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I've not been to Homer in 20 years or so.
Have friends going and will be there a night or two and want to do a charter appx mid August.
Any suggestions. They are open to a long day, multi catch if possible.
Thanks in advance. I"ve never fished from Homer so have no clue in that area.
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Well this might not be any help, As I have not been to Homer in 15 years. But have chartered a boat out of the Homer spit a couple of times. The name of the charter boat was the Short Circuit. Caught some real nice Halibut with them. Good capt. and mate. I have no idea if they are still fishing out of Homer, But I would go with them again.
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Google "Current Lady" -------Central Charters Homer AK
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Check the prices for fishing the dumbest fish in the ocean. It's easy to drop $500!
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
Yep. Hardly worth going anymore, unless you just really enjoy going fishing. Luckily I haven't had to do a "charter" in a long while. I'm not up on Homer charters anymore, but check with Bobs trophy charters or Buttwackers, I've heard good things about them. Or drive back up to Ninilchik and go with J&J smart or KeyO's. You get the advantage of a shorter boat ride and a cool beach launch.
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The folks want to see homer and fish homer. once in a lifetime for them. I'll be busy on the Talkeetna all summer so no control of what they want.
Wouldn't be what I'd do but it is what it is.
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
Yep. Hardly worth going anymore, unless you just really enjoy going fishing. Luckily I haven't had to do a "charter" in a long while. I'm not up on Homer charters anymore, but check with Bobs trophy charters or Buttwackers, I've heard good things about them. Or drive back up to Ninilchik and go with J&J smart or KeyO's. You get the advantage of a shorter boat ride and a cool beach launch. +1
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
Yep. Hardly worth going anymore, unless you just really enjoy going fishing. Luckily I haven't had to do a "charter" in a long while. I'm not up on Homer charters anymore, but check with Bobs trophy charters or Buttwackers, I've heard good things about them. Or drive back up to Ninilchik and go with J&J smart or KeyO's. You get the advantage of a shorter boat ride and a cool beach launch. It's been quite a while since I've gone on a charter. J&J Smart is probably the last charter service I used. Our party limited out, but not all on the boat were as fortunate. Other boats arriving back at shore around the same time faired even worse. Launching and retrieving from shore with tractors was an interesting experience. I would go back with them again if I was inclined to do another charter. On my first trip to Alaska before becoming a resident, I fished with Tom Bunnell on the Halibut Hunter. I've fished with him a couple times after that as well. I might not recommend him for neophyte fishermen(women) as he is a bit gruff. He was quick to bark orders (and he wasn't wrong). But he knows where to find fish. For experienced or tough skinned fishermen he is someone to consider.
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Check the prices for fishing the dumbest fish in the ocean. It's easy to drop $500! Wouldn’t be surprised if he put a fuel surcharge on top of that too. I have done the math on that business model. Tough way to go about it.
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
Yep. Hardly worth going anymore, unless you just really enjoy going fishing. Or unless you're not from up there and always surrounded by that life. Thinking you've got a case of not recognizing what you've truly got access to. (not trying to be a jerk at all here, just bringing some reality from where a 5# freshwater fish is considered a monster) A couple years ago we fished out of Seward. 6 of us caught our Halibut limit plus about 8 other species of fish. The guide was apologizing for it being a slow day. We were all looking at each other like what the hell is he talking about? My 8 year old boy sure thought it was a grand time anyway.
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Check the prices for fishing the dumbest fish in the ocean. It's easy to drop $500! Wouldn’t be surprised if he put a fuel surcharge on top of that too. I have done the math on that business model. Tough way to go about it. We are running fuel surcharges again this year so it would make sense.
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
Yep. Hardly worth going anymore, unless you just really enjoy going fishing. Or unless you're not from up there and always surrounded by that life. Thinking you've got a case of not recognizing what you've truly got access to. (not trying to be a jerk at all here, just bringing some reality from where a 5# freshwater fish is considered a monster) A couple years ago we fished out of Seward. 6 of us caught our Halibut limit plus about 8 other species of fish. The guide was apologizing for it being a slow day. We were all looking at each other like what the hell is he talking about? My 8 year old boy sure thought it was a grand time anyway. Oh I know how spoiled I am. I laugh at myself every time I whine about having to eat halibut AGAIN.
