - Capt Phil Cheico
After lunch we headed back out for some serious trolling time to land a King. Another guide had arrived, Capt Greg Walters so Kicker stayed in to get his boat set up and Batman took two and I took two...trolled for a steady four hours with only one small sea bass to show for it. We did manage to catch a couple shakers in the morning but nothing going in the afternoon. We stopped on the way in and caught a nice keeper rock fish and had to put back a small Ling Cod!
All in all a great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge and a super group of new guides.
Capt Jim
Friday, June 4, 2010
Pirate Flies Again!!
Exciting day around the Lodge today as our new plane arrived up yesterday from Seattle and was out to the Lodge this morning on it's way to Juneau for certification. Passed with flying colors, so we are all set for the season. Nice almost like new Beaver, beautiful interior and nice paint job. Just have to do a little work on the tail with the famous Pirate Logo and it is ready for guests!!
Join us at Yes Bay for a wonderful fishing vacation or book a tour on the new airplane with Pirate Airworks - Ketchikan, Alaska!
Capt Jim
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
First Guest - First Fish
We had some visiting people around the Lodge today they were on a yacht anchored in the back bay and Axman took them fishing. Managed a nice 24 pound king and three beautiful rockfish. The season starts at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska.
Make plans to join us!!
Capt Jim
Monday, May 31, 2010
Home Sweet Home
Home at last at the Lodge with plenty to do. Had really hoped to get a line wet today, but work got in the way. Finally got my laptop fixed and back up and running yesterday, so all is well. Axman arrived the other day and we spent yesterday getting his boat set up, tackle room cleaned and organized and ready for guides. Got another boat ready and figured early this morning would be a good time to wet a line and catch some fish....however, Pappa Hack decided it would be more fun to paint the fish house and trim the trees in the front of the Lodge, so a day of hard labor was his choice for us....
Hopefully we can get some fishing done in the next day or so...now that my computer is fixed, will get some pics posted tomorrow or later tonight.
Stay tuned for fishing soon!!
Capt Jim
Hopefully we can get some fishing done in the next day or so...now that my computer is fixed, will get some pics posted tomorrow or later tonight.
Stay tuned for fishing soon!!
Capt Jim
Friday, May 28, 2010
Home at Last!!!
Great travel day on Wednesday - Ohio to Denver - 30 minutes early. Denver to Seattle - 30 minutes early. Left Seattle on time - arrived Ketchikan on time. Luggage arrived intact, quick ferry ride and cab ride - checked in hotel - After a long travel day it was good to rest and try and get my body clock adjusted to the 4 hour time difference.
Quick run to the liquor store - my stock was there per my email to the store!! All is well! Morning trip to Tongass Trading for some secret spoons and tackle!! In to Yes Bay office, met up with Art, Dewey and Johnson - out to Knudson cove marina, Dewey loaded a boat with 20 cases of bait and headed out, my boat was next in the water, loaded luggage and some of Johnsons things and made a bumpy ride out to the Lodge in about 1.5 hours, not too bad!!
Today - squaring away the tackle room, cleaning boats and getting mine ready to fish!! I am anxious to get started. Have 6 boats out here, will spend the weekend getting all the boats set up and ready for more guides and staff arriving next week!!
Make your plans NOW to visit Yes Bay this summer for some fantastic fishing!!
Capt Jim
I will start updating the Yes Bay blog and this blog pretty much daily from now through the end of the season, so stay tuned for our summer adventures!!! Pictures as soon as I get my computer up and running!!
Quick run to the liquor store - my stock was there per my email to the store!! All is well! Morning trip to Tongass Trading for some secret spoons and tackle!! In to Yes Bay office, met up with Art, Dewey and Johnson - out to Knudson cove marina, Dewey loaded a boat with 20 cases of bait and headed out, my boat was next in the water, loaded luggage and some of Johnsons things and made a bumpy ride out to the Lodge in about 1.5 hours, not too bad!!
Today - squaring away the tackle room, cleaning boats and getting mine ready to fish!! I am anxious to get started. Have 6 boats out here, will spend the weekend getting all the boats set up and ready for more guides and staff arriving next week!!
