July 13, 2023 - Porcupine Bay

July 13, 2023 - Porcupine Bay

We motored out of Portlock Harbor and were immediately struck by the magnificent view of Glacier Bay to the north and Mount Edgecome to the south.  Soon we transitioned to the 25-kW drive so we could troll for Coho as we made the trek towards Islas Bay.  For 3 hours in 3’ swells and clearing skies we fished.  After two or three strikes, we caught our first fish, a Cabezon.  At first, we thought it might be a Lingcod, but the WDFW chart led us to conclude it was a Cabezon.  This made sense as we were trolling at close to 50’ and would expect Lingcod closer to the bottom.  Our next catch was a nice 24” Coho!  Then we had three more small Cabezon which we released.  Turned out to be a good day as we had two keepers!  Plus we were able to anchor in front of a lovely waterfall in Porcupine Bay with a remarkable granite mountainside in the background under a warm sunny sky.  The fish were cleaned, and we had fresh Cabezon for dinner.  

Coho catch


Remarkable peaks of Porcupine Bay


Ready for dinner


Glacier Bay Peaks


Waterfall in Porcupine Bay


Location: Glacier Bay Basin, Alaska, USA

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