Fishing Action 2005
Tanaku Lodge
Alaska's Finest Fishing Adventures
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Alan Teplis 33 lbs.
Alan Teplis 33 lbs.
What a beauty for one of our favorite returners!
Allan Mintken  103 lbs.
Allan Mintken 103 lbs.
He just keeps coming back for them!
Allen Nunez 100 lbs.
Allen Nunez 100 lbs.
Allen never seems to leave a big fish untouched!
Angelo Mazzoli  27 lbs.
Angelo Mazzoli 27 lbs.
He's a master!
Angelo Mazzoli 137 lbs.
Angelo Mazzoli 137 lbs.
Bear Sievers 101 lbs.
Bear Sievers 101 lbs.
I'd say this halibut is about as big as a bear as well!
Ben Perry 25 lbs.
Ben Perry 25 lbs.
Nice looking fish!
Bert Babb  15 lbs.
Bert Babb 15 lbs.
Our favorite fisherman is a jigging machine!
Bess Nichols 130 lbs..JPG
Bess Nichols 130 lbs.
Quite a fish for quite a woman!
Bill Bushnell 25 lbs..JPG
Bill Bushnell 25 lbs.
Great fish for a great returning fisherman!
Bill Horne 28 lbs.
Bill Horne 28 lbs.
Now this man can fish!
Bill Marquess 15 lbs. Coho!
Bill Marquess 15 lbs. Coho!
First board worthy coho of the yearÉgood job Bill!
Billy Bob and Bob Erdtsieck 147 lbs.
Billy Bob and Bob Erdtsieck 147 lbs.
A long time guest and a long time employee have fun sharing this baby!
Bob Erdtsieck 145 lbs.
Bob Erdtsieck 145 lbs.
The fish fear Bob's presence in Alaska!
Bob Erdtsieck 170 lbs.
Bob Erdtsieck 170 lbs.
What can I say?! He's a fishing machine!
Bob Harmon  165 lbs.
Bob Harmon 165 lbs.
Our famous dentist can fish just as good as he can sew up heads!
Bob Skawski 27 lbs.
Bob Skawski 27 lbs.
Bob has earned this good looking fish!
Bob Steinlaut 119 lbs.
Bob Steinlaut 119 lbs.
Great looking fish for a great looking guy
Bonz Greenberg 123 lbs.
Bonz Greenberg 123 lbs.
What a day for hundys!
Brian Allen 16 lbs. Coho.JPG
Brian Allen 16 lbs. Coho
Nice Coho!
Buford Hooper 27 lbs.
Buford Hooper 27 lbs.
Nice catch!
Carolyn Tyson  140 lbs.
Carolyn Tyson 140 lbs.
ItÕs a sure thing that this great lady will catch a big one yearly!
Carroll Moore 100 lbs.
Carroll Moore 100 lbs.
The head of the family proves why he is that...nice fish!
Cash Nichols 106 lbs..JPG
Cash Nichols 106 lbs.
Looks like Cash is taking after his father, Captain Mike, already!
Chad Geary 112 lbs.
Chad Geary 112 lbs.
Fanastic looking halibut!
Chad Johnstun  107 lbs.
Chad Johnstun 107 lbs.
A fourth of July fish for our favorite kitchen redo god!
Chad McCoy 113 lbs.
Chad McCoy 113 lbs.
Nice butt Chad! The fish, that is!
Chad McCoy 31 lbs.
Chad McCoy 31 lbs.
Chad strikes again!
Charlie Bishop 27 lbs.
Charlie Bishop 27 lbs.
Ted Co's favorite helper can fish too!
Chris Miller 101 lbs.
Chris Miller 101 lbs.
Nice fish Chris! Good job!
Chris Wallace 217 lbs.
Chris Wallace 217 lbs.
One of our favorite mid-Westerners proves that he knows how to butt fish!
Connie Weil & David Courtney 172 lbs. .JPG
Connie Weil & David Courtney 172 lbs.
One of our favorite mid-Westerners proves that he knows how to butt fish!
Dan Kreitman 33 lbs.
Dan Kreitman 33 lbs.
