Sunday Morning it rained. I'm not talking the misty rain we get all the time, I'm talking buckets, a full on deluge, mixed with sheets of rain and a downpour just for fun. We changed our Sunday outfit from our usual vest to a wind breaker to finally full rain gear. All morning I thought, "Oh man, summer is over and fall is here, bummer." Then...the most amazing thing happened, the clouds moved on and the Sun Came Out! We have had several days of sunshine and warm. Yeah fo

June 21 - 27 Fishing Update. Silvers were slow again this week. That is the big news for this week. We had a few boats get into them at different times but no one limited on Silvers. On Monday one boat the guys from Seattle brought in 3 King Salmon! Always exciting to see Kings in the coolers of the boat. Halibut was not red hot this week. The guests seemed to have to work hard for the halibut. The biggest one was 110 lbs. The key hole was a hot spot on Thursday but no

Sorry for the delay on the fishing report. I got stuck in Juneau over night due to fog. Anxious to get back to Elfin Cove. This past week the Silvers were way slow. Even if you went down the cost they were hard to find. Very different from last week. Halibut was ok not great. We had several boats do good on the inside waters around Lemisure Island. Biggest halibut was 129lbs. Weather was pretty good. We had some rain this week and of course some more fog. But it was

I have an addiction....Chocolate Lasagna. But before I share this luscious delight with you I better make all Mom's happy by starting with the main dish. Ha! Thank you Chef Jake for the recipes. Tuesday night at the lodge is Salmon night and we love to keep it simple and full of flavor! Top the salmon with olive oil, fresh lemon zest, salt, pepper....that's is!! Resting getting ready for the Traeger....mmm! This salmon looks good and is ready to go! Tuesday Night Salmon Sa

Dave Greybeal this week caught the biggest halibut of the year! 195 lb halibut! Way to go Dave! The fog finally loosened its grasp on us. We had a bit of fog in the mornings but nothing like last week. We had a few showers on Thursday and Friday but still very dry week for South East Alaska. The winds were really good also this week. The Silvers really started to show up this week. We had several boats that limited every day on Silvers. The good news is that we now ha

Just getting ready to write this recipe, looking at these pictures I am drooling! Kelly put a picture of the smoked salmon he did the other day and so many people have asked for the recipe I thought I would do a blog so that you all have the recipe. The Brine: 1 Cup Salt 1 Cup Brown Sugar 1 Cup Soy Sauce 1 Gallon of Water We mixed the brine solution in a bucket and as it was a rich caramel color before we added the fish. We let it soak over night, approximately 6-8 hours, so

The weeks are really starting to fly by. This week was down a bit for catch rates. We had several boats this week that were first time guests, so it always takes some time to get adjusted to a new place and learn where to fish. Fog was the big story this week. Juneau is very warm and the open ocean is not so we have very foggy conditions, I expect this to remain for another week or so. We are seeing silvers and pinks and chums on the dock. We again had several halibut