I love this stuff, way better than TV. Joe
Brooks Falls - Katmai National Park, Alaska powered by EXPLORE.org - YouTube
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Salmon "Cam". The Bears must be napping!
BearBio
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Just got back from Kenai area. We were halibut fishing. Saw 6 moose but no bears, although tracks outside the cabin/shack. Couple next to us saw one while fly fishing.
OP
Big ol brownie back against the rocks. Watched it eat about 8 big fish. Would love to fish that river. Joe
Coldshooter
Member
On Sunday evening at about 7 PM local there were at least 6-10 Salmon jumping the falls at one time that pace lasted nearly an hour. I was surprised there were more bears there last week with many less fish.
DeathGrip
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Sneaky bear, Got one when I was git'n another beer.
OP
That big bear has wasted more fish today than I have caught in my life. There seems to be an abundance. Nature is awesome. Joe
Loved it.....for about five minutes and i could've watched a lot longer.
By your title i was expecting more like this...
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I've seen this in person... Awesome!
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Big 'ol brownie napping on the bank, sleeping off "salmon belly." Joe
DavidWJ
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THAT is one of the best cams I've seen. Think I'll have some Salmon and take a nap. Thank you!
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Some guys fishing about 500 yds downstream. A little too close for comfort. They had to go and come back as a bear walked up on them. Joe
DeathGrip
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I saw them a couple of hours ago and it looked like they were closer.
BTT.....I like to check in on this occasionally and it's easy to find when near the top of the page.
Don
Don
BUFF
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
The former Mrs. BUFF and I took a commercial bear watching trip a few years ago up there. From Homer they flew is out to Katmai National Park in a DeHavilland Beaver on floats. Then we off-loaded onto a converted fishing trawler they owned anchored in a place called Geographic Bay. Then a ride to shore in an aluminum skiff to where a big stream from a glacier ran into the ocean. Spent the day wandering around about 25 brown bears fishing. They don't associate humans with food as nobody is allowed to take food ashore and the bears pretty much ignore you, they are there to fish. One of the best days of my life.
The bears don't eat the whole salmon, they just squeeze the eggs out of the females and rip the skin off and eat that. It's the fattiest part of the fish. The seagulls have a field day feasting on the remains.
You have to draw out on a raffle to go to Brooks Falls. Pretty limited chance of getting in. The camera is a tremendous idea.
The bears don't eat the whole salmon, they just squeeze the eggs out of the females and rip the skin off and eat that. It's the fattiest part of the fish. The seagulls have a field day feasting on the remains.
You have to draw out on a raffle to go to Brooks Falls. Pretty limited chance of getting in. The camera is a tremendous idea.
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Some of the bears are much better at catching fish than others....interesting to watch their different techniques. 
Don
Don
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Some of the bears are much better at catching fish than others....interesting to watch their different techniques.
Don
"Big Daddy" with his back to the rock face seems to have the best system. Traps 'em and rips 'em, slow and methodical. Yesterday they had a feed with the park rangers and they said he gets 40 fish a day. Joe
He's definitely the largest one out there and commands what looks to be the best location......I guess none of the others want to challenge him for his fishing spot.
Don
OP
Right now there are so many fish trying to get above the falls, it's like a cartoon. Joe
