2014 Alaska Season Highlights!

Although I am still hopeful that I will get one more trip in December, I decided to compile my 2014 HIghlight Video when I was down with the flu. I hope you won't mind the intrusion into NCKA.

What an amazing year.  2014 will go down in my memory as the “Year of the Halibut”.  Part of this was forced by the King Salmon closure even in the saltwater to conserve the fish spawning in the streams of Cook Inlet.  Fortunately, the feeder kings I targeted this year originate much further south of this area. 

I am not sure if the halibut really were larger or if the more focused effort paid dividends, but the halibut I caught this year in Lower Cook Inlet averaged twice as large as the past several years.  I know of another kayaker who this year managed a 100 plus pound halibut.  That’s the second 100 pound plus halibut I have heard of being caught from a kayak in Cook Inlet over the past several years.

A goal in 2015 is to add to the diversity of my fishing.  I have always fished number one to fill my parent’s and my freezers full of some of the best renewable resource protein you could ever hope to eat.  We eat fish 2 often 3 times per week.  My parents eat it more!  We are lucky to live in Alaska.  However when focusing on Halibut and King Salmon, I often overlook the hundreds if not thousands of opportunities within driving distance. 

Another goal is to get back to Kodiak and try and see if we can find some big kings and maybe a few halibut on the side. I am also looking forward to chasing a few big lingcod and trying out a few more new “super secret projects”...lol. 

Finally, I’m hoping to add another dimension to the videos I present in 2015.  I am not quite sure what exactly that means.  Underwater Videos?  More “How To’s”?  Still open to ideas!!!

It’s not the fanciest video but given it was done on a low end iMac running free software and free royalty-free music its actually amazing what you can do.   

So without any further adieu…  My 2014 Fishing Highlights. It’s 17 minutes long so grab some popcorn and a beer.  It goes in chronological order so you can watch in more manageable chunks if it gets too boring! Thanks everyone for your support!

Thanks for sharing! You had a great year for sure! Nice to see Alan up there even though he caught the littlest fish  , I'm sure he still had a great time. Watch out you might be seeing a lot more fellas making this journey to catch some of that action.

Well done.

Great video and awesome fish.  Thanks for sharing!

Great video and awesome fish.  Thanks for sharing!

+1

Thanks for sharing! You had a great year for sure! Nice to see Alan up there even though he caught the littlest fish  , I'm sure he still had a great time. Watch out you might be seeing a lot more fellas making this journey to catch some of that action.

Thanks all!

C'mon up!!! I'd say the Alaska Crew of sister site NWKA has 4 or 5 extra kayaks laying around! Hey I survived fishing & lodging with Bushy and Polepole for an entire week! How bad could the rest of ya be? Lol.  Just kidding!!!  What a frickin killer AAA +++ great time in Kodiak with those two.  If ya get the chance to come up...just do it!!!!! 

Thanks for sharing. I need to be focused to watch a 17 min video so I will watch it later.  I have only been up there once but plan on going back in 2015.  Something for me to look forward to.

that is an awesome video. thanks for sharing.

Excellent work! I hope I can fish in Alaska one day.

I need to wipe the drool off my chin. Incredible. Thanks for sharing/rubbing it in our faces ! 

Cool video!  Thanks for sharing Kardinal_84.

awesome fish,great state and people. Been to Alaska twice. Loved it. Wanted to stay wife had different feelings.

loved it!!!! brought back memories of my trip to the Kenai area in 2001. gotta get back someday

Thanks for Sharing Kardinal_84.  Hopefully, when...and if make it up there.  I'll join you in some expiditions.

Great video.....congrats on an awesome year! 

Matt