Page: Fishing Action 2000
Tanaku Lodge
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The 2000 Season
Note: We didn't take pictures of all client's fishing Success this season
Randy at Tanaku Lodge with his 29 lb King Salmon
Randy Komlofske
King Salmon
29 lbs
Randy hails from Aloha, Oregon. He's smiling ear-to-ear after landing this beautiful twenty nine pound king salmon. I'm sure his friends back home can't wait for him to return home so they can enjoy a barbecued salmon steak!
Bert Babb with his 29 lb Alaska king salmon
Bert Babb
King Salmon
29 lbs
Bert Babb lives in the city of Eugene, Oregon. His trophy king tipped the scale at a respectable twenty-nine pounds. Look at the girth on that big boy! Whoa doggies! Bert is hosting the Oregon State Beavers group. GO BEAVERS!
Van Watkins with his 40 lb Alaska King Salmon
Van Watkins
King Salmon
40 lbs
A picture is worth a thousand words....well Van Watkin's friends and associates back home in Celina, Texas will surely believe his fish stories when they take a gander at this photo. Big Van's king of king's tipped the scales at a whopping forty pounds! "Torch the BarBQ there's salmon in the house tonight!"
Dick Rohl with his 125 lb Pacific Halibut
Dick Rohl
Pacific Halibut
125 lbs.
Dick Rohl hails from Junction City, Oregon and is a member of the Oregon State Beavers group. Dick's Halibut tipped the scales at One Hundred and Twenty Five Pounds! By the way....check out our Lodge Section for recipes. I'm sure you'll find a dandy Halibut recipe. Life just doesn't get any better than this - blue skies; fishing with your best buddies, great food and real down-home Alaska hospitality!
Coach Lappano with his 26 lb Alaska king salmon
Tim Lappano
King Salmon
26 lbs.
Tim Lappano is the offensive coach for the Oregon State Beavers. Looks like he did some great offensive sport fishing; landing this beautiful, ocean-run king salmon. The king tipped the sacle at twenty-six pounds.
Michael Chambers with his 25 lb king salmon
Michael Chambers
King Salmon
25 lbs.
Michael Chambers is pictured here with his twenty-five pound king salmon! Hey way to Go Mike! It's a beauty! Michael hails from the snowy mountain country; making his home is Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Gerald Braunberger with his 28 lb king salmon
Gerald Braunberger
King Salmon
28 lbs.
Gerald Braunderger is a member of the OSU Beavers group and makes his home in Springfield, Oregon. His is pictured here with his twenty-eight pound ocean run King Salmon. GO BEAVERS!
Greg Goracke with his 25 lb king salmon
Greg Goracke
King Salmon
25 lbs
Greg Goracke is pictured here with his twenty-five pound King Salmon. Greg is a member of the Oregon State University group and makes his home in Tangent, Oregon. there's simply nothing better than spending quality time with you fishing buddies, swapping stories, fishin' and enjoying the Great Alaska outdoors!
American Ag Group at Tanaku Lodge in SE Alaska
American Ag Group
Group Photo
A special thanks to the American Ag Group. What a great Group.Click on the photo to activate a slide show of their trip to our lodge!
Mel Petrie with a big 35 lb king salmon
Mel Petrie
King Salmon
35 lbs.
Mel Petrie, from Nebraska caught a beefy thirty-five pound King Salmon on July 1, 2000 while fishing at Tanaku Lodge. What a beautiful Fish! Way to Go Mel! GO NEBRASKA!!
Judy Hietbrink with a 26 lb king salmon
Judy Hietbrink
King Salmon
26 lbs.
Ms Judy Hietbrinks hails from the great state of Nebraska. She proudly displays here twenty-six pound ocean-fresh King Salmon caught this first day of July, 2000. She was fishing the Cross Sound area. What a beautiful silvery Chinook! Way to Go JUDY!!!
Patty Krietman with her 33 lb lingcod
Patty Krietman
Lingcod
33 lbs
