corvette1 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 mike awesome trip what more can you say
Wild Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 A fully satisfying report dood! love the Alaskan life and the picture it paints.
bigugli Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Beautifully written The pics were great. Definately a trip of a lifetime just with the scenery and wildlife. I could almost feel the cold of those waters on my fingertips.
BillM Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Epic would be a great way to describe this thread. Unreal!!!!!!!!!!!!
tbayboy Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Well that sure wasn't the productive start to the work day I'd planned but it was well worth the extra time I'll have to put in to catch up. I'd been looking forward to this report and it lived up to all the hype. Thanks for taking the time to put together such a great report Mike. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that we really appreciate it. I think Billy at Alaska Trout Outfitters has a bunch of new clients reading this now
ehg Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 This could be the best fishing article, post, or whatever i ever read. May be the greatest gift to this community. The choice of words and writing style are top notch. Almost skipped the pictures to read the verbage. The comment on the Alaskan ecosystem was almost an universal observation on all living systems. It's taken some time to properly digest this trip and put it into words befitting the majesty and grandeur of its backdrop -the mighty kings, are as big and bellicose as rottweilers. -A virtual wellspring or rootstock if you will from whence all mykiss of their ilk originated. Very cool. -The chromatic abstract of the landscape alternately waned then glowed, transformed by shifting light and shadow under agitated clots of cloud. Beautiful. -But a host of other organisms in this complex web of subarctic relationships receive their salmon dividend in an indirect fashion. The grouse-like tundra-dwelling willow ptarmigan for instance, grow fat on a bountiful blueberry crop that has been fertilized by the scat of salmon-fed bears. The whole thing is both an elegant scientific equation (fish=bears=blueberries=ptarmigan=arctic foxes) and a living work of art, and it just takes your breath away. -Though admittedly a romantic, Thoreauesque notion, it was hard not to think of this vast unsullied reservoir of wilderness as anything less than a prescribed medicinal: an elixir for the troubled mind. Thanks for taking the time and effort for posting this. ehg
ehg Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 With flesh like this it would've been a shame not to bring some home. Delicious! Perhaps the most nutritious, healthy food for all beings. Truly the apex of fish, as you say.
highdrifter Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Makes my report look like a pile of puke! Well done ol chap. It's the perfect breakfast read and the pics are just awe inspiring. thanks HD
Basskicker Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Thanks Mike for making my day better. Jason
troutologist Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Unbelievable pics and report Mike, what a trip. I have had AK on the backburner for a few years and this renewed my commitment to go. Your observation and ability to put that to word is a pleasure to read. Keep up the good work.
Reef Runner Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 A majestic report solo. Wow! Thanks for sharing that amazing experience with us! we're not worthy
jdmls Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) Just when I thought the Manistee posts could not be beat , you slap this one down ..... OMG Edited October 3, 2008 by JDMLS
Leecher Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Great report and pics solo That was a great read and appreciate the effort you put into this report Loved the scenery shots.... Man what a beautiful place Loved the many fish pics Again great job and thanks for sharing your trip with us! Leechman
chickenhawk Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Just truely amazing! one day i will get to experience what you did! but for now can only dream and read your reports! thanks very much for this report! Hawk
wuchikubo Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 MIKE, My hats off to you and your epic trip report. It's good to have you as an asset to this board. Although it keeps me dreaming of what else I could be doing in life.
tibbs Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Fantastic Report! Beautiful shots there! I was wondering when you would post your report!
Mattones Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Wow, Amzing report! I really wanna head down there.
sharper Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 That was a great read! Thanks for the report, sounds like it was blast.
brkygetr Posted October 3, 2008 Report Posted October 3, 2008 Alaska....oh the fabled land. I need to go there. Awesome...simply awesome.
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