July 31st Halibut Salmon Combo Trip- "We Like Big Buts"

Another team from the oil fields joined us for a halibut/salmon combo trip.  We had a very light load, with only 13 that could make it down, which bought us some extra time to target big fish in the morning.  Typically on a combo, we are just going for numbers, so it was a nice change of pace for us getting to sit for big fish.  The first two fish we landed were a 40lb halibut followed by a 75lb halibut caught on the jig.  This was definitely a good sign of an awesome day to come.  Shortly after, we landed 60 and a 90 pounder halibut.  The tide started to slow down and it was time to move on.  We arrived at our next spot dropping right on top of a huge ball of bait; usually a good sign halibut fishing.  We filtered through small halibut until we limited with 26 halibut worth keeping.  The salmon bite today was also hot.  After a few moves, we finally located a nice cluster of bait fish holding some salmon.  We filled the box with 48 silvers by 5:30pm.  The weather had started to pick up with with a steady 15kt blowing from the SE.  Hopefully this front passes by mid week.

Great job on the rods today guys, it was a great trip. FISH ON!!!