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AlpenView's 2013 Season Review, Part 2

 

Left to right: Drew, Mike, Leon, Maurice, Edward, Ike and Aaron.
Lodge, August 16 - 19, 2013
Guests: Edward Sabin - Los Angeles, CA + Aaron Sabin - Los Angeles, CA + Mike Abelson - Los Angeles, CA + Drew Abelson - Los Angeles, CA
Leon Zekaria - Vernon, CA + Maurice Zekaria - Vernon, CA + Ike Zekaria - Vernon, CA
Crew: Isaac Fritz, Dave Jones, Shawn Finn, Joe Classen, Fru Finn and Mickey Jones.

 

Dave Jones holds an un-identified species of rock fish caught by Drew Abelson.

 

Ike Zekaria basking in the glory of winning the last hand.

Left to right: Dave, Sally, Cesi, Joe, Ray, Shawn, Lou, Fritz, Mickey and Tom.
Lodge, August 24 - 31, 2013
Guests: Fritz Jorg * Poulsbo, WA + Lou Hurlbut * Poulsbo, WA + Tom Finn * Poulsbo, WA + Sally Finn - Poulsbo, WA + Ray Sirois * Shapleigh, MA.
Crew: Dave Jones, Shawn Finn, Joe Classen, Cesi Velez and Mickey Jones.

Sally, Shawn and Tom Finn display their halibut. 

 

Fritz Jorg with a saltwater fly fishing prize, a black rock fish.

 

Fritz Jorg and Shawn Finn with a freshwater fly fishing prize, a silver salmon.

Joe Classen and Lou Hurlbut with a silver salmon. 

When AlpenView Wilderness Lodge first opened in June of 2000, Tom Finn was the first dishwasher and Mickey Jones was the first cook. The two share a reunion in AlpenView's fourteenth season of operation.

 

Above: Cesi Velez lights the candles to warm the butter for a crab banquet.

Right: A hors d'oeuver of raw halibut and salmon, blanched octopus, salmon roe and sake. Very cosmopolitan!

 

Left to right top: Joe C., Hugo, Ray, Joe T., Ruedy, Hans Peter, Scott, Jim, Eric and Mickey.
Bottom: Isaac, Cesi, Shawn and Dave.
Lodge, August 31 - September 7, 2013
Guests: Joe Toth * Carson City, NV + Jim Jacobsen * Novato, CA + Ray Sirois * Shapleigh, MA + Scott Bobbitt * Nashaua, NH
Eric Meyer - Zurich, Switzerland
Ruedy Kupfershmid - Zurich, Switzerland + Hans Peter Bochster - Wallisellen, Switzerland + Hugo Meier - Nurensdorf, Switzerland
Crew: Dave Jones, Shawn Finn, Joe Classen, Isaac Fritz, Cesi Velez and Mickey Jones.

Scott Bobbitt paddles up stream in an Eagle Harbor stream.

 

Shawn Finn lays offshore, timing his landing to pick up clients on a surf beach.

Left to right top: Michael S., Markus and Alex.
Middle: Carole, Peter, Michael B., Christian, Pauly, Stefan and Mickey.
Bottom: Shawn and Dave.
Lodge, September 7 - 14, 2013
Guests: Peter Schug * Staufenberg, Germany + Michael Schug * Staufenberg, Germany + Alex Schug * Staufenberg, Germany
Thomas "Pauly" Leipold * Staufenberg, Germany
Christian Kliwar - Staufenberg, Germany + Markus Jung * Lang Gons, Germany + Michael Brown - Fitchburg, MA + Stefan Ruhl * Lollar, Germany.
Crew: Dave Jones, Shawn Finn, Carole Velez and Mickey Jones.

 

Left: Dave Jones and Shawn Finn pose with Peter Schug and his halibut, the season's largest at 180#.


Below: Michael Brown took this under water shot of chum salmon in a spring pool.

 

Top Left: Steve. Right: Mark and Guy.
Camp, September 7 - 14, 2013
Guests: Steve Hoover + Mark Bennett - England + Guy Bennett - England.
Crew: Isaac Fritz and Joe Classen.

Isaac worked long and hard for this nice reindeer near the headwaters of the Ayakulik.

The remainder of the heard flees after Isaac's shot.

Left to right: Isaac, Jeff, Steve, Kerry, Brent, Frank, Scott and Joe.
Camp, September 21 - 28, 2013
Guests: Frank Varriale * Boise, ID + Brent Varriale * Fruitland, ID + Scott Kaufman * Idaho Falls, ID + Jeff Burkhardt * Vale, OR
Kerry Kegel * Ontario, OR + Steve Boles - Baker City, OR.
Crew: Isaac Fritz, Dave Jones and Joe Classen.

Left to right: Isaac, Bill, Aaron and Dave
Camp, September 28 - October 5, 2013
Guests: Bill Enloe * Los Alamos, NM + Aaron Enloe * Los Alamos, NM
Crew: Isaac Fritz and Dave Jones.

 

Aaron Enloe with a nice steelhead.

Dave Jones with the season's largest steelhead, 33 ½ in.

Isaac grills up a bacon wrapped reindeer back strap.

Left to right: Isaac, Donnie and Dave
Camp, October 5 - 12, 2013
Guests: Donnie Andrews * Denver, CO.
Crew: Isaac Fritz and Dave Jones.