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
Yep. Hardly worth going anymore, unless you just really enjoy going fishing. Or unless you're not from up there and always surrounded by that life. Thinking you've got a case of not recognizing what you've truly got access to. (not trying to be a jerk at all here, just bringing some reality from where a 5# freshwater fish is considered a monster) A couple years ago we fished out of Seward. 6 of us caught our Halibut limit plus about 8 other species of fish. The guide was apologizing for it being a slow day. We were all looking at each other like what the hell is he talking about? My 8 year old boy sure thought it was a grand time anyway. PM Sent
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
Yep. Hardly worth going anymore, unless you just really enjoy going fishing. Luckily I haven't had to do a "charter" in a long while. I'm not up on Homer charters anymore, but check with Bobs trophy charters or Buttwackers, I've heard good things about them. Or drive back up to Ninilchik and go with J&J smart or KeyO's. You get the advantage of a shorter boat ride and a cool beach launch. This man knows whereof he speaks.
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The folks want to see homer and fish homer. once in a lifetime for them. I'll be busy on the Talkeetna all summer so no control of what they want.
Wouldn't be what I'd do but it is what it is.
I’ll be there in May to fish the Talkeetna.
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The beach launch alone was worth fishing out of Ninilchik. Halibut are my least favorite to fish for but definitely one of my favorite fish to eat. Deep water halibut fishing is a meat hunting affair and a lot of work.
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The folks want to see homer and fish homer. once in a lifetime for them. I'll be busy on the Talkeetna all summer so no control of what they want.
Wouldn't be what I'd do but it is what it is.
I’ll be there in May to fish the Talkeetna. If you want to fish Talkeetna from Homer you must like to drive a lot!!!!!!!!!!!
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
Yep. Hardly worth going anymore, unless you just really enjoy going fishing. Luckily I haven't had to do a "charter" in a long while. I'm not up on Homer charters anymore, but check with Bobs trophy charters or Buttwackers, I've heard good things about them. Or drive back up to Ninilchik and go with J&J smart or KeyO's. You get the advantage of a shorter boat ride and a cool beach launch. This man knows whereof he speaks. +1
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The folks want to see homer and fish homer. once in a lifetime for them. I'll be busy on the Talkeetna all summer so no control of what they want.
Wouldn't be what I'd do but it is what it is.
I’ll be there in May to fish the Talkeetna. Enjoy. not at all my favorite month to fish the Talkeetna but it does provide decent trout at that time. I'll be in Cold Bay all of May. Who are you fishing with out of Talkeetna?
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We booked with captain Shane of Driftwood charters last August and had a great multi fish catch with him.
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That’s the type of grocery shopping that I would never tire of. Nice haul crittr….that bottom king is a fat football of a fish. 👍
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Whatchu doing in Cold bay, Jeff? working for Rich Guthrie.
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Google "Current Lady" -------Central Charters Homer AK Definitely one of - if not THE - nicest boats in the fleet. Was down looking for feeders the last few days and talked to one of my charter buddies (Arctic Addiction) and he said summer ‘22 is essentially full, ‘23 is filling, and they are putting spots in the book for ‘24. R.I.P. JB.
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Yeah charters are booming. Apparently people want to travel and fish.
Halibut Charter permits have gone up 3x in the last 5 years
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Well, what do you expect when the Commercials have a lock on the allocation / "management" board?
That won't change until a better balance of user interest (fat chance) is achieved. I'd like to see a definitive quota set (my preference would be 50-50 Commercial/ other - and then a further split of charter/private, with the private free of the size restrictions, (at least) but then I'd like to see pigs fly, too.
