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Spring Projects
Some improvements were completed on AlpenView's west
wing. We now have two guest rooms with private bathrooms!
We also installed a power inverter, battery bank and
solar panels. The new equipment will allow us to have 24 hour
electricity while running our generator for only 12 hours. The
fuel savings are great in this day and age.
Special thanks to George Kirk, Mark Vickstrom and
Jerry Christiansen for their help.
Above: Delivering plumbing materials in their landing
craft and helping with the inverter instalation.
Left: My dog Boots inspects my first steelhead of
2006. Caught in a lake with no name at the edge of the winter
ice.
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Above: The out camp gets a new out house for 2006.
Right: It looks like a bomb went off during the beginning stages
of camp set-up.
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Above: A red fox stands in the green spring growth
of June.
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Camp, June 2 - 10, 2006
Thomas Lund *
Vedbak, Denmark
Jerry Cook *
Aptos, CA
Niels Due Jensen *
Bjerringbro, Denmark
Poul Due Jensen -
Silkeborg, Denmark
Jan Tryk - Horsens, Denmark
Left: Clockwise from left, Dave, Jan, Eric, Poul and
Neils.
Below: Jan with a fine sockeye.
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Left: Jerry Cook with a king salmon. Below: Midnight
sun catches Niels in his pajamas.
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Above: Niels will use one of our kayaks to fish several
pools, a great way to spend the day. Right: Niels with a king
salmon.
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Left top: Thomas with a king salmon. Left bottom:
Poul with a king salmon. Below: Jan, nice shirt!
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Camp, June 10 - 15, 2006
Chuck Widdicombe *
Montana
Ron Pletcher *
Montana
Joe Widdicombe *
Montana
Jim Jacobs -
Maryland
Greg Kitzmiller *
Lakewood, CO
Levi Pike *
Littleton, CO
Left top, clockwise from upper left: Joe, Levi, Greg,
Chuck, Jim, Ron, Dave and Eric.
Left bottom: Jim with a king salmon.
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Below: Levi with a king salmon.
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Below: Greg with a king salmon.
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Left: A mother caribou and her calf frequent
camp during June. Below: Veronica prepairs to smoke some king
salmon for dinner.
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Out Camp, June 15 - 20, 2006
Tim Longrich *
Kodiak, AK
Dennis Frome * Lake
Oswego, OR
Rick Bakovic *
San Pedro, CA
John Bakovic *
Bob Bakovic *
Paul Duffy - Seattle, WA
Mark Mailander - Cupertino, CA
Right top, clockwise from upper left: Rick, Bob, Mark,
John, Dennis, Tim, Dave, Paul and Eric.
Right bottom: Rick with a king salmon.
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Above: Tim with a steelhead.
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Above: Paul and Rick with a stringer of sockeye.
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Above: Paul with a king salmon.
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Above: June, 1:20am.
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Out Camp, June 20th - 25th,
2006
Dave Case *
Portland, OR
Elmer Case *
Portland, OR
Russ Case *
Tigard, OR
Jennifer Curran *
Lake Oswego, OR
Alex Piccirilli *
Rush, NY
Paul Kennett *
Woodbury, CT
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Above, clockwise from lower left: Al, Elmer, Russ,
Dave J., Eric, Paul, Dave C. and Jennifer.
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Above: Dave and Jennifer in a king salmon, father/daughter
picture.
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Above: Float Trip!
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Above: A mother red fox and her kit.
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Above: Russ with a king salmon.
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Above: Elmer with a king salmon.
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Above: Al with a king salmon.
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Above: Paul with a king salmon.
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Above: Jennifer and Dave eating off the land.
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Out Camp, June 25 - 30, 2006
Frank Varriale *
Boise, ID
Brent Varriale *
Fruitland, ID
Bill Davis *
Boise, ID
Scott Bishop *
Boise, ID
Coby Varriale - Fruitland, ID
Nick Varriale - Fruitland, ID
Right top, clockwise from lower left: Coby, Nick,
Frank, Dave, Eric, Bill, Brent and Scott.
Right bottom: Nick with a king salmon.
Below: Bill with a king salmon
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Above: Hey, look you guys. I think I see a bear over
there.
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Above: Lunch
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Our king/sockeye run at the camp was
a historic low. The king run produced a meager 3,106 fish. The
sockeye run fell below 150,000. The amazing thing was that, despite
the low return, each angler was rewarded with several kings and
sockeye. Our clients caught 520 kings, an average of 3 kings
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Due to depressed stocks the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game closed the Ayakulik to both king
and sockeye fishing on July 1, 2006. The closure was on short
notice so many of our early July camp clients were already en
route to Alaska. Fortunately we were able to move operations
to the lodge in Ugak Bay and accommodate our clients with a quality
fishing experience. We are happy to say that, of the ten clients
who were displaced by the river closure, nine are currently booked
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Lodge, June 30 - July 8, 2006
Leonard Ertle *
Northglenn, CO
Frank Pirnique *
Palouse, WA
Allan Pirnique - El Dorado, AR
Mack Jenkins - Indian Springs, AL
Left, left to right: Mack, Eric, Frank, Dave and Allan.
