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Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:51 pm

just one of many fantastic fish caught on a recent trip-of-a-lifetime to Yakutat in Alaska.
Pacific Halibut est. 150lb+
We fished out of Icy Bay and other species included: lingcod, smoothhound, skate, rockfish, salmon, yellow eye... An amazing trip!
one happy man!
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby Determined Dan » Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:19 pm

Great pic . Sounds like a fantastic holiday .
20107xthornback ray. {PB 14.5LB TB RAY} 1xpouting. 1xcodling.11xdogfish. 25xflounder.1xshore rock ling. 177xmac 4xturbot.1 bull huss.1sea trout. 1 MAYO BASS.2011. WHITING X9. COALIE X3. FLOUNDER X7. DOGGIE X8. THORNIEX3. CODLINGX1. SEA SCORPIONX1. 5 BEARDED ROCKLINGX4. SEATROUT X1. TURBOT X1. POLLACK X7. 3 BEARD ROCKLING .2012 SEATROUT X3. TURBOT X5. FLOUNDER X7. 3B,ROCKLINGX1.DOG .
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby pajo » Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:56 pm

Great fish - congratulations!

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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby paul skelly » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:24 pm

Nice flounder man sounds like a dream holiday 8)
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby yappo » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:29 pm

Jeez need a lot of chips with that. :D
Great fishing bet you enjoyed that.


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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby DarrenNiall » Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:46 am

Great picture, well worth jumping in for it :)
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:12 pm

Thanks for the comments, appreciated. It really was an exceptional fishing trip, and fish!
A few more pics of other fish caught - to whet your appetites ;P :
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:16 pm

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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby Sweetwrasse » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:05 pm

That looks like a great trip Charlie, very well done!
It ain't easy but it sure is simple!
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:06 pm

Sweetwrasse wrote:That looks like a great trip Charlie, very well done!

Cheers Robin. The fishing was genuinely mind blowing at times. lol
Hows things. there's half the summer over.. :? are you getting out much??
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby Sweetwrasse » Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:58 am

chuckaroo wrote:
Sweetwrasse wrote:That looks like a great trip Charlie, very well done!

Cheers Robin. The fishing was genuinely mind blowing at times. lol
Hows things. there's half the summer over.. :? are you getting out much??


All good here Charlie. Getting out the odd time, mainly after a few trout, so keeping the eye in a bit! Should manage a few sessions on the shore in the next month or thereabouts...... I think you've set a new standard in flatties though 8) :lol:
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby johnwest » Sat Aug 08, 2015 12:03 pm

Yep, some great fish there Chuckaroo, I like the "giolla rua" in particular, a bit bigger than the Melvin variety. Years ago I was wandering through the fish market in Killybegs and there were two huge halibut of the same size range as your fish. You could easily fit your head inside their mouths, now there's a photo for the next time!
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Mon Aug 10, 2015 12:20 am

johnwest wrote:Yep, some great fish there Chuckaroo, I like the "giolla rua" in particular, a bit bigger than the Melvin variety. Years ago I was wandering through the fish market in Killybegs and there were two huge halibut of the same size range as your fish. You could easily fit your head inside their mouths, now there's a photo for the next time!


Well that nearly happened at one stage JW. Is this close enough?.. lol

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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:08 pm

a few more photos. because im blo*dy bored at work! ;)
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:12 pm

ditto..
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:14 pm

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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby Stan » Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:05 pm

Looks like a fabulous trip. Well done on such fantastic fish.....trip of a lifetime!!!
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:32 pm

Thanks Stan. The location really was deadly, we were spoilt with the quantity and quality of fish! Trip of a lifetime indeed.
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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby chuckaroo » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:36 pm

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Re: Flounder fishing in Alaska

Postby corbyeire » Thu Aug 27, 2015 2:32 pm

Excellent photos - thanks for sharing
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