Make your plans NOW to visit Yes Bay this summer for some fantastic fishing!!
Capt Jim
I will start updating the Yes Bay blog and this blog pretty much daily from now through the end of the season, so stay tuned for our summer adventures!!! Pictures as soon as I get my computer up and running!!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Alaska Bound!!
Well I am finally on my way to Alaska tomorrow morning bright and early!! I have been in Ohio for the past week visiting family and it has been fantastic. EXCEPT - My laptop died, lost the boot record so the machine won't boot up. I will need to reload windows when I get to Alaska and hopefully that will solve the problem, maybe have to reload all my software. If not I will order a new laptop!! UGH
I am anxious to get back to the Lodge and home where I belong. The fishing is already starting with several early Kings caught...so it promises to be a great season.
I hope you have made plans to visit the Lodge this summer, I always look forward to returning guests and new ones alike!!
Come Fish!!
Capt Jim
I am anxious to get back to the Lodge and home where I belong. The fishing is already starting with several early Kings caught...so it promises to be a great season.
I hope you have made plans to visit the Lodge this summer, I always look forward to returning guests and new ones alike!!
Come Fish!!
Capt Jim
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Long Overdue!
Well I finally got up the balls to do something I should have done a long time ago! It is amazing what a dumb ass I can be sometimes!! I know most of you will agree with that statement, but anyway, it is rectified now.
I started on Facebook this past fall when my High School class started planning a reunion, I was badgered into it and have found it quite interesting catching up with some old friends.
Most of you know that I have been married a time or two and the last little foray into matrimony ended in what can only be described as the "War of the Roses"! Sadly the end result was the loss of contact with my stepson, a kid who I helped raise from the time he was about 2 1/2 until he was 18. He was the primary reason I stuck around! Well we both were pretty beat up and hurt by all the legal goings on and we drifted apart, both wondering if the other one still hated the other...
This past Sunday I did a search on facebook to see if he was on there. I knew where he was living and some things about what he was up to, but really decided that it was time to either re-establish contact or get my head handed to me...but worthy of the effort for sure.
Luckily he has grown into a fine successful young man and I guess we both have matured a bunch and have decided to let the water that has already passed under the bridge remain that way. So a few emails with some explaining back and forth and a little update and we are back in contact and it is great!
Will lives in the palm beach area, has a good job and travels a bunch as a management consultant. But more importantly he has a real nice 31 foot Jupiter fishing boat and spends his leisure time diving, spearfishing and hook and line fishing. He just made his first crossing in the boat a few weeks ago to the Bahamas. So I guess all the fishing he did with his Grandfather and I stuck! Check out some of his catches!
Now it looks like he could teach me a thing or two!
So needless to say, I am happy we have hooked back up and hopefully we will continue to stay in touch...looks like a short trip to S Florida will be on my agenda in the fall!
As I said, I should have done this a long time ago, I can be very stubborn sometimes, to a fault!! And who knows, maybe I can convince him a trip to Alaska would be a good thing!
Speaking of which, I will be leaving Florida a week from today to head to Ohio to visit Family and then towards the end of the month on my way to the Lodge. There are still a few spots available for those who have not made their reservations yet, get in touch with Kris at the office and get your dates confirmed! It promises to be a great season!!
Captain Jim
(Professor)
I started on Facebook this past fall when my High School class started planning a reunion, I was badgered into it and have found it quite interesting catching up with some old friends.
Most of you know that I have been married a time or two and the last little foray into matrimony ended in what can only be described as the "War of the Roses"! Sadly the end result was the loss of contact with my stepson, a kid who I helped raise from the time he was about 2 1/2 until he was 18. He was the primary reason I stuck around! Well we both were pretty beat up and hurt by all the legal goings on and we drifted apart, both wondering if the other one still hated the other...
This past Sunday I did a search on facebook to see if he was on there. I knew where he was living and some things about what he was up to, but really decided that it was time to either re-establish contact or get my head handed to me...but worthy of the effort for sure.
