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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Recipe – Baked Mini Salmon Croquettes with Creamy Dill Sauce
While attending the 2012 Seattle Boat Show I discovered a gem of a salmon cookbook. LaDonna Gundersen, of Ketchikan, my hometown, has published a new cookbook titled Salmon, Desserts & Friends. And she has some absolutely great salmon recipes. With … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – Tenakee Springs Harbor, Chichagof Island
Posted in Alaska, Photo of the Week, Photography, Travel Hints
Tagged Tenakee, Tenakee Springs
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SE Alaska Halibut Fishing Regulations for 2012 Season
As I promised in late December, there would be a post on what transpired at the January meetings of the International Pacific Halibut Commission in Anchorage. Many of the hearings were packed and the discussion was lively both officially and … Continue reading
New Moon
New Moon will occur today at 06:37ADT.
Photo of the Week – Favorite Halibut Fishing Hot Spots
Posted in Alaska, Fishing, Fishing Holes, Photo of the Week, Photography, Travel Hints, Uncategorized
Tagged Ernest Sound, Halibut Fishing
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Spring Equinox
Spring equinox occurs today at 21:14AST. Today there will be little difference between the length of the night compared to number of daylight hours. This is the first day of spring as marked by many cultures in the northern hemisphere. … Continue reading
Watchman Figures
For many years I have been intrigued by “totem” figures sometimes referred to as Watchman figures. On a recent trip to Hawaii I found one at the Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park south of Kona on the Big Island … Continue reading
Crossing Paths with a Humpback
Any sort of water activities, fishing or scuba diving, off the Kohala coast of Hawaii’s Big Island in winter involves a chance of seeing a whale. Boat or drive north of Kawaihae and the odds approach certainty that you will see … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Chartering, Travel Hints, Wildlife
Tagged Hawaii, humpback, Point Adolphus, whale
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Full Moon
Full Moon will occur today at 00:39AST.