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Category Archives: Fishing
Late Season Salmon Fishing
September is fairly late in the season for Southeast Alaska, but that does not mean that the month is a poor choice for cruising and fishing. The late summer weather is often quite nice. The fishing? That can be pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing, Fishing Holes
Tagged coho, fishing, Ketchikan, late season, September, silvers
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Halibut Fishing Hot Spot – Chatham Strait
One of the things I hope to do from time to time is share information on where to catch fish. In the forty years that I have fished for salmon, halibut and rock bass all over SE Alaska my charts … Continue reading
2012 Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Published
The 2012 Alaska fishing regulations have been published and are available on-line through the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. I have summarized the new regulations for SE Alaska for king salmon catch with this post. On March 29th, ADFG released new … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Fishing, News
Tagged Alaska Fishing Regulations, Alaska Salmon Fishing
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SE Alaska Halibut Fishing Regulations for 2012 Season
As I promised in late December, there would be a post on what transpired at the January meetings of the International Pacific Halibut Commission in Anchorage. Many of the hearings were packed and the discussion was lively both officially and … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – Favorite Halibut Fishing Hot Spots
Posted in Alaska, Fishing, Fishing Holes, Photo of the Week, Photography, Travel Hints, Uncategorized
Tagged Ernest Sound, Halibut Fishing
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Photo of the Week – Fish On
Posted in Fishing, Fishing Holes, Photo of the Week, Photography
Tagged Charter Fishing, Kona, travel
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Winter Visit to Hawaii
Seasonally the Humpback whales that visit Alaskan waters in the Summer spend their winter months enjoying the warm waters around the Hawaiian Islands. We just completed a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. One of the many highlights of … Continue reading
Posted in Chartering, Fishing, Uncategorized
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The Tailhook Incident
The pole twitches, then jumps… Fish On! This was the first time this season we had rigged for salmon and dropped the outriggers and lines, setup for trolling along the south coast of Admiralty Island. We did not have to … Continue reading
Planning My Alaska Trip for 2012
Wow, it is nearly the end of January. While the Nordic Quest is riding out near zero temperatures in a Juneau harbor, I’m looking at steady snow, wind and rain here at home with not much change in the forecast for the … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Blogging, Chartering, Fishing, Travel Hints, Uncategorized, Wildlife
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