Fishing for king in Alaska is a tricky business because you are limited in terms of where you can fish, when you can fish, and what you can fish with in regard to lures and hooks.  We referred to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and settled on Willow Creek and the Susitna River.  [ed. note: Josh told me to tell you that we fished the confluence of the two rivers.]

I have never fished for anything bigger than a bass or a trout so this was a very new experience for me.  The rods are HUGE!  And the whole kit is so heavy my arm ached for another day or two.  Josh was so excited he could barely contain himself.  I thought I was going to kill someone ("someone") on the hour drive to Willow.

People warned us that king fishing would be "combat fishing" - I wasn't sure what that meant but I soon found out.

I think that Saturday was the last beautiful, sunny day we've seen here in Southcentral - I even got a tan!

I had so much fun watching Josh fish.  He enjoys it so much - the $10 king tag on our fishing licenses was well worth the money.

It was a pretty slow day in the river, at least at our end.  I had to take breaks now and again.  Just me and the ADN.

Throughout the day a pair of bald eagles soared above us which was probably the highlight for me.  They are so thrilling to watch.

Josh and I scored a big "zero" on the king front but there are plenty of salmon left and we're game to try again!  Especially after seeing this guy haul one in as we left the river: