Planning a fishing trip to Alaska for King Salmon/Halibut next summer. Spoke to a few guides and outfitters. When is the best week for big King Salmon on the Kenai? What Captains specialize in the huge Halibut? Does anyone have experience with Alaska Fish On Charters? What’s the cheapest route to get extra fish home? If we wanted to stay an extra day, can we work a deal with a captain to go out last minute for Halibut? Any advice welcome. I’m sure I’ve missed plenty of things. Lol

I wouldn’t be looking at the Kenai for kings, big or otherwise. And the KP isn’t where I’d look for “big” halibut either.
I’ve been gone for almost three years but I don’t think it’s gotten any better in those areas. The guys living there will be better able to give you specifics. I know they catch some big halibut out at Dutch and down SE. wouldn’t know where to point you for kings but it probably won’t be the same place as the big halibut.

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Book a trip with Joel is my recommendation .

that sounds like a plan, I am aiming for Aug. 2020!!

Send me a note too. LOL


OTOH I"m always looking for a place for the biggest kings, biggest halibut, on short notice, CHEAP, with CHEAP shipping. Yep.

There is run data from previous years available, but the short answer is, the best week for ANY salmon run is always the week before you got there. Enjoy your trip, don't be unhappy if you don't get a 60 lb king and a 250 lb halibut. I was fortunate and blessed to live in AK for 6 years, it is a special place and I miss it.

Timing and run size sure seems altered from historical data.

I've fished here off and on since 86. I've not caught a 60 or a 250.... And very possibly never will if I'd be a betting man.

OTOH I do NEED the info where I can roll in and step out and shoot a 65 or wider moose please. I will be upset if I can't. Legally that is...

Some people just suck at their hobbies, you being one of them. It’s ok as long as you have fun.

Other people suck at life, you being one of them. Good luck.

Worth repeating!

Just sayin.

Just curious and not wanting to start a pissing match but I have a serious question.......What prompted your comment to Rost? Why would you be disrespectful or mean? Rost is one of the good guys and his contributions here don’t warrant the response you posted. What am I missing?

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WDH is a worthless piece of chit that has no value to the forum other than to be a nego-bitch and snipe at members.

The only thing you may be missing is any of his previous posts?

I’ve seen some of his posts before and I thought his issue was with Art for whatever reason but then I saw his response to Rost and was wondering what was up with him.

ETA.....I don’t mean to imply that Art had it coming.......but he did. 😂. Just kidding of course, I enjoy Art’s contribution here.

WDH is still butthurt because he got corrected on a couple of his "facts" and he is also an AOD sycophant and as clueless as they come. I have him on ignore and only see his idiocy when someone confuses him with being worth stepping over rather than on.

WDH is a dick and I will call him out on every post I can. When someone has nothing to add they should just keep their mouths shut.

Big salmon and huge halibut. Everyone wants that when they head for Alaska. I was lucky enough to spend about six weeks up there this summer. One day I was fishing for grayling off the Denali Highway. I was catching a ton of tiny ones and the biggest were about 11 inches. I was kind of thinking that I sure wish the fish were bigger. I stepped away from the creek for a couple minutes and took a couple scenery pictures. I took a minute to look around at the spectacular beauty around me and kind of did a reboot. I thought, "you are fishing for wild grayling in an unnamed creek in the middle of the most beautiful country you've ever seen and you are in Alaska!" Suddenly the size of the fish didn't matter and I spent the rest of my time up there just soaking in the experience. I caught some good fish too but after my reboot, that wasn't nearly as important.

Just focus on the experience of being there and you will have a ball! Maybe you will even catch a big king or a huge halibut and that will just be icing on the cake.

maybe Comey's FBI was in charge on those records , for a while.
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There was no intention....

Good man.

50+ years here and I've not caught a big halibut over 108 or king salmon over 50 - and that only 48... Who cares? I'm here.

I'm Alaskan by choice, and would not be any other place. Well, maybe northern Idaho, if I had to. But I don't.

I'll just say if I never caught another fish, or killed another animal up here, I'd be just as happy that I'm here just taking it all in from day to day.

The rest, if any, simply gravy.

Heck the lights could keep me mesmerized the rest of my life as it is.

Two trips needed imo. One to Icy Strait for Hali with a few GAF. Then a trip to Kodiak for giant kings.

You can hook into a giant Hali or king in a lot of spots, but if you are serious it takes time and money.

He hates Alaskans because he can't live up to what it means to be one. Ignore his posts, it will make your life better for doing so.

And I'd offer if not lucky, IE your luck is like mine, make that a lot of time and a lot of money.

For me big halibut go back, catching or fighting halibut is not as fun as other fish. They’re my least favorite to fish for and my favorite to eat.

I’ve yet to land a 50# king, specifically a 50# saltwater king. I’ve hooked some big kings on the Vedder back in the day but they turned down river and I never saw them or the skin on my thumb again. 😁

I’ve battled all kinds of fish and of the ones I’ve fought I’d say pound for pound a sturgeon or yellowtail are my favorite. I’m always up for catching new fish so hopefully I’ll get to have an even more informed opinion when I’m older. That’s the plan anyway. 😁

Yes, for the price I can get for, I'll never fish halibut again.... I do Dig trolling for salt salmon....

I don't know if I would go to Kodiak to catch giant Kings. I have lived in Kodiak for 35+ years and fish for salmon and Halibut 3 to 4 days a week all summer. While there are kings here I don't think that a very high percentage of them are huge.

I agree...