Donnie Andrews with a nice buck steelhead. This was Donnie's 14th consecutive steelhead trip with AlpenView. 

 

Isaac Fritz with a spawning stage silver.

Left to right: Pete, Isaac, Zach and Dave's foot.
Camp break-down, October 9 - 14, 2013
Crew: Isaac Fritz, Pete Longrich, Zach Lloyd and Dave Jones.

For the second year in a row, the camp site is flooded in season prompting a move to a higher location. 

 

Zach Lloyd, Pete Longrich and Dave Jones slide a Weatherport from the boat to a new campsite on higher ground.

 

One of the many trips between sites included moving the outhouse.

 

Isaac cooked up a couple beaver. The meat was delicious, the tails were, well, interesting.

 

Left to right: Lloyd and Jason.
Lodge, November 1 - 10, 2013
Guests: Lloyd Stenersen - Soldotna, AK + Jason Stenersen - Ridgefield, WA
Crew: Dave Jones and Mickey Jones.

 

Jason's Deer, Lloyd's goat and deer.

AlpenView Wilderness Lodge and Out Camp

2013 Availability as of 8/20/2013

 Week Of

Saturday to Wednesday
4 nights

 Wednesday to Saturday
3 nights

May 25 to June 1 File A

6 spaces available at lodge

6 spaces available at lodge

 June 1 to 8 File B

6 spaces available at lodge

6 spaces available at lodge

 June 8 to 15 File C

Sold 6 at camp Spring Training
0 spaces available at camp 

Sold 6 at camp Spring Training
0 spaces available at camp 

 June 15 to 22 File D

Sold 4 at Camp (Crowell 4(3))
2 spaces available at Camp

 Sold 2 at camp (Friedrich 2)
4 spaces available at Camp

 June 22 - 29 File E

Sold 4 at Lodge (Friedrich 2) (Young 2)
2 spaces available at lodge
Sold 4 at Camp (Pirnique 4, TFS)
2 spaces available at Camp

 6 spaces available at lodge
Sold 6 at Camp (Pirnique 4, TFS) (Young 2)
0 spaces available at Camp

 June 29 to July 6 File F

6 spaces available at lodge

Sold 6 at Camp (Engber 6, TFS)

0 spaces available at camp

6 spaces available at lodge

Sold 6 at Camp (Engber 6, TFS)

0 spaces available at camp

 July 6 to 13 File G

Sold 1 at Lodge (Morrisey 1)
7 spaces available at lodge

Sold 6 at Camp (Morrisey 1) (Irvine 1) (Steed 4)
0 spaces available at Camp

Sold 7 at Lodge (Morrisey 2) (Irvine 1) (Steed 4)

1 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

  July 13 to 20 File H

Sold 6 at Lodge (Scott 6)
2 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

Sold 6 at Lodge (Scott 6)
2 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

 July 20 to 27 File I

Dave to Kodiak, Qtr. reports and BGCSB meeting.
8 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp 

8 spaces available at lodge
Sold 2 at Camp (Franklin 2)
4 spaces available at camp

 Week Of

Saturday to Wednesday
4 nights

Wednesday to Saturday
3 nights

 July 27 to Aug. 3 File J

Sold 5 at Lodge (Hoffman 1) (Jones - Porter 4)
3 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

Sold 4 at Lodge (Jones - Porter 4)
4 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

 August 3 to 10 File K

Sold 8 at lodge (Wagner 5) (Spencer 3)
0 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

8 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

 August 10 to 17 File L

Sold 3 at Lodge (Ryan 3)
5 spaces available at lodge
Sold 3 at Camp (Messier 2 (Sat - Tues)) (Boorn 1 (Sat - Tues))
3 spaces available at camp

Sold 3 at Lodge (Ryan 3)
0 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp 

 August 17 to 24 File M

Sold 7 at lodge (Zekaria 7, Friday to Monday)
0 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

8 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

 August 24 to 31 File N

Sold 2 at Lodge (Jorg 2)
6 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

Sold 3 at lodge (R. Sirois 1)(Jorg 2)
5 spaces available at lodge
6 spaces available at camp

  Aug. 31 to Sept. 7 File O

Sold 8 at lodge (Toth 1) (Jacobsen 1) (Bobbitt 1) (R. Sirois 1) (Meyer 4)
0 spaces available at lodge
0 spaces available at camp

Sold 8 at lodge (Toth 1) (Jacobsen 1) (Bobbitt 1) (R. Sirois 1) (Meyer 4)
0 spaces available at lodge
0 spaces available at camp

 Sept. 7 to 14 File P

Sold 8 at lodge (Schug 8)

Sold 3 at Camp (Hoover TFS 1) (Bennett 2)
0 spaces available at Camp

Sold 8 at lodge (Schug 8)

Sold 3 at Camp (Hoover TFS 1) (Bennett 2)
0 spaces available at Camp

Week Of

Saturday to Saturday
7 nights

 September 14 to 21 File Q

6 spaces available at camp

  September 21 to 28 File R

 

Sold 6 at Camp (Varriale 6)

0 spaces available at camp

 Sept. 28 to Oct. 5 File S

 Sold 2 at Camp (Enloe TFS 1) (Reinig TFS 1)
4 spaces available at Camp

October 5 to 12 File T

Sold 1 at Camp (Andrews 1)
5 spaces available at Camp

October 12 to 19 File U

Sold 6 at camp Fall Training

 0 spaces available at camp

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