What Happened

Main fishing platform

This is where the main platform and fish table and stairs were.

Lower fish platform

This is where Shige fishes - also had a fish table and stairs

Norms platform spot

This is where my platform stood - note the bent over steel stakes

Main stairway

Stairs are sheared off halfway as is the railing.

Savannah Beach

This is the creek mouth up river we call Savannah beach. That upright hunk of ice is 11 feet tall.

Lance Sweets stairs

Lance had nice stairs and a really nice fish cleaning deck - all gone now.

Lances bank

Bill Swetts

Bill had a very large steel fishing platform and operates a guide service - all gone

Bill Swetts

Looking upriver at Bills

Main Platform

As rebuilt in May 2007

Main platform

Stairs Rebuilt May 2007

Main Platform

Taken from down river

Shige's platform rebuilt

Finished late May 2007

Spruce trees

Bank restoration with spruce bundles - 50 trees - May 2007

Steps to Main Platform

As completed with railing May 2007

Expanded Steel

We salvaged this big section from the river - it was 6' by 12' and we used the sections to rebuild a 4' by 18' portion of the new main platform

Spruce bank support

Another view of the spruce trees anchored into the river bank - May 2007

Shige Fish Table

Shige Platform completed and fish table finished and hooked up with hose.

Shige at work

Shige with a nice sockeye - new fish table

Norm spot

Note the load limit on the edge of the platform - 205 lbs

Norm says it keeps moose, bears, and Greg off it.

Sawbill Family (Mergansers)

Taken from Norm's platform