May 7, 2017
Our good friends Mick (aka “Fin-man”) and Angie joined us
for a week of cruising around the greater Sitka area, and learning how to fish. And just to be clear, that was Mick
teaching us how to fish, not the other way around. We departed Sitka in the early afternoon, out through the
straits, to hit the late afternoon slack at Sergius Narrows. Our timing was good, and just past the
narrows we pulled into Deep Bay to anchor for the night.
The next morning we departed at a leisurely hour continuing
out towards Peril Strait and Hoonah Sound. Turning into Hoonah Sound, we went all the way to the end of
the South Arm and anchored by a spit of land that separates the North and South
Arms of the sound.
Enroute, we stopped by a sea mound and quickly caught a couple of rock fish for
dinner. Now Mick is a
multi-talented guy. Not only does
he make a good fin-man when help is needed installing stabilizers on a boat,
but as demonstrated by our effortless catch, he can fish and teach how to
fish. But that’s not all. He is also a master chef, so those rock
fish provided double pleasure; once when caught, and again when eaten.
And just to top things off, we spotted a brown bear crossing
the land spit.
The next day we just hung out in the anchorage, fished,
kayaked, and generally enjoyed to location. That evening, we got another treat after a brief rain
shower. Not a bad view.
From Hoonah Sound, we went a little way back out Peril
Strait to Appleton Cove and anchored up in a nice corner, and enjoyed the
location, caught and ate some halibut, and enjoyed the company.
After a night in Appleton Cove, we started to work our way
back towards Sitka, anchoring once again in Deep Bay so we could catch the
early AM passage through Sergius Narrows. We made our early pass at about 06:30, and were back
in Sitka by 10:00 with plenty of time to go explore the town a bit, and of
course get dinner at Ludwigs.
An excellent time was had by all.
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