Quote Originally Posted by Orthoman View Post
I also just returned from 2 weeks in Kodiak -- probably saw you just didn't know it. I Saw some bears on the Buskin but didn't spend any time fishing there. Didn't see 100 but more like 12 and most of those were the same bears seen on different days. Definitely saw them on the Buskin but also on the Olds, in the streams near Womens bay, as well as along the road while driving -- everywhere. Weather was too nice and with low water and fish not moving up - and warm weather, it may have brought the bears down. Still kind of cool to see them. They didn't cause any problems but we also kept a good distance.
I am hard to miss on Kodiak; I drive a blue full size 4 wheel drive Chevy van there and it has no power steering... It is a challenge to maneuver. There was a sow with three cubs at the Russian River every time I stopped.

Did you see the Israeli photographer out at the Olds watching the bears? He was quite an interesting guy and I spent a few days showing him around and bringing him upclose to the sea lions. I learned quite a bit from him and was amazed at his pictures.

The bears are always in the rivers in September. When they start getting sick they move up to eat grass and drift between grass, berries, and fish for the balance of the season.