tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190330175666480010.post5705697409595367009..comments2023-09-12T05:20:16.536-08:00Comments on As the Fireweed Turns: Break up in Alaska....upinakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426014940363293115noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190330175666480010.post-84751915142957142852009-04-14T01:39:00.000-08:002009-04-14T01:39:00.000-08:00I recall doing a few suicide runs many years ago, ...I recall doing a few suicide runs many years ago, but we never did drive too far outside of Anchorage... like down towards Bird Creek or so.<br /><br />But yeah, get off work... stay up all night fishing... drive home, take a shower and go to work.<br /><br />Saltwater fishing was much more of my bag though. Having a granddad with a fishing boat in Valdez certainly helped in that respect. You could catch your limit in salmon fairly quick and then spend the rest of the day fishing for halibut.Sinistarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884682223462569564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190330175666480010.post-70004966045218384692009-04-13T12:44:00.000-08:002009-04-13T12:44:00.000-08:00Haha! I enjoyed this post and your stories of the...Haha! I enjoyed this post and your stories of the suicide runs. You sound like one tough chica! Rock on girl!<BR/><BR/>I salt water fish with my dad here in Florida, quite a different experience then you described. :) I would love to go salmon fishing sometime. When my uncle lived in Alaska he would send us salmon, halibut, and of course- the most spectacular Alaskan King Crab! Fantastic stuff. Next time i talk to him I will have to ask him about "break up". He lived in Elmendorf >sp?<kkhollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188698036778107286noreply@blogger.com