Fishing Update / Doc Warners - Alaska Fishing Adventures

Fishing Update
June 20-26, 2010

It was a good first week of the season. The weather was wet, the rains came down in mild but constant drizzle, and the wind were generally in the 10 mph range. Early in the week the currents were running strong which limited some of the areas were we could fish for halibut.

Guests started the week by concentrating their fishing on Sisters Hump for halibut. There were lots of smaller ones caught—plenty of action. With patience and releasing smaller fish, larger fish were brought to the fillet table. Later in the week halibut were caught in almost every area fished with catches coming from Green Buoy, Mary’s, mud flats, and even a few from up the inlet. The largest Halibut of the week weighed 105 pounds.

With the new regulations on halibut fishing imposed by the Federal Government, our guests must choose between being guided or self-guided. Guided fishermen may only keep one-halibut-per-day while unguided may keep two. The guided versus non-guided is a decision each boat group makes daily. Please feel free to talk with us more about your options for halibut fishing and to learn more details on the new regulations.

King fishing has been good but overshadowed by the large numbers of early pinks and chums. There are lots of bait fish along Home Shore and the schools of pinks and chums have been feeding on them along with the Porpoise and Orca whales. There are a good number of kings in the area but for some reason we have many smaller kings—24” to 26” in length which means catching and releasing the biggest salmon some have ever caught. Remember, kings less than 28” must be returned to the water.

Final catch totals amounted to 51 fish boxes of filleted fish with a total weight of 2387 pounds. There were 46 guests at the lodge.

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