Archive for June, 2007
Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Hollywood Goes North
A fair Trade happened in Whale Pass this summer as Adam Berkowitz, Hollywood agent with CAA, brought previews of this fall’s new prime time TV lineup and the Lodge served up a preview of Alaska’s outdoor summer season. Traveling with wife Karen and their three kids (Natalie, Dean and Brian), the Berkowitz enjoyed plowing the [...]
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
WELCOME BACK TOMPKINS GROUP
Tommy Tomkins has returned for another year and what an afternoon of fishing was had by all. Tommy’s son in-law, Domingo, caught a 125 pound Halibut & Anil, a close friend, caught a halibut weighing close to 100 pounds. The next day Billy also joined the 100 pound halibut club! Back at the lodge the [...]
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
LIVING TO THE FULLEST
Cassie and Ted Eberhard came and gave all of us a lesson and how to live life. Not a day went by when they didn’t seem to be basking in every minute. Less than 30 minutes off the float plane with little instruction and lots of anticipation, they grabbed the green skiff and were stalking [...]
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Saturday, June 16th, 2007
PAPA DAN’S A GREAT PING PONG PLAYER
10 year olds Ross and Killion found out what it’s like to have our little bay as your playground for five days, exploring the inside passage with Ross’ dad David Merrell, brother Jacob and grandfather Dan. Spending long days out on the water and in the air over the glacier didn’t sour them from dropping [...]
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Saturday, June 16th, 2007
INTRO TO ALASKA
Kicking off a 17 day tour of the grandeurs of Alaska, Sue-Anne Friedman and Micheal Finklestein came to the southern-tip of this great stake for an introduction to all that coastal Alaska has to offer. In just three short days they came close to earning full Sourdough status: broad knowledge of saltwater fishing, palate trained [...]
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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
BOOTH FOR 9 PLEASE
Steve Booth returned this year bringing eight more first timers to Whale Pass. Hailing from Seattle and expecting the usual gray, drizzly days, all were pleased to be met with 4 day of glorious sun and little wind on the water. Making the boat crew jobs easy, these excellent fisherman fought through tough tides to [...]
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Sunday, June 10th, 2007
IDAHO REDUX
Still basking in the memory of their trip from last year, the boys from the Deere Dealer in Southern Idaho spread the good word of what’s going on in Whale Pass Alaska and convinced Kevin Amar, Shawn , David Turner, and to come chase the halibut and Salmon this year. While Dave regalled us all [...]
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Saturday, June 9th, 2007
SOUTHERN CAL COMES TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA
Skipping up the west coast, Ron and Grace Shigamatsu brought their two boys Steven (age 16) and Jonathan (age 21) up to Whale Pass for a different perspective of the Pacific Coast.  The family proved to be excellent with the rods in hand and found plenty of time to go caving, glacier viewing, and generally [...]
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Saturday, June 9th, 2007
HUNTING THE BIG ONE
Seventeen year old Andrew Matarese showed up on the lodge dock this year with his mom and dad (Sheri and William) and older sister Melissa with one thing on his mind – big Halibut. But the fishing gods thought a little humility was in order first and the big fish seemed to ignore everything he [...]
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Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
Season Starts
The season in Whale Pass kicked off with non-stop fun following the arrival of the first summer guests, Roger Harris, Sandi Chaplin and Joe and Chris Smith. Having already spent several days traveling nothern regions of Alaska, the group was looking for a break from the road grind and couldn’t have found a better place. [...]