It all starts on a beautiful day out of Seward, Alaska.
Dale and Scott are cheerful, even though it's pretty early in the morning. Most of us arrived in Seward only hours ago.
Dale being goofy
Patrick and Lisa sippin' down coffee as we leave Resurrection Bay.
Tony, standing, is the orchestrator of this trip.
Full speed ahead! The point, which can be a bear during bad weather, is just ahead.
Baiting the hooks with herring.
Dale and Margaret look on as we journey out of the bay.
Much better to relax outside during these trips than sit inside. Margaret has camera at the ready.
Good company makes a fishing trip great! :D
And so it begins. Dale says, "Got that cigar?"
Fish and fellowship - can't beat it.
Scott and Jeff, probably thinking the worst day fishing beats the best day working.
Hauling a nice halibut aboard.
Into the hold with ye!
What's everyone looking at?
...the kid's first caught fish, and it's a big one! What an awesome experience.
Already getting some good meat here.. hmm.. split how many ways?
Tony's just happy to be living in Alaska again! You can tell he's just cheezin'. Fish on!
Everyone's caught their limit today.
And that's a good day fishin'.
That's a lot of halibut. The sea has been generous today, for sure!
Once home, it's time to process the fish. Doug clued me in to coating the fillets with lemon juice before vacuum sealing them. This keeps the 'fishy' smell at bay and keeps them from dehydrating (freezer burn).
I needed a large working area.
Starting to cut them up into about 1 lb. fillets.
We each got a little bit of the monster fish. These generally are not considered as good as the smaller halibut, as the meat takes on a mealy texture. We had some big steaks to cut up.
Skin-side down
Cooler full of meat draining into the kitchen sink. It took all day to finish processing all the fish. My freezer was full - I was able to give some away and trade for some salmon.
Big ol' steak.
Hmm.. Can you see this meat fried in some awesome beer batter?
