Valdez Alaska Fishing Trip
I always love the trip down to Valdez Alaska even though it takes several hours to get there. From my house in Fairbanks to Valdez is about 362 miles away.
These waterfalls are very popular. A few miles before you get to the town of Valdez, it's in Keystone Canyon. Almost all visitors who come to Valdez stops here just to get their pictures taken. Beautiful waterfall.
I have lived in Valdez two different times and I love it! A quaint small town.
Our fishing trip to Valdez last year was nice. We had a great time, the weather was nice, and the sun was out. However, our trip was more like a family trip and not a fishing trip down to Valdez because we came home with no fish. Nada!
Our fishing trip to Valdez last year was nice. We had a great time, the weather was nice, and the sun was out. However, our trip was more like a family trip and not a fishing trip down to Valdez because we came home with no fish. Nada!
The only fish I caught, the bear took it (Bear in Our Campsite) It's all good though since we already have some fish from our previous fishing trips.
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| Beautiful water over Valdez Inlet |
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| Valdez, Alaska |
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| Valdez Small Boat Harbor Gateway to Prince William Sound |
It was a beautiful day in Valdez. We were launching our boat to the harbor. It's a nice harbor, easy in and out. Not crowded at all when we were there.
I found that Salmon are amazing fish, and here's why:
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| Valdez Harbor |
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| View of Bear Paw Campground near Valdez Harbor |
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| Valdez Inlet |
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| View of Ammunition Island - Shipping Terminal |
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| Work in progress - expansion of Valdez boat harbor |
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| View of Valdez Alyeska Pipeline, Marine Terminal from our boat off Allison point. |
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| Winds picked up and water became choppy. This was late in the evening. |
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| My jealous dog - Sandy She also went fishing with us |
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| View of the Valdez Narrows |
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| Shoup Bay and Glacier |
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| Shoup Glacier a fraction of it's former size |
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| In Shoup Bay, this place used to have a lot of ice floating around |
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| My mom in Shoup Bay |
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| We came ashore on the gravel spit at the mouth of Shoup bay and enjoy the beautiful weather |
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| Sea birds nesting habitat. Shoup bay to the right and Valdez inlet to the left. |
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| Selfie time with the family |
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| Alan was having a great time |
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| Just keep looking and tell me what you see in this picture |
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| Dead Salmon carcass all over this gravel spit |
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| Waterfalls near gold creek |
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| Information center at the fish viewing pond |
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| Crooked Creek - a home for pink and chum salmon. From a long journey to the sea and back, these fish have managed to come back alive but just to die in this clear water of crooked creek. |
- Fish egg hatches from a creek or river then they become fingerlings
- Fingerlings start their journey to the ocean
- Spend 4 years in the ocean and then if they are not caught they return
- Return to the creek where they were hatched
- They lay their eggs and die
"Salmon always come's back where they came from"
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| Waterfalls in Crooked creek |
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| Horsetail falls |
These waterfalls are very popular. A few miles before you get to the town of Valdez, it's in Keystone Canyon. Almost all visitors who come to Valdez stops here just to get their pictures taken. Beautiful waterfall.
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| Bridal Veil Waterfalls |
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| Welcome to Valdez City Center 22 miles |
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