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Grumpy Old Guy

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2. I'll bet you were glad to be anchored up offshore.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 07:23 PM

Sep 2022

Those bears are fearsome. There were two of them on the shore near a fish hatchery. We were bouncing around about fifty yards offshore in a rainstorm, which explains why the image quality isn't great in this photo.

Working summers on a fishing boat in Bristol Bay sounds pretty good to me. I'm jealous!

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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