We Had a full camp this week with 12 campers coming from all over. The continuing theme of Fathers & Sons held true in this camp. Larry Brown – Grandfather was in camp with his Son Scotty and grandsons Zeke & Buster. Dewey Bastedo – Grandfather was also in camp with his son Rick and grandson Josiah. John Brenton was in camp with his son Scott. The last 2 campers were Nick and Eli. Dewey was the only veteran. It was great to see him back again this year.
Although the fishing started out Monday a little slow, most of the campers were able to catch at least one salmon on the first day. Tuesday Mike Roberts took a group out to Red Bay and returned with twenty some odd pinks and chum. Those chum salmon really put up a fight.
Mike took another group to Red Bay Wednesday and they brought back 50 some odd pinks and chums. They started filleting the fish at Red Bay instead of bring them back whole to camp because of the warmer temperatures. What great weather we had this week. They finally caught their first red salmon at red bay on the last trip of the week. They are just starting to come in. We have caught 5 or 6 reds in front of our cabin at the neck lake outlet.
Scott Brenton with a nice pink.
Halibut fishing was good. Tuesday I took Dan, Larry, Scotty, Buster, and Nick. I was a bit nervous as this was the first trip since we had gone out last Friday and gotten Zero. Fishing was back to normal and we made it home with 12 halibut and a few rockfish.
Wedensday Nick, Rick, Josiah, John and Scott came and we limited with 12 fish and even through back 5 or so smaller halibut.
Thursday we took another trip and brought back 8 halibut.
The whale shows this week were amazing. The humpbacks were all around and we saw multiple breaches (whales jumping) and one whale layed on top of the water slapping his tail on the water repeatedly then rolled over on his back and waved his fins at us for a while.
Nick fighting one of his many halibut this week.
Josiah with one of his fish.
What a great week! Scotty Brown gave an outstanding series of evening messages that really spoke to my heart. It was a great week of fellowship and fishing with brothers in Christ.
This was our (Gunkels) last week this summer. Next week a group from Springfield Oregon is coming and will be in the capable hands of remaining staff Ed Shoemaker, Ed & Brenda Kimball, Mike Roberts, and Trent Morgan and two of his daughters Riley and Ericka.
We will be reporting on that camp as soon as we get word. Keep them in your prayers.