One of our favorite guests, proudly displaying why he comes back every year!
Daren Shrader  142 lbs.
Daren Shrader 142 lbs.
The Shrader family is a fishing family tree!
Dave Brookhart 25 lbs.
Dave Brookhart 25 lbs.
First King of the year!
Dave Moore 107 lbs..JPG
Dave Moore 107 lbs.
Good looking board fish!
David Ball 26 lbs.
David Ball 26 lbs.
Mustve had a ball bringing this baby in, eh?
David Shrader  101 lbs.
David Shrader 101 lbs.
So fishing does run in the family!
David Terrill 142 lbs..JPG
David Terrill 142 lbs.
Last monster of the season. Great Job.
David Terrill 15 lbs..JPG
David Terrill 15 lbs.
Nice color!
Don Faust 26 lbs.
Don Faust 26 lbs.
This was Don's lucky dayÉ.a nice halibut and a gorgeous king!
Doug Hollis 128 lbs.
Doug Hollis 128 lbs.
A regular does his regular!
Doug McGarrity 21 lbs.
Doug McGarrity 21 lbs.
What a huge pumpkinÉgood job Doug!
Doug Parker 114 lbs..JPG
Doug Parker 114 lbs.
Nice looking halibut!
Doug Unruh 146 lbs..JPG
Doug Unruh 146 lbs.
Must have been the lucky hat!
Eric Meyer  27 lbs.
Eric Meyer 27 lbs.
Good fish for a coming regular!
Fred Erdtsieck  122 lbs.
Fred Erdtsieck 122 lbs.
He's done this so many times he wont even pose with a fish!
Fred Erdtsieck 106 lbs.
Fred Erdtsieck 106 lbs.
Our all time favorite guest shows us his stuff!
Gary Smith  108 lbs.
Gary Smith 108 lbs.
He does great work both on paper and on the water!
Gerry McGrath 112 lbs.
Gerry McGrath 112 lbs.
This guest is practically a crew memberÉwe love you Gerry!
Glenn Carlson  48 lbs.!!!!
Glenn Carlson 48 lbs.!!!!
We always love to see our seasons biggest catch go to someone like Glenn!
Gordon Benson 25 lbs..JPG
Gordon Benson 25 lbs.
Now this man is a salmon fisherman!
Gordon Benson 29 lbs.
Gordon Benson 29 lbs.
Good job Gordon!
Greg Tocks  44 lba.
Greg Tocks 44 lba.
Biggest fish of the yearÉwhat a beauty!
Gretchen Betz 101 lbs..JPG
Gretchen Betz 101 lbs.
She's on the board for every species!
Gretchen Betz 16 lbs..JPG
Gretchen Betz 16 lbs.
Looks like this weighs 116 not 16 lbs!!!!
Gretchen Betz 26 lbs..JPG
Gretchen Betz 26 lbs.
Now this little lady is a pro!
Guy Comeaux 29 lbs..JPG
Guy Comeaux 29 lbs.
What a fabulous king!
Henry Brooks 25 lbs.
Henry Brooks 25 lbs.
What a day for fishing, eh?
Henry Hauck 109 lbs.
Henry Hauck 109 lbs.
Cant catch one of these back in New York, eh Henry?!
Howard Weinstein 121 lbs.
Howard Weinstein 121 lbs.
A fabulous man and a fabulous fish!
Howard Weinstein 150 lbs.
Howard Weinstein 150 lbs.
Who says Howard is difficultÉ.he makes it look so easy!
Jack Law 105 lbs.
Jack Law 105 lbs.
Good looking fish!
Jamie Severens  108 lbs.
Jamie Severens 108 lbs.
Boy, that fish may be just a tad smaller than you!
Jeff Cetin 142 lbs.
Jeff Cetin 142 lbs.
Another New Yorker proves to show those AK fish who is boss!
Jeff Friedman 229 lbs..JPG
Jeff Friedman 229 lbs.
Our favorite doctor brings in a keeper!
Jeff Givens 118 lbs.
Jeff Givens 118 lbs.
What a fabulous butt! The fish, Jeff!
Jeff Oliver 16 lbs.
