alaska 2008: part two

clay is the best fisherman... seriously, he can out-fish almost everyone. he definitely out fished me this year, catching some red salmon, some silver salmon, some king salmon, and a huge 50 pound halibut!! i think fishing is in his blood. he makes it look so easy when really... its not.

here he is with a pink salmon.... we don't keep the pink salmon cause they don't taste very good. their meat turns to mush once they hit the freshwater. but they are a lot of fun to catch and release!! it was clay's first time halibut fishing. i cant express how difficult it is to go halibut fishing. we go out on a tiny boat into the ocean. drop our lines down to touch the bottom (which is 200-300 feet down!!) and you bounce your pole up and down until a halibut grabs hold of it. then you have to reel it up and "fight" the fish at the same time. its a workout i tell ya, but clay managed to catch the biggest halibut of all of us. a 48 pounder. they had to spear it just to get it onto the boat! it was awesome!!

clay's grandparents are two of the most amazing people, and we are so blessed to have them in our lives. here they are, teaching their grandson how to pan for gold...