Fishing with Grandpa

Grandpa Brevik came to visit for a week and what fun we had!! This weekend was the second and last weekend for the Sitka Salmon Derby so we went out to find the Big One. We didn't find it, but we did have a beautiful day and enjoyed many hours in the sun. Saturday was wet and rugged, but Sunday was warm and beautiful. Saturday we caught a big ol' skunk, and Sunday wasn't much better with only one King salmon, but we still had a great time.

here the kids sit with grandpa......

grandpa knows how to sounds like an eagle so he

was asked to "call in" an eagle quite often!.....

nelly watches grandpa bait his hook.......

pirate is a perfect little boat dog and finds the just

right place to take a nap.....

uuhhhhhh........

troy and his dad......

meg taking a break......

troy shakes free one of our many under-sized kings......

hangin' together......

i get asked where i am in the pictures. well, i am usually

behind the camera! so troy finally grabbed the camera and

found me enjoying the sun......

megan was grandpa's little lap buddy......

it must have been funny!......

nelly and pirate......

grandpa and andrew.......

we caught a rockfish at one point and by the time we got it off the hooks, it was dead. we threw it back in the water and then noticed an eagle circling above, eyeing his lunch! here it is, coming in for the catch......

then it swoops down and grabs the rockfish.....

flying off with lunch.........

check out that wing span.......

mt. edgecumbe......

it may not have been a derby winner, but it fit in the freezer just fine!!!......

LOOK AT ALL THOSE EXTRATUFFS!!!!!

the official alaska footwear =^ )