Jeff Oliver 16 lbs.
First worthy rockfish of the year...good job Jeff!
Jerry Johnson 29 lbs.
Jerry Johnson 29 lbs.
Those midwesterners sure know how to fish!
Jim Boyle 115 lbs.
Jim Boyle 115 lbs.
This fabulous returner proves that repeat visits pays off!
Joe Siebert 116 lbs.
Joe Siebert 116 lbs.
What a beautiful butt!
John Buettner 101 lbs.
John Buettner 101 lbs.
What a butt!
John Courtney 293 lbs..JPG
John Courtney 293 lbs.
What a day for halibut fishingÉone of our biggest of the year!
John Willis
John Willis
What a hog John!
Juli Vailiant 15 lbs. Coho.JPG
Juli Vailiant 15 lbs. Coho
Nice looking fish, way to show those guys how to do it.
Kay Bloom 102 lbs.
Kay Bloom 102 lbs.
Now thatÕs a healthy looking fish!
Ken Birmingham 106 lbs.
Ken Birmingham 106 lbs.
Gorgeous fish!
Ken Yakel 134 lbs.
Ken Yakel 134 lbs.
What a hog!
Larry Goelman 27 lbs.
Larry Goelman 27 lbs.
What a beauty!
Larry Marshall 133 lbs.
Larry Marshall 133 lbs.
Those midwesterners sure know how to fish!
Lee Jeffres  34 lbs.
Lee Jeffres 34 lbs.
He even gets rewarded for hanging with the Kreitman bunch!
Lee Jeffres 135 lbs.
Lee Jeffres 135 lbs.
He's bursting with luck!
Marlene Snider 113 lbs. Halibut.JPG
Marlene Snider 113 lbs. Halibut
Those Idahoan women sure know how to fish!
Marty Smith 115 lbs.
Marty Smith 115 lbs.
What can I sayÉa good looking fish for a good looking guy!
Merv Boyce  26 lbs.
Merv Boyce 26 lbs.
Those Alaskan Brewing folk have all the luck!
Michael Jordon 122 lbs.
Michael Jordon 122 lbs.
One of our favorite late nighters proves you donÕt need sleep to fish hard!
Mike Kluebec 108 lbs..JPG
Mike Kluebec 108 lbs.
Two fish on one dayÉgood job Mike!
Mike Kluebec 137 lbs..JPG
Mike Kluebec 137 lbs.
This doctor is a fishing machine!
Mike Kreindler 115 lbs.
Mike Kreindler 115 lbs.
What a hog!
Mike McGilvray 33 lbs.
Mike McGilvray 33 lbs.
What a hog!
Mike Nichols 25 lbs.
Mike Nichols 25 lbs.
Mikey on the board early this season!
Mikey Erdtsieck 125 lbs.
Mikey Erdtsieck 125 lbs.
This kid is a long time returner even at his ageÉand it shows in his fishing!
Miller Freidman & Steven Weil 230 lbs..JPG
Miller Freidman & Steven Weil 230 lbs.
Huge fish! Good job boys!
Mitch Spangler 25 lbs.
Mitch Spangler 25 lbs.
Our favorite electrician finds a healthy chinook!
Nancy Kniivila 32 lbs.
Nancy Kniivila 32 lbs.
Always nice to see a friend pull in a big one!
Nikki Tang 140 lbs.
Nikki Tang 140 lbs.
That fish has to be twice the size of the girl!
Paul Snider 15 lbs. Coho Salmon
Paul Snider 15 lbs. Coho Salmon
This Idahoan is the rockfish king!
Paul Snider 18 lbs.
Paul Snider 18 lbs.
This Idahoan is the rockfish king!
Phillip Rogers 150 lbs.
Phillip Rogers 150 lbs.
One of our favorite chummers proves that his technique works! Ha ha!
Pops Sievers  107 lbs.
Pops Sievers 107 lbs.
I'd say this halibut is about as big as a bear as well!
Ralph Hegman  110 lbs.
Ralph Hegman 110 lbs.
What a hog!
Rebecca Jay 114 lbs.
Rebecca Jay 114 lbs.
