Fishing Adventures

Sorry it has been so long since the last post. Every time I sit down my mind seems to go blank except for the million other things that I need to be doing. We have been staying busy and having lots of adventures the last few weeks. The biggest adventures have been experienced by S on his almost nightly fishing trips. Being on nights has given him the opportunity to fish just before work while the girls and I are in bed. Late night fishing however also seems to be the best time for bear viewing. His first encounter was just over a week ago with a young bear that ran him off from his fishing spot. While S though he would try to be cute and inform the bear that "he was fishin there first", the young bear didn't appreciate his tone and began pouncing and clicking his teeth, which are signs that a bear feels threatened and is aggressive. So S politely gave up his fishing spot without any other back talk and a very sincere apology. In general the bears that are the biggest threat are the young males that are high on hormones and wanting to set up their dominance and mothers with cubs. Even so there has only been 1bear attack on the island in the last 20 years.
S next encounter wasn't near as exciting as the first. A few nights after meeting the young buck at the river S ran into a much older and larger bear. He was much more laid back and didn't mind sharing his fishing whole with other people. However, the people seem to have a problem sharing it with him so they gather their things and move down the river to the next spot.
Then just a few nights ago S ran into the BIG DADDY of bears. Kodiak bears are known for their size they are the largest bears in the nation (so I've been told). So you would think S would be surprised to see a bear that appears to be around 11ft step out of the bushes however he was very surprised. I'm not sure if it was the size that caught him off guard or the ease in which these 1000lb+ animals move through thick woods and rivers without making a sound! So you can be fishing in absolute silence get a whiff of some funny odor look up and be 50 feet away from an 11ft 1000lb bear and never even heard it coming!!
Currently we have heard reports of 4 bears and 3 cubs being at the Buskin river. The Big Daddy bear, the big bear, the young bear and a momma with 3 babies. We haven't had the privilege to meet the momma and I don't think I want to.
I even got a chance to see my first bear, which was amazing! Last night after leaving a friend's house we ran to the river to see if we could spot one. Sure enough the young bear was at one of his favorite fishing holes. S and another guy went down first to see if he was down there, and the bear and S both popped out of the bushes about the same time. Scared the mess out of both grown men IT WAS HILARIOUS! The bear crossed to the other side of the river to check us out and the other guys wife and I got a chance to see him. He was so cute but smelled awful. For the most part he ignored us and tried to fish then realizing we weren't leaving he moved down stream some more. So there are some of our wild life adventures.
We have been thoroughly enjoying the fresh caught fish and the wonderful weather here lately hopefully it will stay around and continue to warm up. We've hit the 60's several days now. While it feels great outside it gets a little toasty inside. We even hit 80 in the house the other day, so we opened the doors and cooled it off.