2018

  • April
    • April 15: Cleaned the bottom and installed new zincs on the grid in Juneau


  • June
    • June 18: Picked up crew, worked on boat; departed Juneau and fished to Fairweather Grounds for King Salmon opener
  • July
    • July 1: King Salmon opens with slow fishing on the Fairweather Grounds


    • July 2: King Salmon fishing in front of a Perouse glacier


    • July 4: Fishing off Yakobi Island, celebrated the 4th with friends on F/V Zaba 
    • July 10: Fishing southeast of Biorka Island, anchored at Goddard Hot Springs for a break
    • July 12: Headed into Sitka for a medical (Rockfish spine) and offloaded at SPC

    • July 17: Coho fishing down the western coast of Baranof Island
    • July 18-20: Coho fishing from Redfish Bay around Cape Ommaney to Port Alexander
    • July 21-27: Coho fishing from South Chatham Strait around Port Alexander to Table Bay
       
  • August
    • August 1: Delivered Coho to Haines Packing Company

    • August 6-7: Coho fishing off west coast outside Porcupine Bay 
    • August 8: Delivered fish to Yakobi Fisheries in Pelican, AK

    • August 16: Coho fishing off west coast of Khaz and White Sisters
    • August 26-September 7: Karen came up to Sitka from WI for a two week vacation and fishing around Sitka. Visited Goddard Hot Springs and met new friends on F/V Grace
        
  • September
    • September 5: Coho fishing south of Sitka to Goddard Hot Springs
    • September 12: Coho fishing in Salisbury Sound; finished installing the new Sitex GPS Satellite Compass which greatly improves navigation and auto pilot function
    • September 13-15: Coho fishing from Salisbury Sound to Cape Cross to White Sisters to White Sulfer Hot Springs
    • September 22-23: Coho fishing from Cape Spencer toward Elfin Cover and over to Yakobi Island
    • September 24: Coho fishing on west coast of Baranof Island off Porcupine Bay
    • September 25: White Sulfer Hot Springs visit and then Coho fishing into Lisianski Inlet to Pelican to deliver fish to Yakobi Fisheries
    • September 26: Departed Pelican to fish Coho from Lisianski to Salibury
       
  • October
    • October 1: Delivered fish to Sitka
    • October 2-8: Transit back to Juneau to end season