Luckily he has grown into a fine successful young man and I guess we both have matured a bunch and have decided to let the water that has already passed under the bridge remain that way. So a few emails with some explaining back and forth and a little update and we are back in contact and it is great!
Will lives in the palm beach area, has a good job and travels a bunch as a management consultant. But more importantly he has a real nice 31 foot Jupiter fishing boat and spends his leisure time diving, spearfishing and hook and line fishing. He just made his first crossing in the boat a few weeks ago to the Bahamas. So I guess all the fishing he did with his Grandfather and I stuck! Check out some of his catches!
Now it looks like he could teach me a thing or two!
So needless to say, I am happy we have hooked back up and hopefully we will continue to stay in touch...looks like a short trip to S Florida will be on my agenda in the fall!
As I said, I should have done this a long time ago, I can be very stubborn sometimes, to a fault!! And who knows, maybe I can convince him a trip to Alaska would be a good thing!
Speaking of which, I will be leaving Florida a week from today to head to Ohio to visit Family and then towards the end of the month on my way to the Lodge. There are still a few spots available for those who have not made their reservations yet, get in touch with Kris at the office and get your dates confirmed! It promises to be a great season!!
Captain Jim
(Professor)
Friday, April 30, 2010
Please Support this project and protect the Wild Salmon
The Migration Begins! - The "Get Out for Wild Salmon" Video from Twyla Roscovich on Vimeo.
If you can do anything to help, please do!!
Go Here: http://www.salmonaresacred.org/
Capt Jim
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Yes bay View - This was taken last year and I am anxiously awaiting my departure in a few weeks to be back "Home" in Alaska.
All the guides are hired and the rest of the crew. They all have their reservations and are looking forward to a great season of fishing with our guests for 2010, both new and returning!
If you haven't finalized your plans to visit Yes Bay this season, call the office and make your reservations soon as we are nearly filled, although there are still prime dates available for small groups of 2 or 4!
I am looking forward to seeing everyone back at the Bay for 2010!!
Capt Jim
Monday, April 26, 2010
Fun Video - Tarpon on Fly with broken Fly Rod
A good friend of mine, Captain Dave Dant shot a pretty neat video of a tarpon on fly, big fish and while fighting the fish the fly rod broke...BTW - Capt Dave is one of the best guides in the Tampa Bay area and specializes in sight fishing for tarpon, snook, redfish and trout.
Pretty neat, go to his blog or web site and check it out, I just got the videos posted online...
Blog: http://sightfishtarpon.blogspot.com/
Website: http://www.sightfishtarpon.com/CDDTarponVideo.htm
Enjoy,
Capt Jim
Pretty neat, go to his blog or web site and check it out, I just got the videos posted online...
Blog: http://sightfishtarpon.blogspot.com/
Website: http://www.sightfishtarpon.com/CDDTarponVideo.htm
Enjoy,
Capt Jim
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Take A Kid Fishing!
This was written for the York Dispatch by a very good friend of mine and former fishing guide at Yes bay Lodge, Andy ( Whiplash) Snyder!
Get a kid hooked on fishing
COLUMN By ANDY SNYDER For The York Dispatch
Updated: 04/09/2010 07:00:40 AM EDT
Preparing for a child is a daunting endeavor.
Not only do I have to worry about the "normal" things, such as clothes, food and college education, but as any angling and hunting nut does, I have to contemplate things such as making sure my tackle bag has enough room for some spare diapers and whether I'll need a two-man deer stand this season or next.
With a couple of months to go before I hear those first intimidating, yet invigorating screams of my first child, I must admit I was a bit jealous this past weekend. As I walked the banks of the area's streams in search of trout, my eye was drawn to something else, those brightly colored children's fishing rods bearing characters such as SpongeBob, Snoopy and Barbie. I was a tad jealous -- not of the rods, but of the opportunity to take a kid fishing. Sharing in a first fish, a first deer or even a first cast are all memories I look forward to making over the next, well, lifetime.
