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2011 Season Comes To A Close!

September 5th, 2011

    We have had a terrific season, with calm water, good fish runs,

and great business in a tough economy.Everyone at the lodge would

like to thank all of our guests that spent their time, and hard earned

bucks, to come and hang out with us. “Without you guys, we would

all be wandering the streets of Port McNeill, panhandling, and

singing songs in front of the Liquor Store!” quote taken from

Scott Sund. As for me, ”the Blogger”, that is probably what

I will end up doing over the winter, as this is all I know.

Without my blogging glasses on, I am practically blind,

as years spent glued to a computer screen, have taken

their toll! If anyone knows of any seasonal blogging jobs,

please contact us.

Have a great year everyone!

Scott "Top Dog" Sund

Last Morning Of Food And Fishing Trip

September 5th, 2011

   The final morning was a real good one, weatherwise, and almost everyone got up early for the final chance at some fish. All of the boats headed west this morning, to fish Ledge and Lady Ellen Pt. A friend of ours had caught a big fish there the day before, and it seems like there is always a big fish or two lurking around that area at this time of the year. Cpn. Spenny had his first line in the water hammered for the second morning in a row, and Scott Smith expertly reeled in a nice thirteener. Several nice coho were biting for the first hour or so, as well, and 2 of them were clipped, allowing us to take ‘em, which was a nice bonus. Tom Compton caught a 7lb. hatchery coho with “Tiny Dancer”, and Bob Fankhauser landed a 9lber with Spencer. A dandy sockeye was caught by Nick O’Connell, and some nice Fraser pinks were still biting. Some smaller local guys were showing up, too, like the 1 1/2 pounder taken on Spencer’s boat, which is the smallest salmon brought into our docks in a long time, probably several years! Nice work.

   The group of guests that came in for the Food and Fishing Trip this year were great. They brought the right “mix” of fun, and genuine interest in the area, the fishing, and the food program, that John, Andrew, Simon, and Terrell, put on for us this year. They brought the right ingredients for a successful trip(I tried Sheena)!

Marshall and the South Dakota groupies!

Nick had a nice surprise when he brought in this fine sockeye.

Bob lands a rare hatchery coho!

Tom is beaming with this nice coho!

Scott's chinook was the only keeper of that species that was brought in.

Skillet sized pink will be a nice snack for someone!

September 2nd, 2011

 

Dale gets a tyee, if you add up his 2 15lb. chinook!

Kevin wheels this 45lber up from the depths!

Diane pulled this big 33LB. Linger up from 350'!

Behold! This crew had a fantastic day with Cpn. Horning.

Cindy is bringing home some pounds, after landing this 38er halibut!

Kevin Tidd gotter done when she picked up this nice chinook on the final buzzer.

Ray Bokker, of the North Star Saloon, in Gregory, SD, pulled this 14lber out of our local waters.

Nick O'Connell loves his chinook that he caught off of PNP.

The Brothers "O"!

Nice work guys!

Future Guides for Sund's

John shows some of his cooking skills on the back deck.

Tom is probably thinking about fishing here, as he watches John's demo.

Your food service team!

The guests looking sharp, here.

Behold, Cardinal Dale the 1st!!

Big Flatties And Hamburger Patties.

September 1st, 2011

   Day 2 was calm in the morning, and after missing the afternoon fishery, yesterday, our guests were eager to get out on the water. A couple of the boats were into fish early, as Big Jim Duddridge put his crew into a double of good chinook, off of Lady Ellen, and Nick “Tiny Dancer” Teichert had coho and pink action in Mitchell Bay. Fishing was slow at Lady Ellen, though, and just a few pink bites and a hatchery coho were all that happened for the rest of the morning among 3 boats in the area. Things picked up later in the morning around the Slide, with coho, pink, and chinook hitting anchovies just before the Burger Boat came around to throw bags of leftovers to the fishing boats. Spencer had his guests dialed into some really nice chinook, and they picked up 2, and lost 1, in the hour before lunch!
   After lunch the weather remained stable, so the boats all ran out to the strait for a “flounder pounder”. The fishing was pretty good, and steady action through the afternoon produced a good pile of halibut, up to 50lbs!

Cindy nailed the largest salmon of the day, at the Slide, moments before the lunch boat came around. It weighed in at 23lbs!God light shines down on Kevin Tidd as she poses with her 45lb. halibut.

Spenny's crew did very well today!

Cary nabbed the big butt of the day, this 50lb. slab'o'meat!

Kevin Wheeler rolls up to the dock with this 32lber!

Tiny Dancer forgot to bring halibut bait this morning, but they didn't need any, as their nice halibut were hungry for pink salmon heads, as this picture clearly shows!

Dale caught this 20lb. chinook on a doubleheader with his wife, Nancy!

The Warden took his crew for a great day on the water, getting a limit of halibut, to pile on the Grochowich's doubleheader of chinook!

Joanna was hot on the halibut, today, and brought in the 2nd largest of the day, a 46lber!

A good time was had on Millartime's boat today.

The Springers picked up these nice halibut at the Anvil.

Ready for action.

Guest chef, John Sundstrom, shows the guests how to filet a fish.

These people were messy eaters, so we put aprons on them to save their clothes from getting ruined.

The kids, Owen, Clare, and Miles, caught a ton of fish with Cpn. Taylor!

Food And Fishing Trip Arrives Today!

August 31st, 2011

   Something strange was happening as we picked up our new arrivals at noon today. The air was moving from the west, at a faster rate than we have seen all summer up to this point. So much so, that it was causing a disturbance on the surface of the water that made boating or fishing quite unfeasible. It was windy, so we got everyone safely back to the lodge, and did a thorough orientation. We are doing a theme trip this week called Food and Fishing, with special guests, Chef John Sundstrom, and organic farmer, Andrew Stout, joining us to do some special presentations on food. Everyone had a great time around the lodge, bike riding, hiking, and general relaxation. Tomorrow we fish!!!!!!

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