Last week the Chinook Winds hit the state of Alaska and temperatures went from 7 below to 44 in the matter of two days. We went from winter wonderland to spring break-up like mush. Though most complained about the soggy messy conditions, I personally enjoyed a few days reprieve from the sub-zero temps. 35 felt balmy. But now we are back to normal and it's 10 degrees out. Since the ground had a few days to warm up before the temperate dropped again, ice fog forms. The whole Anchorage bowl was pea soup for a few days and hoar frost was created covering every branch and limb on every tree. It's beautiful, really though we couldn't see the sun for days. However, the skies have finally cleared and we can go about winter again ice skating and what not. Though, we could use some new snow to improve cross country ski conditions.
While winter is whiling away the days the salmon are out milling around. And can you hear them? All those salmon out sniffing around in the ocean, sniffing their way back home to AK waters. Even the little humpies are making their way back. I wonder if they feel like they have made it over the hump. If they have made it to their turn around point. If they have this innate "turn around" point. "Hey Charlie, this is it. We turn around here." Or perhaps it's a turn around date. 1/1/11 time to turn back. Either way, they are coming. And I am waiting. We all are.
I feel as though I have made it over the hump too. I'm starting to count down the days until fishing season again. I'm gearing up to head back to Cordova in a few months for another round of net mending and fish slaying. Videos like these get me all pumped for another season. Plus it's just fun seeing all my buddies on camera. I hope this gets you excited about salmon, too! Fish-on!
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