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There's talk going around of a "halibut stamp" coming out that the money would go towards buying up quota from the commercials. Sounds like a great idea, until the quota gets bought up and then the feds just reissue quota again because the big money operations pay off the politicians.
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There's talk going around of a "halibut stamp" coming out that the money would go towards buying up quota from the commercials. Sounds like a great idea, until the quota gets bought up and then the feds just reissue quota again because the big money operations pay off the politicians. A quota poison pill... who woulda thunk it?
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And the quotas bought up by the commercials or charters?
I'd think 50% Commercial, ironclad- no other hinking allowed, 25% charter, 25% private would be equitable, under any over-all limit. Any un-used quota, any source, could only help the resource.
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There's a bunch of people who like to eat halibut throughout the US of A. Most of those can't charter a boat and go out fun fishing and bring a few home to eat. They depend on others to catch their fish for them so they can eat. My guess is halibut was historically a commercial only fisheries that the sports are trying to privatize for themselves.
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IIRC, Alaska's rules are for "best use". Both commercially, commerce, and for us "eaters", that ain't Commercial fishermen take mostly out of Washington state..
State rules says "subsistence first , personal use second, commercial third.. That ain't the way it is currently.
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Some friends up here once bought fresh crab off a boat in Homer, to treat their east coast relatives on their trip back. .It was cheaper, commercially, in Boston.... Just saying... (They might have been took.... )
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There's a bunch of people who like to eat halibut throughout the US of A. Most of those can't charter a boat and go out fun fishing and bring a few home to eat. They depend on others to catch their fish for them so they can eat. My guess is halibut was historically a commercial only fisheries that the sports are trying to privatize for themselves.
No- halibut catching was historically subsistence, then personal use/commercial. Google Native halibut hooks. Pretty neat ! As I understand it, they crafted them for size they wanted to catch. A 300# er out of a Kayak could have been interesting! I can't - or don't want to- afford local commercial in-store halibut prices. Which are often higher than OUTSIDE. If I charter, it's with the mind-set that it's a boat ride. Any halibut taken home is a bonus. But it is fresh, not brought in dead, thrown in an ice hold, transported thousands of miles under questionable handling, and sold by retail people who know fuq-all... That way, I don't home go dis-appointed.. If you can't afford store prices of $16/ lb and up, for somewhat questionable product, it's beyond your "so they can eat" stipulation. Go out and kill a deer with your $1500 dollar gun/scope gear. Each. No offense intended But I got me a Rubber Ducky (Achilles inflatable) and 30 hp Everscrewed that I intend to go out and make meat with off Deep Creek or Ninilchik this spring.. The rules I am supposed to follow are ridiculous.
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There's a bunch of people who like to eat halibut throughout the US of A. Most of those can't charter a boat and go out fun fishing and bring a few home to eat. They depend on others to catch their fish for them so they can eat. My guess is halibut was historically a commercial only fisheries that the sports are trying to privatize for themselves.
Dead wrong. It was a subsistance fish long before it was commercially feasible to haul it all the way back to Seattle to market. Sportfishing was big at an early time. Quite literally, AK cods were not marketable until they wiped out Grand Banks cod and had to find new sources. That was '90s! Lingcod from AK were not marketable until other white fish got scarce, despite the incredible quality.
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There's a bunch of people who like to eat halibut throughout the US of A. Most of those can't charter a boat and go out fun fishing and bring a few home to eat. They depend on others to catch their fish for them so they can eat. My guess is halibut was historically a commercial only fisheries that the sports are trying to privatize for themselves.
Dead wrong. It was a subsistance fish long before it was commercially feasible to haul it all the way back to Seattle to market. Sportfishing was big at an early time. Quite literally, AK cods were not marketable until they wiped out Grand Banks cod and had to find new sources. That was '90s! Lingcod from AK were not marketable until other white fish got scarce, despite the incredible quality. I think your wrong besides the substance fisheries, but don't let facts get in the way of a good story. https://fishingbooker.com/blog/history-of-halibut-fishing-in-alaska/
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Still limit of two - 1 chicken and 1 halibut on charters?