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Left top: Frank and Allan during a fly-out trip to
the Dog Salmon River. Left bottom: Mack and another fisherman
during a fly-out trip to the Dog Salmon River. Above: Molly Jones
prepairs to go out in a rain squall and do her evening chores
at the lodge.
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Lodge/Camp, July 8 - 15, 2006
Ray Cyr * Caribou
Woodland, ME
Bret Mattinson * North Aurora, IL
Bill Cyr *
Nampa, ID
Bill McKee *
Edmonds, WA
Ed Tostenrud - Mt. Vernon, WA
Dave Anderson - Nampa, ID
Left top, clockwise from left: Bret, Ed, Ray, Dave
A., Bill C., Bill M. and Dave. Left bottom: Ugak Bay Club members
enjoy a cold dip while taking a hot banya. Below: Guest Chef
Bill and lodge Chef Veronica display a crab stuffed halibut.
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Above: Bret battles a king salmon.
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Above: Bret, Ed and Bill M. with saltwater king salmon.
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Above: Dave A., Bill C. and Ed with saltwater king
salmon.
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Above: Bill Cyr commissions a fashion show to display
AlpenView apparel.
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During the July 8 - 15 week, guests spent some time
at the out camp via fly-out.
Left top: Guide Eric helps Dave A. land a Dolly Varden
while a bear looks on.
Left bottom: The same mother caribou and calf pictured
in the June portion of this review. Note the antler growth in
one month.
Below: Making the switch from Ugak Bay saltwater fishing
and fly-out freshwater fishing.
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Lodge, July 15 - 22, 2006
A family visit.
Left top, from left: Mickey Jones, Mathew, Tom Finn,
Molly Jones, Amy Finn and Dave. Shawn is the photographer.
Left bottom: Lodge crew at a lake with no name during
a trail cutting work day.
Below: Mathew with some king salmon.
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Lodge, July 22 - 26, 2006
Gerard Gabel * Bellaire, TX
Chris Gable - Bellaire, TX
George Gable - Bellaire, TX
Keith Schauder * Houston,
TX
Dillon Schauder * Houston,
TX
Taylor Schauder * Houston,
TX
Left, clockwise from far left:
Dave, Eric, Taylor, Keith, Dillon, Gerard, George, Chris and
Vikoda the bull dog.
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Above: Angie and Karl with halibut.
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Lodge, July 29 - August 2, 2006
Carl and Angie Thomas - Los
Alamos, NM
Lodge, August 2 - 5, 2006
Chris Ng - Nashville, TN
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Lodge, August 2 - 5, 2006
Pinky Gray * Carson City, NV
Jackie Maslowski - Lima, OH
Trina Lucido - Oakton, VA
Kassia Snyder - Michigan
Right top: Trina and Kassia
team up on the fishing rod to battle a halibut.
Right bottom: Dave, Jackie,
Kassia and Trina display their catch.
Below, from left: Kassia, Jackie,
Trina and Pinky.
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Above: Jackie with a chum salmon.
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Above: Kassia kayaking with the seals.
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Above: Trina is the big winner on poker night.
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Above: Kassia, and Trina join the Ugak Bay Club.
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Walter Maslowski fished with me on many occasions
beginning in 1990. Over the years Walter was a consistant client
that introduced my services to many people in the Lima, Ohio
area. Each year several families and friends from Lima visit
AlpenView as a result. Walter was a great fisherman and I know
I learned as much from him as he did from me. My friend Walter's
last trip to Kodiak was during the summer of 2003 (See 2003 photo
below).
Walter and I had many wonderful experiences fishing
on the Dog Salmon River. Walter asked that we scatter his ashes
at the base of Frazer Falls on this same river.
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Above: A fisherman's prayer for Walter Maslowski.
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Above: Depositing Walter's ashes in Frazer Falls.
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Above: Walter will have company each year during the
sockeye run. The base of the falls is very popular with the bears.
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Above: My Daughters Molly and Kathryn Jones.
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Lodge, August 12 - 19, 2006
Pinky Gray * Carson City, NV
Vegas Vik Harlan - Las Vegas,
NV
Below, clockwise from left:
Eric, Veronica, Vegas Vik and Erika.
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Left: Vegas Vik with a 53 pound
halibut caught on the cast fly.
Above: Eric and Dave at the top of Mt. Geddis-Farzukan,
2558 feet above AlpenView's back door. A beautiful hike during
which we feasted on salmon- berries, saw blacktail deer and lots
of wildflowers (following seven photos).
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Above, clockwise from bottom: Dave, John, Pat, Peter,
Reinhard, Marion, Charlene (with Dolly the dog), Shawn and Eric.
Right: A sushi platter by Chef Veronica.
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Lodge, August 19 - 26, 2006
Pat Steed * Eden, NC
Marion Steed - Eden, NC
John Maresca * Wirtz, VA
Charlene Maresca - Wirtz, VA
Peter Schug - Staufenberg, Germany
Reinhard Schmidt - Giessen, Germany
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Left and below: Veronica gives the girls belly dancing
lessons and their performance sets off quite the dancing party.
