Rivers Inlet Trip

[huntnphool]

These are pics once inside the inlet heading up to make camp.

[huntnphool]

Evening time at camp.

[huntnphool]

Dinner time, it sucks having to eat fresh ling cod, rock cod and salmon

[huntnphool]

More camp pics

[huntnphool]

Since we have done this before we have learned some of the pitfalls that you shouldnt have to experience. The first morning we got up to go fishing we found that we grossly underestimated the tide change, even after discussing it as a group. Good thing we have aluminum jetboats No worries though, after getting the boats off the rocks we headed out, thats the next pic, heading up to the end of the inlet where the fish concentrate in numbers.

[Hunting Cowboy]

Lotta nice pictures there! Looks like a great trip!

[tmike]

I was wondering what anchor system you used. Does any one bring a small zodiak to shuttle people? That way you could anchor deeper. It's nice to have someone who's been through it to save headaches for the new guys.

[huntnphool]

actually the all aluminum boat you see was built in the back yard of my buddies house, the next few days we anchored far enough out so that the tide change didnt kill us. My buddy and his brother slept on their boat and came to shore and picked me up, thats the nice thing about aluminum jets, we can run them right up onto the rocks or beach and not damage anything. Of course there a negatives to everything and the one problem with jets in the salt is seaweed. Good thing we all dive, when you have to get under the boat to clean out the grate it can get cold

[huntnphool]

This is an example of the bad weather we ran into, it wasnt bad enough to keep us from going fishing though. The inlet is surrounded with high hills which protects it from wind for the most part. I'm sure it gets very bad at times but this was the worst we have seen.

[tmike]

Just make sure you run it up on the rocks or beach 1/2 way into the tide and not on the top end of one of the highest tides of the year! I know from experience. Luckily it wasn't me, but we had 1 chance to get it off or wait a month to try again. It looks like you have it dialed in.

[Backstraps]

Dinner time, it sucks having to eat fresh ling cod, rock cod and salmon
     Looks like a great time Phool! 

[huntnphool]

Another one of my boat high and dry and then one of me pulling my buddies off the beach

[huntnphool]

Sitting in line for the PA ferry, and getting the evening fire going.

[cohoho]

Have you gotten a list of number of folks that are going to go on the trip, I'm still on waviers due to Hockey camp for the boys, but they might go somewhere else, later in the year.  Didn't know if you wanted to have a meeting with folks interested and figure out gear redundancies?  Hopefully I'll know in a week or two what up, looks like a excellent trip to get on board with.  Mike

[huntnphool]

We haven't done anything other than plan the date to this point. I know there are at least 2 boats going for sure, have heard of 3 more potentially. Will know more in a month or two but you can be sure 2 are heading for sure.