We traveled from Hoonah to Flynn Cove in hopes of catching a halibut. Did get a banty rooster and a chicken. When anchoring, we didn't go deep into the bay due to a lack of detail on the chart. After 6 boats came in and anchored inside of us, we felt pretty foolish stuck out in the middle.
6-23 On the way to Elfin Cove, we kept cutting back rpm's in order to arrive at South Inian Pass when our computer told us it would be slack water. Turns out the computer seems to be about an hour off; now we remember that a friend had mentioned that a couple of years ago. Our speed got down to 3.3 knots as we chugged against the current that was supposed to be slack. Elfin Cove is a delightful, little, busy village. There are 8 charter fishing businesses there, a post office, bar/cafe, museum, fuel dock, gift shops, salmon smokery etc. Approximately 200 people are in residence in the summer, but the billage is much quieter in the winter with only 8-12 folks. There is an inner as well as an outer harbor with free Alaska state docks. We chose the outer harbor where we could see all the activity; float planes coming and going, charters bringing in the daily catch of salmon and big halibut (200+ lbs). We also got a beautiful view, in clear weather, of the Fairweather Mts and th!
e glacier beneath them.
We enjoyed being at the dock with Silver Star and Whatever again. One day we all went fishing in the dinghies. After not catching any salmon, Jerry (Silver Star) rigged up for halibut with a spreader and salmon belly. Down to the bottom it went and immediately caught a big fish - a 35 lb white king salmon!
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