Alaska Halibut Fishing Trip

[For Reel]

So, lets say I wanted to started thinking ahead and plan an Alaskan Halibut trip or a Halibut combo trip. I've always wanted to visit our northern state but don't really know where to the best place to fish, or where to start looking

Anyone on here done anything like this?

If so what was experience like? Did you catch a lot of nice fish? What are the limits?

Did you stay at a lodge with a charter available?

Any intel with be appreciated!!! Thanks

[downriggeral]

Sitka is a great place to start. Check out the guides and lodges there.

[rwl]

If you are interested in doing a self-guided trip for halibut you might look into coffman cove on Prince of Wales Island. I think that most people who do this know about it from word of mouth. The disadvantage is that it is harder to get to. You need to take a ferry or a float plane to get to Prince of Wales. There are a couple of outfits that rents skiffs including Coffman Cove Bunkhouses. Their smaller skiffs are $100 per day and there are larger boats for up to $400 per day. Splitting the costs between 3 anglers and it is pretty inexpensive. The daily limit is 2 in SE Alaska on unguided trips. I've caught them up to the 40 lb range and occasionally they get 100 pounders, but a good keeper would be in the 20-30 pound range.

I've done charters in Yakutat and Sitka, and generally the will get you on fish, often much larger ones, but using light tackle from a small boat is a lot more fun. PM me if you want any other info or are looking for an additional person.

[whorde]

Not to mention, if you eat fish, you dont want gigantic halibut anyway. 40-60 pounders are perfect.

[For Reel]

Sitka is a great place to start. Check out the guides and lodges there.

Thanks…Do you have any recommendations?

[For Reel]

If you are interested in doing a self-guided trip for halibut you might look into coffman cove on Prince of Wales Island. I think that most people who do this know about it from word of mouth. The disadvantage is that it is harder to get to. You need to take a ferry or a float plane to get to Prince of Wales. There are a couple of outfits that rents skiffs including Coffman Cove Bunkhouses. Their smaller skiffs are $100 per day and there are larger boats for up to $400 per day. Splitting the costs between 3 anglers and it is pretty inexpensive. The daily limit is 2 in SE Alaska on unguided trips. I've caught them up to the 40 lb range and occasionally they get 100 pounders, but a good keeper would be in the 20-30 pound range.

I've done charters in Yakutat and Sitka, and generally the will get you on fish, often much larger ones, but using light tackle from a small boat is a lot more fun. PM me if you want any other info or are looking for an additional person.

Good Stuff! I'm thinking I might want to take a charter. For the simple fact I've never fished for halibut.

[Dave M]

My brother in law says Cook Inlet is good in late may early june for combo halibut and Kings.