Bear Island


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Bear Island

Bear Island is the 60 acre island shown in the map above designated with the letter A. This is the location of the commercial salmon fishing camp I will be working at. You get to Bear Island by taking a float plane from Kodiak to Larsen Bay and then travel 8 miles by boat to Bear Island. You can also take a boat from Kodiak to Bear Island which I think is about a 12 hour trip. The island to the right of Bear Island is Harvester Island. Duncan Fields and his family live on Harvester Island. If you zoom in on the map, you can see gravel bars which connect the island to the mainland. These are only visible during low tide.

Bear Island is located on the Shelikof Strait which is a body of water 150 miles long and 25-30 miles wide separating Alaska from Kodiak Island. The difference between high tide and low tide in this body of water is very large with the difference between low tide and high tide at the northern part of Shelikof Strait measuring up to 40 feet!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

May 10 The Cowboy 2

Finishing work on the Cowboy, my home away from home for the past month.  I arrived in Kodiak 4 weeks ago today.  I have 3 new shipmates on the boat.  We are finishing scraping and painting the boat in preparation for the move to fishing camp on Bear Island.  Wallace will take the Cowboy to Bear Island and anchor it off the island for the summer fishing season where it will be used as a big ice making machine to help preserve the salmon we catch.  Shawn, my shipmate for the past month is returning home to Arkansas tomorrow because of a medical condition which prevents him from going to Bear Island.  Its always good to make new friends and tough to see them go.  Wallace and I took the Cowboy away from the dock today to fill up with fuel and fresh water.  Right now I plan on leaving Kodiak for Bear Island on Sunday or Monday.
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  1. Judy FMay 14, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    We're enjoying your posts. Watching Deadliest Catch as I write. Stay safe and enjoy the views!

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