When we left Wrangell we planed on fishing our way to Ernest sound. We were told of a good halibut spot in Circle Bay at the south end of Woronkofski Island. We stopped, we fished, we saw no indication of good halibut habitat. So much for local information, we headed down Zimovia Strait.
Zimovia Strait is another beautiful passage with spectacular vistas, where the tide meets in the narrow part.
The flood tide from Wrangell flows south and the flood tide from Ernest sound flows north. The tide meets at Village Islands just north of the narrows.
We met a couple of boats going north at the narrows. As I have pointed out before, in the Pacific Northwest when there are tide or current considerations boats seem to appear out of nowhere at the critical point of the passage.After we got through the narrows we trolled for salmon until we got to Ernest Sound with out success. Along the way we met and visited with a young lad from Thoms Place out in his rowing shell and making enough speed to catch up with us.
After giving up on the fishing we went across Ernest Sound and down Seward Passage passed a couple of sailboats anchored in Frosty bay and set our prawn trap before being led by a pod of dolphins into Santa Anna Inlet to Anchor, 55° 58.556’ N / 131° 56.056’ W, for the night, along with a group of kayaker's and another sailboat that came in after us.
Tomorrow we head for Meyers Chuck on Clarence Strait.Stay Tuned,
George and joAnne