Ms Patty Krietman displays her thirty-three pound ling cod. What an ancient looking bottom feeder! Ling cod is one of my all time favorite table fish. Very flavorful!! Patty also makes the Lincoln, Nebraska area her home. GO NEBRASKA!
Angie Churray with her 149 lb Pacific halibut
Angie Churray
Pacific Halibut
149 lbs.
This is Angie Churray standing proudly by her One Hunderd and Forty Nine pound Flounder! Any Halibut over 100 pounds is considered a huge fish, and as you can clearly see this is a BIG FISH!! Angie is from the great state of Nebraska.
Angie Churray with her 39 lb lingcod
Angie Churray
Lingcod
39 lbs.
Angie Churray had a very good day! Besides the huge Pacific Halibut above, she also landed this gargantuan lingcod. This monster tipped the scale at a whopping Thirty Nine Pounds! Way to Go ANGIE!!
Jim with his 145 lb hallibut
Jim Churray
Pacific Halibut
145 lbs.
This is Jim Churray standing proudly by another monster Halibut. This Big Boy was caught today - July 1, 2000, and tips the scale at a whopping One Hundred and Forty Five Pounds! It's a Keeper! Way to Go JIM!!
Pete Pettit with his 100 lb halibut
Pete Pettit
Pacific Halibut
100 lbs.
This is Pete Pettit. He hails from the great state of Nebraska and is standing by his One Hundred Pound Pacific Halibut! Any Halibut tipping the scale at 100 pounds or more is considered a trophy-sized catch. Man-oh-Many! What a great day. Way to Go PETE!!
Gordon Petrie with his 150 lb halibut
Gordon Petrie
Pacific Halibut
150 lbs.
This is Gordon Petrie standing next to the FISH OF THE DAY!! This Big Whopper tipped the scale at One Hundred and Fifty Pounds. Gordon is also from the great state of Nebraska. There's one thing for sure -- Nebraskans sure know how to catch fish!! Way to Go GORDON!!
Pete and Jack Pettit with their 149 lb halibut
Pete and Jack Pettit
Pacific Halibut
149 lbs.
Pete and Jack Pettit stand by their One Hundred and Forty Nine pound monster Halibut. They caught this fish on July 3rd, 2000 while fishing the Cross Sound waters. What a great Fish!! Way to Go PETE and JACK!!
Jim Neeman with her 36 lb lingcod
Jill Neeman
Lingcod
36 lbs.
This is Jill Neeman standing by her Thirty Six pound Lingcod. That's one big Ling! It's time for Fish and Chips!! Way to Go JILL!
Don Pegler III with his 168 lb halibut
Don Pegler III
Pacific Halibut
168 lbs.
This is a picture of Don Pegler III standing by his One Hundred and Sixty Eight pound Pacific Halibut. Man-o-man, look at that gargatuan bottom-feeder. Halibut is one of my very favorite table fish. There are so many different ways to prepare halibut. Check out our Recipe section for some great ways to cook up your season's catch! WAY TO GO DON! THAT'S THE BIG FISH OF THE DAY!!
Randy Neeman with his 35 lb lingcod
Randy Neeman
Lingcod
35 lbs.
Randy Neeman stands by his Thirty Five pound Lingcod. Randy hails from Lincoln, Nebraska. Nothing like it --- fishing all day with your best buddies while enjoying blue skies and the extraordinary beauty of Elfin Cove, Alaska.
Jack Pettit with his 140 lb halibut
Jack Pettit
Pacific Halibut
140 lbs.
This is Jack Pettit standing by his One Hundred and Forty Pound monster Pacific Halibut! Jack is a member of the Nebraska Group. As the picture clearly shows, Jack has had one heck of a sportfishing vacation of our lodge. WAY TO GO JACK!!
Jim Churray with his 130 lb halibut
Jim Churray
Pacific Halibut
130 lbs.
This is Jim Curray standing by his One Hundred and Thirty Pound Halibut. Jim is a member of the Nebraska Group and has had an extremely productive fishing trip to our lodge this season. The group has been a lot of fun! Nice going Jim! Hope to see you again next season!
Coleen Pegler with her 143 lb Pacific Halibut
Coleen Pegler
Pacific Halibut
143 lbs.
This is Coleen Pegler standing by her One Hundred and Forty Three Pound 'Taller-than-she-is' Monster Halibut! Way to Go COLEEN!! THIS IS THE FISH OF THE DAY! Man, this group has certainly scored on some huge halibut!