And she gets rewarded for putting up with all those rowdy boy!
Rick Mason  106 lbs.
Rick Mason 106 lbs.
Rick sure knew how to handle this big boy!
Robert Sakowitz 27 lbs
Robert Sakowitz 27 lbs
What a gorgeous looking king!
Rod Winter 112 lbs.
Rod Winter 112 lbs.
What a day for halibut fishing, eh?
Rod Winter 25 lbs.
Rod Winter 25 lbs.
Lucky man knows how to snag all sorts of fish!
Ron Aho  30 lbs.
Ron Aho 30 lbs.
Ron is a master when it comes to kings!
Ron Brigati 110 lbs..JPG
Ron Brigati 110 lbs.
Our favorite late night New Yorker brings in a big one!
Ronda Hunter  100 lbs.
Ronda Hunter 100 lbs.
Who says a lady cant fish?!
Ronda Hunter & Sue Eckley 190 lbs.
Ronda Hunter & Sue Eckley 190 lbs.
Naked lady tag team?!!!
Royce Kreitman  147 lbs.
Royce Kreitman 147 lbs.
They just keep getting bigger, eh?
Royce Kreitman 139 lbs.
Royce Kreitman 139 lbs.
He does it year after year without failÉ.good going Royce!
Royce Kreitman 248 lbs.
Royce Kreitman 248 lbs.
A hundy, a three hundy, now a two hundyÉ.can he be stopped?!
Rudolfo Anaya 116 lbs.
Rudolfo Anaya 116 lbs.
Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
Rueben Maier 25 lbs.
Rueben Maier 25 lbs.
He triumphs both at Rosie's and at fishing! HaHa!
Rusty Bennet 29 lbs.
Rusty Bennet 29 lbs.
Ol Rusty proves to be a better fisherman than a dice player!
Ryan Maxson 314 lbs.
Ryan Maxson 314 lbs.
The biggest fish of the season got this boy wore out!
Ryan Paddock 16 lbs..JPG
Ryan Paddock 16 lbs.
Now that fish is HUGE!
Ryan Paddock 162 lbs..JPG
Ryan Paddock 162 lbs.
Like father like sonÉol Rogers kin kills a big one!
Sandy Santos  120 lbs.
Sandy Santos 120 lbs.
Gorgeous fish for a gorgeous lady!
Scott Hoffman 27 lbs.
Scott Hoffman 27 lbs.
What a beauty!
Sharon Miller 25 lbs.
Sharon Miller 25 lbs.
She's a versatile womanÉ.wool spinner and fisherwoman extraordinaire!
Stan Sheets 161 lbs.
Stan Sheets 161 lbs.
The jerkey king catches a beauty!
Steve Askew 40 lbs.
Steve Askew 40 lbs.
Biggest King of the year! Good job Steve!
Steve Marshall 38 lbs.
Steve Marshall 38 lbs.
The Marshall family proves they can fish this week!
Steve Scherer 115 lbs.
Steve Scherer 115 lbs.
Steve gets a fishÉand didnÕt even get sick! Good job Steve!
Susan Weinblatt 140 lbs.
Susan Weinblatt 140 lbs.
Fabulous fish for a fabulous photographer!
Taj Juszczak 174 lbs.
Taj Juszczak 174 lbs.
And Taj takes the cake for the big one of the week!
Taj Juszczak 25 lbs
Taj Juszczak 25 lbs
Taj can muscle any ol hog in!
Ted Karrols 104 lbs.
Ted Karrols 104 lbs.
Ted proudly reels in the first gaint halibut of the year
Ted Karrols 40 lbs.
Ted Karrols 40 lbs.
Ted Co. strikes again with another hog!
Thorton Edwards 27 lbs.
Thorton Edwards 27 lbs.
A great Idahoan with a great fish!
Tom Benton 28 lbs.
Tom Benton 28 lbs.
Fishing runs in the Benton blood!
Wayne Betz 100 lbs..JPG
Wayne Betz 100 lbs.
Right in line with his leading lady, Wayne lands a big one!
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Jason Grimm 25 lbs
Made the board!
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Don Faust 100 lbs
Just enough meat on that one!

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