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Walleye

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1. Wow that glacier shot is outstanding. And the brown bear !

Reply to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 07:19 PM

Sep 2022

I used to work summers on a fish boat gillnetting salmon in Bristol Bay. We would see those brown bears when we were anchored up in the river at night cleaning up the salmon that fell out of our nets. They are huge. I was glad I was in the middle of the river or not onshore

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More beauty from Alaska [View all] Grumpy Old Guy Sep 2022 OP

Wow that glacier shot is outstanding. And the brown bear ! Walleye Sep 2022 #1

I'll bet you were glad to be anchored up offshore. Grumpy Old Guy Sep 2022 #2

My boyfriend's father had one of the coveted permits from when he started in the 50s Walleye Sep 2022 #3

Is a puller someone who pulls in the nets full of fish? ShazzieB Sep 2022 #4

Yes pulling in the net. And picking the fish out Walleye Sep 2022 #5

I especially like the third image mike_c Sep 2022 #6

Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Sep 2022 #7