Such a good idea and cool things they do! Click on brown hyperlinks
https://playingforchange.com/videos/la-bamba/
Posted by: flyboy2 | November 12, 2016
Playing for Change
Posted in Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: flyboy2 | November 12, 2016
Spey Fishing the Alaska King Salmon in 2016
We took off to a prime location in the Super PA-12 with spey rods and camping gear with high hopes of good runs of the gorrilla of the Alaska salmon, the king. After 9 hours of getting through a few mountain passes we set down on a prime bar big enough for the supercub.
The next few days became a blur. Fishing the tides to and beyond dark, sleeping a few hours, getting up and hitting the holding fish. Reels screamed, rods bent and we helped each other net the big bruisers. Being without boat we lost some hot and fast fish that ran downriver, or around root wads. In the middle of the day taking the plane up to find locations for beautiful leopard rainbow trout, untouched by anglers on our light-spey rods was a chance to rest the arm and back muscles. Then back to camp and keep swinging flies and hooking up kings to the wee hours. Cooking and food was compact, quick and good.
Jason is the master of food/ice control in the mini Yeti cooler, and cooking on a small camp stove.
In the end, we lost count after a 100 hookups on the reel. 47 Kings came into the net. Awesome trip of fishing, friendship and seeing the state. Oh….. we found a few new places to go too!
Not to mention I got pierced and a new ear-ring
11pm at night, back sore, bears wandering, had to put on some rock n roll.
Was just going to lie down for a minute….. snoresville
Heading Home
Posted in Bush Flying, Fishing
Posted by: flyboy2 | June 23, 2013
Chasing the Roosterfish
LaPaz 2013
This year I went a little later, heading to LaPaz on Memorial Day weekend. This year I brought two flyfishing brothers, Mark and Bill. Mark is a WWW Master Caster, and Bill is good on the flyrod. Also joining us was my friend Terry who just wanted to get out of cold Alaska, and brought a spinning rod. Alaska Airlines stopped service to LaPaz, so we all flew into Los Cabos, and waited to others to show up and took a 3 hour drive up to LaPaz. Jay Murakoshi is a great host, and he had the same great program going with us staying at the LaConcha hotel, van ride to LaVentana and back each day, and the pangaro guides paired good with the fishermen. The good news this year was that there was bait, but we had to run 45 minutes to meet the Canalla brothers who were gathering it. Weather was good, fishing was awesome, and the evenings in LaPaz were a hoot.
Here is a video that gives a good story line. Next year we are back for sure!
Posted in Fishing
Posted by: flyboy2 | April 14, 2013
Super Nice Spring Days
Flying into the sun on a Sunday morning
https://vimeo.com/64502471
Landing on the 18th on wind drifted Shell Lake
https://vimeo.com/64480195
Time lapse sunset from Cabin Deck
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted by: flyboy2 | April 7, 2013
Running to Town
A little turbulence, a little tailwind, a little fog, a little snow, and a 15 knot crosswind on an icy paved runway…. Only got a little video of it, keep forgeting to turn camera on.. was a little busy. Shot with GoPro Hero3
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted by: flyboy2 | March 31, 2013
Saturday night ride
https://vimeo.com/63065519
Heading to the North end of Shell Lake in mixed rain and snow.
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted by: flyboy2 | March 19, 2013
Blues Jam
A Blues jam of some greats…. But the Tap Root Blues Jam has as much energy and maybe more….
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Posted by: flyboy2 | March 19, 2013
Spring Wonder
https://vimeo.com/62138119
Video taken from the top of Shell Hills, where I climbed up on my Arctic Cat snowmachine to take in the wonder of the Alaska Range, including North America’s two highest peaks.
North America’s tallest two peaks
Grooming trail before climbing up the mountain
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted by: flyboy2 | December 25, 2012
Happy Holidays and may there be Peace in the World and your lives
To all of our friends and families out there. Jane D. Baldwin took this video after dinner tonight, and I am taking Anne Ver Hoef to airport in a bit to go visit her family on Christmas day. May there be more peace in the world, we have been blessed, but it is in spirit and good fortune. There are many living day to day or hour to hour with much uncertainty, strife and pain in their lives. If we all do one thing to help someone, wouldn’t it make a big difference and all of our world be better? I challenge everyone to do so. Random acts of kindness are always rewarding.
Posted in About Us
Posted by: flyboy2 | December 19, 2012
Bush life, young people, uncertain future
This is a great video that popped up on YouTube, from a great village I enjoy travelling to: Shaktoolik
Rock on, keep the spirit!
Posted in General
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