Alaska Fishing 2017
…Finally. We finally made it to Alaska. This was Kim’s first trip to the Great White North and her first experience salmon fishing. After a stay in Portland, we made our way to Anchorage, then travelled via a float plane out to the Yetna River to fish Clear Creek for Sockeye and Silvers. Despite missing the Sockeye run by about one day, thanks to the guiding abilities of my father, we were able to still limit on two of the four days. Kim learned remarkably fast and by the end of the trip our hands and forearms were sore from fighting salmon 8+ hours a day. What. A. Great. Trip…..
![AK-8 Kim was a quick learner, reaching her daily limit of sockey.](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_415,h_311/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-8.jpg)
Kim was a quick learner, reaching her daily limit of sockey.
![AK-26 View off the dock fishing for Pinks and Silvers](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_217,h_163/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-26.jpg)
View off the dock fishing for Pinks and Silvers
![AK-29 Float plane ride...](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_217,h_144/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-29.jpg)
Float plane ride…
![AK-30 Fast moving water made fishing difficult, but fun.](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_226,h_151/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-30.jpg)
Fast moving water made fishing difficult, but fun.
![AK-31 Signs of success](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_226,h_150/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-31.jpg)
Signs of success
![AK-24 Rainy morning](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_406,h_305/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-24.jpg)
Rainy morning
![AK-36 Walking our daily limit down the river](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_218,h_145/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-36.jpg)
Walking our daily limit down the river
![AK-4 Kim's very first salmon!](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_193,h_145/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-4.jpg)
Kim’s very first salmon!
![AK-32 Fighting the 'meat hole'](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_217,h_145/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-32.jpg)
Fighting the ‘meat hole’
![AK-33 Limited out](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_228,h_152/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-33.jpg)
Limited out
![AK-34 The boat rides are half the fun](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_228,h_152/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-34.jpg)
The boat rides are half the fun
![AK-35 Heavy lifting](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_228,h_226/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-35.jpg)
Heavy lifting
![AK-7 (1) The largest Silver I have ever caught...](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_404,h_538/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-7-1.jpg)
The largest Silver I have ever caught…
![AK-37 Rawr!](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_421,h_281/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-37.jpg)
Rawr!
![AK-27 Three Klains standing on a dock](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_211,h_281/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-27.jpg)
Three Klains standing on a dock
![AK-25 The daily haul, filleted.](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_404,h_303/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-25.jpg)
The daily haul, filleted.
![AK-23 A beautiful sunset at 1:00AM](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_228,h_303/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-23.jpg)
A beautiful sunset at 1:00AM
![AK-11 Difficult fishing, but worth it](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_296,h_222/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-11.jpg)
Difficult fishing, but worth it
![AK-10 Tools of the trade](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_296,h_222/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-10.jpg)
Tools of the trade
![AK-9 Ameneties](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_336,h_448/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-9.jpg)
Ameneties
![AK-6 (1) Searching for fish](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_404,h_303/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-6-1.jpg)
Searching for fish
![AK-5 Yeehaw!](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_228,h_303/https://k3travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AK-5.jpg)
Yeehaw!