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GONE WEST
Fairbanks, Alaska
I left Fairbanks and headed west along the Tanana River. The lake I flew to today is 66.3 miles southwest of Fairbanks. This first picture is when I started to let down for the landing on the big lake you see in this picture. The ice is about 10 inches thick on the lake. If you look on the horizon in this picture you can see Mount McKinley (20,320ft). The camera has a hard time picking up the huge white mountain with the white background. It looks much more impressive in person.
This is a picture of one of the trout I caught. I think this one was around 16 to 18 inches long.
This was a really nice trout I caught. It is close to 20 inches long.
This last pic is just of where I was fishing to give you an idea of what it looks like out there in the BUSH. My ears hurt today while I was there because I couldn't hear anything for a long time. That is a good thing. I do have to admit I almost screwed this trip up totally. I forgot my ice auger. I left it in the shed next to the airplane. Because the ice was only about 8 to 10 inches thick I was able to chop through it with a big screwdriver in about 10 minutes.
Hope you all like the fishing pics. I did catch a trout today that was right at 24 inches but I didn't have the camera out yet. I know, BS without the pic. All the fish I caught today were hooked on barbless hooks and released unharmed. I made a copy of this post from a car forum and most of the folks in there are not from Alaska. That is the reason for the explanations that seem obvious to most of us.
And for those that don't like Off Topic things. What color of floor mats should I get for my Super Cub? Sorry, stole that line from the Corvette Forum.
This is a picture of one of the trout I caught. I think this one was around 16 to 18 inches long.
This was a really nice trout I caught. It is close to 20 inches long.
This last pic is just of where I was fishing to give you an idea of what it looks like out there in the BUSH. My ears hurt today while I was there because I couldn't hear anything for a long time. That is a good thing. I do have to admit I almost screwed this trip up totally. I forgot my ice auger. I left it in the shed next to the airplane. Because the ice was only about 8 to 10 inches thick I was able to chop through it with a big screwdriver in about 10 minutes.
Hope you all like the fishing pics. I did catch a trout today that was right at 24 inches but I didn't have the camera out yet. I know, BS without the pic. All the fish I caught today were hooked on barbless hooks and released unharmed. I made a copy of this post from a car forum and most of the folks in there are not from Alaska. That is the reason for the explanations that seem obvious to most of us.
And for those that don't like Off Topic things. What color of floor mats should I get for my Super Cub? Sorry, stole that line from the Corvette Forum.