This picture was taken just before the herring started spawning in the small boat harbor. Notice the time of day: it's dark and we're getting closer and closer to the solstice, which means this was taken at about 12:30am. He had seen them earlier in the day, so we of course had to share the excitement and take our friends fishing. At midnight. Tyler will fish anytime, anywhere, so long as there's a body of water in front of him. My goal is to fool him with a puddle one day.
His vigor does indeed pay off, though! He brought home a limit of sea-bright red salmon two nights ago! They've just started running, so there are still a lot of tastey bright ones out there. Don't they look it?
The weather that day was very Sewardian: windy, rainy, chilly. But through the dreary weather, Tyler fished on for 2 hours at the banks of the river, and another hour filleting and cleaning the fish at home. We had tried unsuccessfully the day before in similar weather. To get to the fishing location, you have to wade through the river, so hip waders are a neccessity. I, however, did not want to spend $50 on waders to go fishing. So, being resourceful, I dawned my wetsuit and booties, waded the river, and although I was wet, I stayed nice and warm (although not quite toasty). I did get a few funny looks for being the girl on the beach with a fishing pole and a wet suit, though.
We made fresh Alaskan Salmon Sushie that evening! Me oh my, tastier than pumpkin pie! You can't get sushi fresher than that, and Tyler did a wonderful job cutting it up. We served it wrapped in cabbage and cucumber. He caught a few females, so we had fresh salmon caviar as well. Oh, the tastiest meal in a long time! Fresh salmon sushi is most definatly yummier than fresh clams. Thank you Tyler!
Now for a random work picture: Can you tell what it is? I'll give you a hint....it's cut open from a necropsy done on it that afternoon! It has flippers! And a very large head that was cut off and turned upside down! It's brown on the outside, red, white, and blue on the inside! That's right--a big ol' male stellar sea lion! Somebody reported a dead bloated sea lion on the other side of the bay, so the SeaLife Center picked it up to do a necropsy on it to determine cause of death. They cut it up yesterday on the beach right in front of the center, deciding it died from a blood clot caused by a long term infection. Then they tied it up to the docks so it wouldn't float away, but would decay some more. Somebody probably wants the bones. Yummy. Sea Lion stew anyone? We also got our first rehab animal in for the summer on the same day, a female Spectacled Eider, which just so happens to be the same species I work with! Exciting, huh?
This picture was taken just before the herring started spawning in the small boat harbor. Notice the time of day: it's dark and we're getting closer and closer to the solstice, which means this was taken at about 12:30am. He had seen them earlier in the day, so we of course had to share the excitement and take our friends fishing. At midnight. Tyler will fish anytime, anywhere, so long as there's a body of water in front of him. My goal is to fool him with a puddle one day.
His vigor does indeed pay off, though! He brought home a limit of sea-bright red salmon two nights ago! They've just started running, so there are still a lot of tastey bright ones out there. Don't they look it?
The weather that day was very Sewardian: windy, rainy, chilly. But through the dreary weather, Tyler fished on for 2 hours at the banks of the river, and another hour filleting and cleaning the fish at home. We had tried unsuccessfully the day before in similar weather. To get to the fishing location, you have to wade through the river, so hip waders are a neccessity. I, however, did not want to spend $50 on waders to go fishing. So, being resourceful, I dawned my wetsuit and booties, waded the river, and although I was wet, I stayed nice and warm (although not quite toasty). I did get a few funny looks for being the girl on the beach with a fishing pole and a wet suit, though.
We made fresh Alaskan Salmon Sushie that evening! Me oh my, tastier than pumpkin pie! You can't get sushi fresher than that, and Tyler did a wonderful job cutting it up. We served it wrapped in cabbage and cucumber. He caught a few females, so we had fresh salmon caviar as well. Oh, the tastiest meal in a long time! Fresh salmon sushi is most definatly yummier than fresh clams. Thank you Tyler!
Now for a random work picture: Can you tell what it is? I'll give you a hint....it's cut open from a necropsy done on it that afternoon! It has flippers! And a very large head that was cut off and turned upside down! It's brown on the outside, red, white, and blue on the inside! That's right--a big ol' male stellar sea lion! Somebody reported a dead bloated sea lion on the other side of the bay, so the SeaLife Center picked it up to do a necropsy on it to determine cause of death. They cut it up yesterday on the beach right in front of the center, deciding it died from a blood clot caused by a long term infection. Then they tied it up to the docks so it wouldn't float away, but would decay some more. Somebody probably wants the bones. Yummy. Sea Lion stew anyone? We also got our first rehab animal in for the summer on the same day, a female Spectacled Eider, which just so happens to be the same species I work with! Exciting, huh?
3 comments:
i want the bones.
Well Mrs. Barenjager... this is quite the blog post! Your life is incredible woman!
Love the photo of you next to the exploded and unfolded Sea Lion! Where were all the seagulls! Were they standing in line in the back ground with forks and knives ready to munch?
Have to say you have some of the most unique adventures...
I was surprised there were no sea gulls as well...
Keep posting - your stories are fantastic!!
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