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To: dfwgator

That reminds me of an excellent fishing trip I went on in 1981. My brother lived in Juneau Alaska and he flew me up there to fish for trout on Hasselborg lake located on Admiralty island in the Tongass National Forest in the Gulf of Alaska. We met my dad and a couple who were friends to fly by float plane to Camp Sha-heen on the island.The trout in the lake were Dolly Varden, Cutthroat, and rainbow trout. We took firearms, as Admiralty island has a very large population of Grizzly Bears on it. The cabin cost $5.00 a day and was equipped with two small ten foot aluminum boats.We had to bring our own outboard engines, fuel, food, beer, and gear. We went in early July, so the sun didn’t set till about 4:00 AM. we caught our limit for lunch using spin-casting rods and home-made lures.I took 5 cases of Stroh’s beer from Detroit in a duffel bag along with a Model 19 Smith & Wesson revolver, and a Charter Arms AR-7 Explorer .22 survival rifle that the components store in a water-tight floating stock. I met Red Skelton on the short hop from Detroit to Milwaukee to connect to my flight to seatac. Definitely a memorable, perfect trip.


19 posted on 08/12/2016 2:58:25 AM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: gigster

As I type this a friend of mine is up in Alaska fishing.....


22 posted on 08/12/2016 3:45:38 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (If only Hillary had married OJ instead......)
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To: gigster
Damn, that's wild.

Was a big fan of Stroh's back in the day.

26 posted on 08/12/2016 4:02:59 AM PDT by onona (Honey this isn't Kindergarten. We are in an all out war for the survival of our Country !)
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To: gigster

A very great memorable adventure trip indeed! Clyde Kadttlehopper is my favorite part.


33 posted on 08/12/2016 4:54:28 AM PDT by Awgie (Progressives should be called RE-GRESSIVES!)
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