That is awesome! It is a beautiful area and the fishing is great! It must've been nice to be so close and spend so much time there!

Welcome!

Thanks, and you're welcome!

Thank you! It was a fun fish to catch. I am glad you enjoyed the video!

Hey, no problem! I am glad to help!

Thank you! I love making them for you!

That is a great idea! They serve an important role! Next video I'll describe what they are for.

Thank you!

Awesome, thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed it

July is a great time to be there, and happy early anniversary! I don't think you'll need studs. Not that Korker doesn't make a great wading boot, because they do, but it just isn't really necessary in this area. The Willow Creek confluence with the Susitna (where this video was filmed) especially, is mostly sand/silt and slipping isn't really an issue. Even in creeks/rivers throughout the state that are very rocky and super slick, I always use my Orvis boots with Vibram rubber studdless soles and they do great!

​@@ckwoutdoors Thanks so much for getting back to me and the info you provided. Here in Pennsylvania the rocks can be really slick so I wasn't sure about there in Alaska. That will be one more thing I don't need to bring them. Thanks again for all you help and the well wishes. Take care and may God bless you richly!

this was a while ago but I believe it was July.

Hey there! That camera is a DJI Osmo+. They are no longer made, but can be found used online. It is a 4k DJI camera (from their Inspire drones) with 10x optical Zoom, mounted on a self-stabilizing gimbal with a handle. Originally they were designed to be used and carried like a selfie stick, but because the camera and gimbal functions are controlled via the DJI app on a cell phone, you can mount the camera to a tripod and control it (zoom, direction, focus, start/stop recording, ect...) via a phone so they are AWESOME for self filming if you are out on your own, but desire that third-person view as if there was a cameraman with you! They made a few models. I like the Osmo+ because it has that optical zoom. The basic Osmo didn't have that feature, and was designed more for selfie view where as the plus was designed to be held like a selfie stick but filming out, rather than selfie. Additionally, they have lightning-fast auto focus as well as what they call "infinite focus" where everything in the frame is in focus all at once. This makes them great for filming and especially self filming as you don't have to worry about focus. They're great cameras! The only downfall is their built-in microphones suck, so get a cheap external mic to plug into their aux port and you're all set!

I believe it was July. This is an old video so hard to remeber lol

Oftwn times they are dead from natural causes and float down stream after spawning until coming to rest on a bank somewhere. It is pretty common, and I am guessing this is what was going on here. Sometimes it can be from anglers mishandling them and accidentally killing them by snagging or other things, and they'll just leave them there, which is wrong, but it unfortunately happens, especially at spots like this where there are so many people

Good question though, I knew it was going to be asked eventually! 🤣

Sadly. I miss Alaska so much! I'll be back for a week here very soon though, so you may get a new Alaska video out of me 😉