Pix of Alaskan Brown Bears

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Click on "view pictures" and then use the slide show feature.

The last 8 pictures where taken on the Big River upstream about a 1/4
- 1/2 mile from Cooks Inlet. The bear saw the pilot (in pix) and me
catching lots of silvers and decided to swim over and see what was
happening. I was a little concerned when he started to waddle towards
us, but the pilot was not. We simply backed off yelling "Hey, bear"
and waving our arms.

The many silvers we took that day were from from the sea and had green
backs. There was not a fish caught that didn't take us into our
backings. Most were in the 12 - 14 pound range, and a couple of hogs
went better than 16.

Dave