I know sounds crazy but today after boating Tusty, on a beautiful glass day, a friend and I saw a unmistakable seal. It was to the left as you enter the lake swimming NE and looked like it had a date at the glacier in a hour. We were low on gas and didn't want to risk running out on our way to the truck for a pic. But both of us saw it through binos. I have seen seals swim up the Kenai River but not much farther than Cunningham Park. Has anyone else seen seals in Tusty?
Harbor Seal in Tustumena Lake...
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Originally posted by AKElectrician View PostI know sounds crazy but today after boating Tusty, on a beautiful glass day, a friend and I saw a unmistakable seal. It was to the left as you enter the lake swimming NE and looked like it had a date at the glacier in a hour. We were low on gas and didn't want to risk running out on our way to the truck for a pic. But both of us saw it through binos. I have seen seals swim up the Kenai River but not much farther than Cunningham Park. Has anyone else seen seals in Tusty?
Yep. Too many.
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I am not in the lake much but see lots of seals in the very upper stretch of the river. So no doubt there are plenty in the lake. Those blasted things will eat any fish they get their paws on. Including steelhead. But yes, I'm sure they hit the silvers too.
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I've seen seals as far inland as Chitna, the first time was in the mid 90's, always doubted my eyes afterwards for years. Then a few seasons ago I saw one again above the fish wheels, I grabbed my brother in law and hollered 'You see that?!! I knew I wasn't crazy!" Lol, I guess a swim up the Kasilof isn't too unreasonable....The Second Amendment.......Know it, love it, support it.
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I have seen them many times in the Kenai in front of our cabin at river mile 42.
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Illiamna is one of two freshwater lakes (that I know of, the other being Baikal) that have year-round resident seal populations. Freshwater or saltwater, doesn't seem to matter. Not like fish who have to swap out freshwater in their tissue for salt (can't remember the term from Icthyology 101).
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