Kreitman Pegler Group with there day's catch
Kreitman/Pegler Group
Halibut
lots of lbs.
This is a group photo of Dan & Patty Kreitman, their daughter Heather Kreitman, and Don and Coleen Pegler. What a Great Day!! We have really enjoyed having you to our lodge and hope to see you again next season!
Dave Hoover with his 122 lb Pacific halibut
Dave Hoover
Pacific Halibut
122 lbs.
This is a photo of Dave Hoover standing next to his One Hundred and Twenty Two Pound Pacific Halibut. He landed this BIG FISH on July 17th, 2000. WAY TO GO DAVE!!
Dve Koenig with his 38 lb king salmon
Dave Koenig
King Salmon
38 lbs.
This is Dave Koenig holding his Thirty Eight Pound King Salmon! Way to Go Dave!! It's a Keeper! There are king salmon available in our area all season, from May through September!
Donna Calandra with her 103 lb halibut
Donna Calandra
Pacific Halibut
103 lbs
This is Donna Calandra standing by here One Hundred and Three Pound Pacific Halibut. What a Huge Fish! WAY TO GO DONNA!
David West with his 31 lb king salmon
David West
King Salmon
31 lbs.
This is a photo of David West holding his silver-bright Thirty One Pound King Salmon. David landed this beautiful salmon on July 18, 2000. WAY TO GO DAVID!! We'll see you again next season!
George Shafer with his 140 lb halibut
George Shafer
Pacific Halibut
140 lbs.
This is a photo of George Shafer standing by his One Hundred and Forty Pound Pacific Halibut. Way to Go George - that's the BIG FISH OF THE DAY! His huge flounder was landed on July 18th, 2000.
Danny Azzato with his 176 lb Pacific halibut
Danny Azzato
Pacific Halibut
176 lbs.
This is Danny Azzato standiing by his 'Big Fish of the Day Winner!'. Danny's huge Pacific Halibut tipped the scale at One Hundred and Seventy Six Pounds and was landed on July 11th, 2000. WAY TO GO DANNY!!
Darin Menapace with his 127 lb halibut
Darin Menapace
Pacific Halibut
127 lbs.
This is a photo of Darin Menapace standiing by his One Hundred and Twenty Seven Pound Halibut. This flounders was landed by Darin on July 11th, 2000. WAY TO GO DARIN!!
Aaron Jones with his 240 lb Pacific halibut
Aaron Jones
Pacific Halibut
240 lbs.
This is a photo of Aaron Jones with his Two Hundred and Forty Pound Monster Pacific Halibut. Now that's a Huge Fish!! WAY TO GO AARON - THAT'S THE BIG FISH OF THE DAY!!
Larry Kennedy with his 115 lb halibut
Larry Kennedy
Pacific Halibut
115 lbs.
This is a photo of Larry Kennedy with his One Hundred and Fifteen pound Pacific Halibut. He landed this monster on August 7th, 2000. WAY A GREAT DAY OF FISHING! We'll see you next season for another great sport fishing vacation!! Let's Go Fishing!!
Marshall Carolan with his 136 lb halibut
Marshall Carolan
Pacific Halibut
136 lbs.
This is a photo of Marshall Carolan taken on August 5th, 2000 with his One Hundred ad Thrity Six pound 'Bigger than hie is' Pacific Halibut! Great going Marshall!!
Bill Raynor with his 110 lb halibut
Bill Raynor
Pacific Halibut
110 lbs.
This is a photo of Bill Raynor with his One Hundred and Ten pound flounder. What a nice-sized Pacific Halibut! Way to Go Bill!! Bill caught his monster fish on August 7th, 2000 while fishing at our lodge.
Matt Carolan with his 122 lb halibut
Matt Carolan
Pacific Halibut
122 lbs.
This is a photo of Matt Carolan taken on August 7th, 2000 with his One hundred and Twenty Two pound halibut!! Man, what a day of Fishing! Nice going Matt!!
Norm Green with his 106 lb halibut
Norm Green
Pacific Halibut
106 lbs.

This is a photo of Norm Green taken on August 5th, 1000 with his One Hundred and Six pound Monster Halibut!! What a great day of fishing!! WAY TO GO NORM!1 HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT Season!!

 

 

 

 


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