Seeing so many fathers and mothers helping their sons and daughters search for trout this past weekend reminds me of a line I've heard a lot as I read all of the obligatory books and attended all of those repetitive parenting classes in anticipation of a little one. It says: "Children don't need your presents. They need your presence."
What could be a better reason to introduce them to the outdoors? Instead of plopping your kids in front of a TV set and letting some violent cartoon raise them, take the time to show them what lies outside.
Chances are it will become a lifetime activity that you can enjoy as a family for years, perhaps even generations.
What if you don't know how to fish or don't know much about the outdoors? No problem. It takes about as much skill to catch a fish or take a hike as it does to fire up a computer game.
Even if you still don't think you have what it takes to get the job done, there are plenty of outdoor-oriented camps coming up. Invest in a week of on-the-job training and you'll surely create a fan of the outdoors.
If you want to take a kid fishing this spring, here are a few pointers to get you started. First, keep things simple. All you need is a cheap rod, a can of worms and a few hooks and weights. Next, let them do the work. It may be a little more frustrating for you, but it will be a lot more enjoyable for them when they get to feel that first addictive nibble. Finally, keep it fun. Don't let the pressure of catching a fish overburden the joy of sharing time together. Some of my best memories on the water don't involve fish.
Getting ready for a third seat at my kitchen table is a scary notion, but knowing that I'll soon have a live-in fishing partner more than makes up for it. I just hope I can find a pair of waders that small.
Andy Snyder writes about the outdoors for The York Dispatch. He can be reached at sports@yorkdispatch.com. Read his blog, "The Outdoors Insider," at the Blogzone at yorkdispatch.com.
Enjoy,
Captain Jim
Get a kid hooked on fishing
COLUMN By ANDY SNYDER For The York Dispatch
Updated: 04/09/2010 07:00:40 AM EDT
Preparing for a child is a daunting endeavor.
Not only do I have to worry about the "normal" things, such as clothes, food and college education, but as any angling and hunting nut does, I have to contemplate things such as making sure my tackle bag has enough room for some spare diapers and whether I'll need a two-man deer stand this season or next.
With a couple of months to go before I hear those first intimidating, yet invigorating screams of my first child, I must admit I was a bit jealous this past weekend. As I walked the banks of the area's streams in search of trout, my eye was drawn to something else, those brightly colored children's fishing rods bearing characters such as SpongeBob, Snoopy and Barbie. I was a tad jealous -- not of the rods, but of the opportunity to take a kid fishing. Sharing in a first fish, a first deer or even a first cast are all memories I look forward to making over the next, well, lifetime.
Seeing so many fathers and mothers helping their sons and daughters search for trout this past weekend reminds me of a line I've heard a lot as I read all of the obligatory books and attended all of those repetitive parenting classes in anticipation of a little one. It says: "Children don't need your presents. They need your presence."
What could be a better reason to introduce them to the outdoors? Instead of plopping your kids in front of a TV set and letting some violent cartoon raise them, take the time to show them what lies outside.
Chances are it will become a lifetime activity that you can enjoy as a family for years, perhaps even generations.
What if you don't know how to fish or don't know much about the outdoors? No problem. It takes about as much skill to catch a fish or take a hike as it does to fire up a computer game.
Even if you still don't think you have what it takes to get the job done, there are plenty of outdoor-oriented camps coming up. Invest in a week of on-the-job training and you'll surely create a fan of the outdoors.
If you want to take a kid fishing this spring, here are a few pointers to get you started. First, keep things simple. All you need is a cheap rod, a can of worms and a few hooks and weights. Next, let them do the work. It may be a little more frustrating for you, but it will be a lot more enjoyable for them when they get to feel that first addictive nibble. Finally, keep it fun. Don't let the pressure of catching a fish overburden the joy of sharing time together. Some of my best memories on the water don't involve fish.
Getting ready for a third seat at my kitchen table is a scary notion, but knowing that I'll soon have a live-in fishing partner more than makes up for it. I just hope I can find a pair of waders that small.
