AK kayak fishing - no monsters, but ICE

[PAL]

I'm just back from an amazing trip up to Alaska. Although I've posted about it a few other places, some of these photos are so unusual I wanted to share them here. I know I enjoy a look anyone's exotic kayak fishing adventure; I hope you'll find these photos from my trip of a lifetime interesting.

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I fished out of Seward Alaska with Chris Mautino of Liquid Adventures, one of the 4 guys from OK who matched up with salmon sharks last year.

We hit up Resurrection Bay for silver salmon, a great fish from the 'yak, as they are speedy aerialists. Next we moved on to Kenai Fjords Natl Park, chiefly to target large lingcod, but also to chill out. The ice photos were taken at Pedersen Glacier. Sea kayakers hit this spot frequently, but its a good bet that this is the first time fish'yaks have plied the ice. It was amazing in there - and cold!

Tally was 2 silvers, some pinks C&R'ed, lots of rockfish including a series of cookie-cutter 7 lb'ers, and lings up to the mid 20-lb range. We had bigger lings on but couldn't get them to the 'yak.

If you like these photos, look for future coverage in Canoe and Kayak magazine.

Alaska travel is expensive (how's a $300+ 40 mile round-trip water taxi fee grab you?), but extremely rewarding. Just amazingly beautiful and bursting with marine life. A great place to paddle and fish.

[Corey]

Wow! Looks awesome, Paul. Great pics! I need to get up there sometime. So many places to fish, so little time...

[Handymansd]

Breathtaking Paul! Thanks for sharing with us LaJolla Bums! It sounds like a lot of epic memories!

[Tman]

Very nice pics there Pal...:you_rock:

One day...one day...

[Grego]

Awesome Photos Paul....sweet trip that I'd like to someday make. Now get your ass to work!!lol

[bajadog]

Lucky:notworthy:

[steveooo]

Friggen Awesome

[h2ofishfo]

sweeet! ling monsters up there

[bearlythere]

That is trully awsome....:you_rock:.....thank you so much for the report...That is a tru inspartion to qit talking about it and just do it....awsome thanks again for the report and the pictures....:notworthy:

[GBF]

Very nice................feet in the water!!!! How cold was it?

GBF`

[LocoKayako]

Awesome pics Paul. Been there but didn't yak it. Now i wish I would've.

Gabe

[PAL]

Very nice................feet in the water!!!! How cold was it?


Not bad. After the first thirty seconds or so, the sharp pains fade to numbness. ;)

Everywhere but the ice, the water was fine, in the 50s. At the glacier, not much more than 32 degrees. I dangled my feet there when I had to dig out a fresh camera battery. That was cold.

[MalibuJohnny]

Way to cool!:luxhello:

[T-Rex]

Awesome photos Paul! With 32 deg water, how was the fishing at the Glacier?

Looking forward to reading more in Canoe & Kayak.

[PAL]

With 32 deg water, how was the fishing at the Glacier?


Wide open on icebergs. Not much else biting in there.

There are fishier places in Alaska, but paddling in the ice - it's something special. (But so would be hooking a 50-lb ling. Maybe next time!)