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Left top: Marion with a Dolly Varden
Left bottom: A brown bear charges right past us to
catch a salmon.
Below: Marion and a bear.
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Above: A happy birthday to Dan. Below: Eric and the
Janowskis on a climb of Mt Geddis - Farzukan.
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Lodge, August 26 - September 2, 2006
Paul Scheiwiller * Lima OH
Scott Stallkamp - Lima, OH
Dan Wilker - Lima, OH
Joe L. Janowski - Lima, OH
Joe E. Janowski - Centerville, OH
Below, clockwise from far left: Eric, Dan, Scott,
Shawn, Veronica (with Dolly the dog) Erika, Joe L., Paul and
Joe E.
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Right top: Dan with a silver salmon.
Right bottom: Scott with a pink salmon.
Below: Paul with a silver salmon.
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Below: Crab Night!
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Below: The view out of the lodge living room window
on a September morning.
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Lodge, September 2 - 9, 2006
Craig Walkowski *
Rockaway, NJ
Ed Walkowski * Wharton, NJ
Dan Shupe - Dayton, NV
Joe Toth * Carson City, NV
Jim Jacobsen * Novato, CA
Andrew Lundsten - SanDiego, CA
John Lundsten - Buffalo, MN
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Above: Veronica and her happy helpers Hannah (left)
and Carole (center).
Left, clockwise from the bottom: Jim, Shawn, John,
Andrew, Dan, Craig, Ed and Dave.
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Above: Gentleman Andrew helps Carole out of a kayak
on Seal Island.
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Above: Ed photographing wildlife from a kayak.
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Below Seated: Ray. Middle row: Dave, Boyd and
Chick. Top Row: Moe, Don, Bernie and Shawn.
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Lodge, September 9 - 16, 2006
Ray Sirois * Shapleigh, ME
Moe Thibault * Hollis, NH
Bernie Beaudoin * Overland
Park, KS
Chick Forrence * Nashua, NH
Don Thibault - Nashua, NH
Boyd Hoskins - N. Venice, FL
Below: Don joins the Ayakulik River Club on an out
camp fly-out. Don is also a member of the Ugak Bay Club.
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Out Camp, September 9 - 16,
2006
Kim Hertel - Appling GA
Brian Hardy - Woodstock VT
Right: Not all anglers at the camp are fly fishermen.
Eric demonstrates a different fishing style.
Below, clockwise from bottom: Kim, Brian, Erika and
Eric.
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Below: Brian with a silver salmon.
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Below: ?, Kim and Eric on the to of Mt. Get-to-the-top,
970 feet above the camp.
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Above: A Dolly Varden lunch.
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Above: Dave with a steelhead.
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Out Camp, September 16
- 26, 2006
Nico Geoderen - Bad Ischl, Austria
Herbert Bramberger - Bad Ischl, Austria
Gustaf Steindl - Austria
Left: A nicely painted Dolly Varden.
Below, clockwise from bottom: Kathryn Jones, Eric,
Nico, Herbert, Gustaf and Dave.
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Below: A September frost.
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Below: Nico with a steelhead.
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Below: A float plane is damaged on takeoff. We are
happy to say that Chef Veronica, her dog Dolly and pilot Kyle
Eaton were un-harmed.
Right: The damaged airplane is flown to Kodiak for
repair.
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Camp, September 30 - October
7, 2006
Don Andrews *
Denver, CO
Ray Estes *
Denver, CO
Nathan Harnish * Aspen, CO
Bryan Nelson - Aspen, CO
Karl Cowzer - Saffron Walden,
England
Nolan Cowzer - Saffron Walden,
England
Below, clockwise from upper
left: Ray, Bryan, Eric, Karl, Don, Dave, Nathan and Nolan.
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Above: Karl and Nolan with silver salmon. Below: The
camp crew for steelhead season 2006. Eric, Erika, Veronica and
Dave.
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Camp, October 7 - 14, 2006
Dick Negley * San Antonio, TX
Tony Paulino-Alvarez *
Reykjavik, Iceland
Chris Gill * San Antonio, TX
Fritz Jorg * Poulsbo, WA
Christopher Gill - San Antonio,
TX
Ed Hudson - Davis, CA
Below, clockwise from upper
left: Dick, Chris, Fritz, Tony, Christopher, Eric, Dave and Ed.
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Above: Chris doesn't travel light.
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Below: Dick waits for a jet boat pick-up in the Ayakulik.
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Above: Christopher at camp. Below: Ed tying flys.
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Below: Fritz and Chris with a steelhead.
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Below: Fritz with another steelhead. We got used to
it after a while.
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Left top: Veronica enjoys the flowers brought
to her by the guests.
Left center: Tony and Ed on the ride home to camp
in the boat.
Left bottom: The wine/rod rack.
Below: Dave and Fritz enjoy the afternoon sun at the
end of their 19th consecutive season as guide and client. It's
been a great pleasure and I can't wait until our 2007 adventures.
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Below: Guide Eric's dad joins the camp crew for camp
breakdown. During the week we went after a little camp meat.
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Below: Bob Cymbolin with a steelhead.
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