Anon Bay

General.    This is an open bay on the south west shore of Bradfield Canal so watch for weather from the north eastern quarter when anchoring here. The attraction of this anchorage is the large concentration of black bears that congregate to feed on the salmon in Anan Creek. It makes for a nice stop-over when traveling to or from Wrangell via Eastern Passage and Blake Channel.

Reported.    October 2003 by Fine Tolerance

Charts.    NOAA 17385.

Approach.    There are no off-shore dangers here.

Anchoring.    The bottom deepens quite rapidly. Sorry about the lack of soundings here but it all appears pretty deep. The wildlife hut is easily observed. The float is only 9 m (30ft) long and although it appeared deep along side we anchored at 56° 11.2 N,   131° 53.5 E  in 9 meters on a rock bottom. The anchor held on the second try. We only stayed one night in breathless conditions so cannot vouch for this position in a blow although the pilot book does state that Anan Bay offers good shelter and anchorage on mud during south winds. This would be further around the bay than where we anchored.

Points of Interest.   The Forest Service maintain a good trail leading from the cabin near the shore to a protected observation point  up stream. The area is maned by park personal throughout the summer season. There are also hints posted at the cabin on how to avoid being attacked by a bear. Not withstanding the chance of being attacked by a bear the creek is too shallow to even be negotiated with by a dinghy so stick with the walking trail.

 
This photo was taken from the forestry cabin. You can see the moored float halfway out towards
 Fine Tolerance with the main part of Anan Bay in the background. This photo was taken at low tide.

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