Well, I've slowly been gearing up to head up north once again. This time, I'm headed a little further than usual. The plan is to join the other Airboat hunters and launch into the Sag River just a couple miles downstream from the pump station off the Dalton Highway and then take the jet boat up the Sag, into the Ivishak River and out of the Dalton Corridor. Should be an intersting venture as per usual up there. Geared up for the long haul, taking six five gallon gas cans plus the 12 gallon boat tank which should split up to an extra 15 gallons for the truck to get back (otherwise I'd have to go another 40 or so miles further north to the gas station at Prudhoe Bay and then back -- an extra 80 miles by dirt road isn't all that appealing) and an extra 15 gallons for the 40 Hp Jet which would then total 27 Ga for the boat. I figure this should be more than enough for the 30 or so mile run up with some leeway to do some day trips. Hopefully we will have time on the way back to Launch into the Yukon River at the bridge and either run up the Yukon for a couple hours to reach the Dahl River and fish for some monster northern pike or perhaps even down river (although I'm not too keen on the idea of downriver running) to the Ray River for some Shee Fishing.Getting geared up for the Dalton this time of year is really quite simple, spare tires and a bug suit. Be prepared for snow, sleet, fog, or 75 degrees. You never know what the weather will be. Been snowed on in July and suffered in near 80 degrees late August.
Our schedule is pretty open so It should be a relaxed week of heading up north on the Dalton once again.. Just got to wait until Wednesday the 25th.
