Bluefox Bay turned out to be a disappointment in regards to fish and deer. We found two signs that said no fishing on the opposite sides of our anchorage. We can only assume the no fishing signs were to protect the abundant amount of otters and seals in the bay. On our way to begin our hunt we saw a Bluefox, the namesake of Bluefox bay, scavenging the beach.
Sara’s first hunt turned into a beautiful hike with a gun and more bears instead of deer. We saw a couple of old deer tracks but nothing more. Wade climbed to 1700 feet and Sara became afraid of the incline and stopped at 1400 feet of Devilpaw mountain. The weather was so clear at 1400 feet we could see across both channels to the Alaska and Kenai Peninsulas. Along the ridge Wade spotted four bears crossing over the ridge. He was upwind so once the bears caught his scent they scurried quickly down the other side of the mountain. He made his way back to Sara quickly to make sure no furry animals decided to approach her while he was away.
We had one rainy day and Wade finished the installation of the new Axiom chartplotter. Then yesterday, we moved the boat to Seal Bay. We have finally decided to winter the boat in Kodiak City. We are making our way back to the St. Paul Marina, so Wade’s mom can fly home to central heat and long hot showers. Marj has been wonderful crew! Wade has been spoiled with two cooks on-board and free of doing dishes, sweeping up, and wiping down counters. We tried to send our Noon Report last night; however, we tried too late in the evening and we could not connect.
Our dry fishing spell has broken! With all of the salmon coming in we have been a little bummed not to catch any. Even more bummed to not Rockfish. Finally, we found a sweet kelp bed off one of Seal Bays points and we each caught our fishing limit of Rockfish. Marj had made a wonderful pot of chili for the evening, so we’ll have to wait to eat the Rockfish tomorrow. Sara has been trying to catch Sablefish (Black Cod) to make Hawaiian Butterfish. As we have not been able to catch any Black Cod she broke down and decided to prepare several of the Rockfish as Hawaiian Butterfish. Hopefully the Rockfish will be just as yummy.
Cheers,
Wade, Sara, and Marj
Seal Bay Kelp Bottom Anchorage 58° 20.540’N, 152° 12.201’W
South of Bear Island Sand Bottom Anchorage 58° 26.386’N, 152° 41.369’W