Yep. Hardly worth going anymore, unless you just really enjoy going fishing. Luckily I haven't had to do a "charter" in a long while. I'm not up on Homer charters anymore, but check with Bobs trophy charters or Buttwackers, I've heard good things about them. Or drive back up to Ninilchik and go with J&J smart or KeyO's. You get the advantage of a shorter boat ride and a cool beach launch. This man knows whereof he speaks. It's worth the drive up to Ninilchick just to see the skidder launch the boats.
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There's talk going around of a "halibut stamp" coming out that the money would go towards buying up quota from the commercials. Sounds like a great idea, until the quota gets bought up and then the feds just reissue quota again because the big money operations pay off the politicians. It’s a complicated program that is super expensive. I opposed it. Basically charter rqe can buy no more than 1% a year, max 10%. It will eliminate GAF once it gets about 8% as 10% is the max total of the two. It’s going to drive Ifq prices sky high. Glad I own some.
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There's a bunch of people who like to eat halibut throughout the US of A. Most of those can't charter a boat and go out fun fishing and bring a few home to eat. They depend on others to catch their fish for them so they can eat. My guess is halibut was historically a commercial only fisheries that the sports are trying to privatize for themselves.
I can tell you own a commercial fishing business.
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And the quotas bought up by the commercials or charters?
I'd think 50% Commercial, ironclad- no other hinking allowed, 25% charter, 25% private would be equitable, under any over-all limit. Any un-used quota, any source, could only help the resource. Pretty close to that now in SE. charters are 18% and are the smallest user group. Both unguided sport and subsistence harvest more than charters.
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There's a bunch of people who like to eat halibut throughout the US of A. Most of those can't charter a boat and go out fun fishing and bring a few home to eat. They depend on others to catch their fish for them so they can eat. My guess is halibut was historically a commercial only fisheries that the sports are trying to privatize for themselves.
Dead wrong. It was a subsistance fish long before it was commercially feasible to haul it all the way back to Seattle to market. Sportfishing was big at an early time. Quite literally, AK cods were not marketable until they wiped out Grand Banks cod and had to find new sources. That was '90s! Lingcod from AK were not marketable until other white fish got scarce, despite the incredible quality. I think your wrong besides the substance fisheries, but don't let facts get in the way of a good story. https://fishingbooker.com/blog/history-of-halibut-fishing-in-alaska/You do know that your own link contradicts your assertion and confirms what others have told you, don’t you? From your link… The first records of Halibut fishing in Alaska date as far back as the late 18th century. While passing near the Shumagin Islands in 1788, Captain Cook witnessed First Nation people catch as many as a hundred Halibut in a single day. Many other explorers recorded the local First Nation’s Halibut fishing prowess since. The locals originally fished for Halibut exclusively for food. They would catch as many as they could, eating what they needed, and drying the rest for later. However, it would not take long for the tradition to evolve into a valuable source of income.
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Nothing is more commercial than the Charter Fleet.
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Charter fleet are tweeners. Commercial as it can get in terms of making money and profiting off the resource. But they use sport gear and follow most sport regulations. So take you pick.
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I believe Captain Steve launches out of Ninilchik.
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$250 per person. charters available on Alaska List or Craig's list? Salmon or Halibut, Until June 15 or so, $330? for combo. Just saw it in passing this morning. Then it jumps way up!
Don't know anything about the charter outfi t- 6 pack, nor remember where they fish out of. But Kenai Pen.
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I believe Captain Steve launches out of Ninilchik.
Anyone fished with his services?
Thanks Allen Fished with Steve years ago.. Ninilchik or Anchor Point Good guy..