Andy Snyder writes about the outdoors for The York Dispatch. He can be reached at sports@yorkdispatch.com. Read his blog, "The Outdoors Insider," at the Blogzone at yorkdispatch.com.
Enjoy,
Captain Jim
Monday, April 5, 2010
Anticipation!!
Hard to believe we are only about 10 weeks away from Lodge opening! I am busy getting ready for my annual trip North and I am anxious to get going. I went to the Post Office today and shipped two large boxes of my things up to Alaska, with the airlines charging so much for luggage and especially extra bags, it is easier and less expensive to let the post office do the lugging!!
This past week I have been busy confirming all the information for the new guides, we look to have a great crew for 2010, with a bunch of returning guides and lodge crew, so it should be a smooth opening and an easy training week!
I am very anxious to get back fishing in Alaska...as cold as Florida was this winter, in some ways I felt like I never left, ironically there were several days when it was warmer in Alaska than here in St Petersburg! Must be that global warming thing people have been talking about!
If you haven't made your plans to come to the Lodge this year, now is the time. There is still a little space for small groups in some prime times, so give Kris a call and make your plans now!!
I hope to see you up there and look forward to fishing with all our customers for 2010!!
Captain Jim Lucas
Head Guide - Yes Bay Lodge
www.yesbay.com
Friday, April 2, 2010
Last Guide for 2010 Season!
Well, I had all the guides set for this season and then wouldn't you know it we had a drop out. At least it was for a good reason. Captain Greg Wickline had taken a job running a supply boat to Haiti for the relief effort and decided he wanted to continue with his efforts, so he sent me an email that he was going to have to decline our offer for a job.
No Problem - I had 3 Captains on standby - one good seasoned veteran fisherman who accepted right away then called the very next day saying he just fell off of a ladder and was going to have to have shoulder surgery, so he was out for this year...No Problem - Call Number 2 on standby, he is excited, accepts the position, then sends an email the very next day saying he decided to accept a regular full time management job, better for his career!
No Problem - Contacted Number 3 and BINGO - So far so good, it has now been two days and he is still on board, even sent pictures so I think we have finally rounded out our 2010 Guide Staff.
So let me introduce Captain Greg Walters.
Greg was born in Sitka Alaska and has fished his entire life, even at a another Lodge in SE Alaska, so he comes with experience. He has also spent quite a few years on large Yachts all over the world.
I think all this mess has helped us through fate, get a really good member for our guide staff!
Only a couple months and the 2010 crew will be heading to Alaska and setting up for your visit, we look forward to a wonderful season.
Oh and for all you "Cookie Monsters" out there, heard the best news today we have a returning crew member from year before last - Janna - so we can look forward to some wonderful cookies to munch on while we are out fishing.
I am really happy to hear she will be joining us as part of the kitchen crew this year!
Can't wait to get fishing again!!
Captain Jim
Professor
No Problem - I had 3 Captains on standby - one good seasoned veteran fisherman who accepted right away then called the very next day saying he just fell off of a ladder and was going to have to have shoulder surgery, so he was out for this year...No Problem - Call Number 2 on standby, he is excited, accepts the position, then sends an email the very next day saying he decided to accept a regular full time management job, better for his career!
No Problem - Contacted Number 3 and BINGO - So far so good, it has now been two days and he is still on board, even sent pictures so I think we have finally rounded out our 2010 Guide Staff.
So let me introduce Captain Greg Walters.
Greg was born in Sitka Alaska and has fished his entire life, even at a another Lodge in SE Alaska, so he comes with experience. He has also spent quite a few years on large Yachts all over the world.
I think all this mess has helped us through fate, get a really good member for our guide staff!
Only a couple months and the 2010 crew will be heading to Alaska and setting up for your visit, we look forward to a wonderful season.
Oh and for all you "Cookie Monsters" out there, heard the best news today we have a returning crew member from year before last - Janna - so we can look forward to some wonderful cookies to munch on while we are out fishing.
I am really happy to hear she will be joining us as part of the kitchen crew this year!
Can't wait to get fishing again!!
Captain Jim
Professor
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