Limit the Boat in Less than 90 Minutes! - June 10th Halibut Trip

Keoni Tamayo - Deck Hand Extraordinaire

Today was by far the best day we've had on the ocean. The water was glass like with no ground swell.  A perfect day for even those who are allergic to the motion of the ocean.  With a full boat we headed out, once again, to the Island of Montague.  We dropped anchor at 9:45am and sat at our first spot hoping for some larger halibut.  The tide, however, was not in our favor with very little water moving.  The halibut bite did not turn on for us but were able to pull up about 9 Yellow eye rockfish at our first spot.  After an hour we pulled anchor and made way towards our new destination at a bit shallower area with more current.  Although a slow pick, we were able to pull a few nice fish off this spot; the largest weighing in around 90lbs.  After a two hour soak, we decided it was time to fill the boat at a spot with a larger density of fish.  After an 11 mile cruise we dropped down around 180ft and limited the boat in less than an hour and a half.   We had a great group of people who were enthusiastic about fishing and made my day.  Our next trip will be this Sunday as we still have a few seats, though they are filling up quick so make your reservation soon. Fish On!

The Bait of Choice - June 5th Halibut Trip

 There has been a significant amount of water moving this week with the new tide cycle.  The crew and I had picked up a bunch of King Salmon carcasses for bait this week on the Kasilof River.  The Kings seemed to be the bait of choice for this trip.  We landed two fish over #100lbs and 5 other fish over #50lbs all on the carcasses.  We fished the incoming tide that started at about 9:50am, a perfect tide that funnels all the scent down a small passage in 70' of water.  The Halibut started showing up after the first hour and our second chum bomb.  It was a slow bite as usual at a hog spot, but to pull a few nice fish of a hole is well worth the wait.  The jigs however did not fire for us, which is very unusual for this specific area.  After a few hours at our first spot we pulled anchor and moved three miles off shore to a spot with a heavier concentration of halibut.  The wind was blowing a steady 15 knots out of the SW by 3:00pm and we drug anchor on the initial drop.  After reseting the anchor we were able to hold right above a school of halibut ranging #15lbs - #35lbs.  After a few hours, the boat was limited with 54 halibut and a variety of species of rockfish.  Another great day of fishing in the Gulf of Alaska.

There are a few seats available this Thursday, June 9th and Friday June 10th!!

To make a reservation call (907)224-BOOK or click. See you all out there, FISH ON!!!