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Google "Current Lady" -------Central Charters Homer AK Definitely one of - if not THE - nicest boats in the fleet. Was down looking for feeders the last few days and talked to one of my charter buddies (Arctic Addiction) and he said summer ‘22 is essentially full, ‘23 is filling, and they are putting spots in the book for ‘24. R.I.P. JB. I fished with Mike in about 2008. We got our rockfish,ling's and start jigging/drifting for halibut.. Wasn't long and I had a Savage take down followed massive head shakes.. Mike smiled and said he should of sold me a derby tkt.. He cranked down the drag and we backed down on the for over and an hour..Git some line, loose some. By the time we it under us and was inching it up there were several other boats watching the goings on. I'd already told Mike we'd shake it loose.. Dang thing was hooked smack dab in the middle of tail fin.. Mike grabbed some ganion, put a couple knots in it, for the width.. Beer and Fat Olives pizza never tasted better.. The next Mike stopped at the Lodge in Ninilchik to drop off some stuff we left in his boat.. Told us Arctic Addiction was talk of the harbor for releasing a 250+ butt.. That picture of the Huntress saddens me. I didn't know Josh.. Have a couple buddies knew him well..
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I believe Captain Steve launches out of Ninilchik.
Anyone fished with his services?
Thanks Allen Met him and hunted with him in Wyoming. Really nice guy. My buddy has fished with him twice and had a good time both times. Steve supposedly has a great cook. I have intentions of going but life keeps getting in the way.
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We won't be staying at Steve's lodge, but will be in Homer to fish with his crew. Steve is from a family of charter fishermen near us and moved from California to start his business, so we have fished with the Smith's down here and got his info on a local charter trip earlier this spring. Hoping to get to catch some monster Lings if the weather allows, along with big Halibut. I hear his daughter was born just after they got to Alaska, seems like a good setup, but they had openings but no housing when we booked with his daughter.
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I fished on board the Nauti Lady, who are booked by Bob’s Trophy Charters. I forget the captains name, but the First Mate was a cute little blond from California named Stormy. She was very competent as well as friendly and everyone limited out on Halibut. She filleted all of the catches and tagged each limit with the angler’s name. It was a fun trip.
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I just got back from Anchorage yesterday. Wife and I were in Homer from last Sunday and went on a "group charter" on Tuesday of last week. We went down to the spit on Sunday afternoon to look into charters. Talked to a couple of different people that said they would check their availability and call me but none did. We had dinner that night at Capt Patties and noticed Maverick Charters across the street.
Mary was very accommodating and said they had openings for Monday or Tuesday but the weather looked better for Tuesday. We opted for the 3/4 day trip on the 56 foot Ultimate. Twelve people on board that morning and not a single a-hole in the bunch.
Capt Billie seemed to know what he was doing and got us on some decent fish about an hour or so from the dock. The crew did a great job of shuffling people around the ensure everyone got their "bigger Halibut" on board and per regulations, My wife and I both got fish in the 40 lb range. The capt moved to a different location to enable everyone to get their "under 28" fish". It got pretty busy for the crew having to measure and cull several that were "overs" and a few under size that would have been legal but instead of just saying "you're done" the crew worked to get you one at least 26 inches. I caught and released about five overs and one 20 incher. Everyone on the boat got their limit and the big one (55 lbs) was caught by a 9 YO first time fisherman. Several people also caught grey cod too.
The two girl crew did a great job of filleting the fish on the way in and we were met at the dock by a rep from Homer fish processing and they carted the catch up the ramp and back to their facility. Lots of work considering it was low tide. There were several options for processing.
I decided to ship our catch home rather than drag it around for four more days and then to the airport. After doing some quick math I figured that including the trip, tip, processing and shipping I paid about $1 more a pound for the 30 plus pounds I shipped home than I would have paid for it at Whole Foods back in Atlanta.
All thing considered this turned out to be a great way to start my retirement. My last day was the 20th and I decided to tag along with my wife on a work trip. I would highly recommend Maverick charters for a trip, if anyone has any questions I haven't covered feel free to PM but do it fast. I ain't getting any younger and my wife says " memory is the second thing to go" and I can't remember what the first one was.
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Couple boats mentioned in the thread; Arctic Addictions and Current Lady.
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