Salmon waiting for the tide

Across the Sound from Valdez there is a salmon fish hatchery, the tide was out and the weir boom was lowered, the odd salmon was jumping through the white water into the calmer water beyond, but most were milling around waiting for the water to come back.

There were sea gulls flying around very excited but the water was just boiling with the amount of salmon waiting to get further up the stream.

No kidding! You could have crossed the creek on the backs of the salmon........Click on these two photos to enlarge to really see the fish.