July 1 on the Kasilof. Restriction lifted today for the protection of the first-run Crooked Creek wild fish, so it was time to bust out those meat sticks and do some serious battle!

How 'bout we start the day with this nice "little" 53 pounder for Jim? Familiar spot, think you have a nice girl picture taken in this very same eddy



The 53 was only "little" when Paul bested it with this 55 a few minutes later:



How 'bout a pic of the pair of them?



Best part was today was also bait opener on the Kenai and EVERYONE was there. Could count the number of people we saw in boats on one hand!

Gonna miss ya this year! 30 more days to go in July and we've already sent two in for certification for AK's trophy certificate program, I hope we can manage a few more ... that is if they keep the nets out some until we get going at full swing!

Get those little ones growin' so you can drag them along with ya!