Hello All

I asked my son if he would like to do a fishing trip somewhere. He said he would love to go back to Alaska. Made me happy. The last time we were there (his first) it was just a sight seeing trip with the whole family. I was thinking of something on the ocean. My brother did a trip 25 years ago at Sitka and had a good time. I was thinking salmon and halibut, but rock fish would be good too.

Any advise on good guides would be appreciated.

PM Calvin

Yep, Calvin for sure.

I fished with Calvin last year.
Top notch guide and a better person.

Never fished with Calvin but would do so in a heartbeat.

Calvin !

https://www.millerslandingak.com/

Heard great reports about Calvin, but logistically Millers Landing is a snap.

Seward fishing been lousy last couple years.

Have a look at the Orca Adventure Lodge in Cordova. Great rooms, great food, and can arrange any kind of fishing that suits you, right out the front door.
If you go when the pinks are in, your boy can catch as many as he can stand right from the beach in front of the place.

Yup, Calvin on POW or maybe Kodiak Combos and Alaska Premier Sportfishing out of Kodiak.

Fly in to Homer and take the ferry ride to Kodiak. Its a really cool ride. Kodiak offers alot of fishing opportunities, also its Kodiak! Rent a cheap car and take it both directions as far as you can. Bring a trout rod and drive down to Pasagshak. It will be a blast.

Calvin PM'd me. He is full up, but did give info on another guy he likes. The only problem is the guys websites is having difficulties and rarely loads. Well I got it loaded once than it went down and can't bring it up anymore.

Thanks for the other contacts.

Is everyone having problems with this website?

www.alaskaoutsidecharters.com

Loads for me Calvin but I am on a PC, might not be mobile compatible...

You might consider https://www.naknekrivercamp.com .

They don't offer open water fishing which you insinuated you might be looking for but their location puts you right in Katmai Park. The bears keep it interesting there...

Works for me, but I don't know about this captain John guy.

Here is contact info.

Don't call a guy with a 601 area code man. He will leave Alaska in the fall and the money he has earned along with him. Call an Alaskan if you want a guide and keep the cash in our economy. He may be a great guide but with an out of state area code?

Thanks for your concern. He resides here year round. He does more "alaskan" stuff than 99% of the people that also live in Alaska year round.

Whats with the area code then?

Lots of people have moved to Alaska in the last 15 years and have kept their cell phones from down south.

Working with this link. Got pictures that didn't show before too. Maybe it is my remoteness. Our satellite connection isn't always the best.

Link works on an iPhone.

Hello
John here, owner/operator of Alaska Outside Charters.
Our website is new and a work in progress although fishing is not new to us.
We live, work, hunt, and fish in SE AK and are full time Alaska residents
Our charter business is centered around providing a one on one fishing experience with you getting to see, fish, and enjoy our island as we do.
If you are looking fo a “lodge style” charter , we are not it.
If you want to enjoy world class fishing with your own private cabin and be the only group here with us then we can take care of you.
If that sounds like what you have in mind give us a call and we would be glad to answer any questions
Thanks
John

Just thought I’d let you know that my dogs did not recover.
Still laugh about your concern though .

How’s it going
My 601 number is a carryover that I’ve had for years and have kept due to old contacts.
BTW, I’m typing this while sitting on one of the last two running ferries in SE.

Good to hear JP. Sent you a picture of another "cat".

To clarify for anyone that doesn't have a sarcasm meter, John is one of the good guys and you'll be in good hands.

Fair enough. Didnt mean any offense by it to somebody that is a resident. I just see alot of what I described on the Kenai river and our other local waters. It really bothers me when guys guide or run setnet sites, get paid and bail to California or somewhere else for the winter. Again, no offense.

None taken and no worries
Fair assessment on your part based on my area code
May change to a 907 at some point but haven’t yet

John, you didn't happen to go to Mississippi State a few years ago did you? I ran into a guy while I was a student there that was also from AK and working on charters for Tim Berg out of Soldotna at the time... I figure there can't be too many people in MS that fall into this small category

What is there to do in Alaska when the fishing and hunting seasons close? And why should it bother you? Our fish from Texas to North Carolina following the seasons and openings. I've heard people say the same thing about us, we just take the money and run. We make money by being on the water catching fish not sitting in a bar or party house spending money waiting for another season or quota to open up. We pay property taxes on houses in 3 different states, hopefully it'll be 4 in the near future. I've never been able to understand people worrying about what other people do.

Wasn’t me as I’ve been out of college since 1991
Small world I guess

Well, how about taking that money that you earned as charter captain/outfitter during those seasons in Alaska, and spend it in the Alaskan economy? Rather than, say Washington's or California's....

Fishing and hunting seasons close? You can legally hunt and fish 366 days this year...

Yep!
There is more hunting and fishing to do than time in the year to do it.
I put in a decent effort though .

Oh hail yeah. Ima gonna drill a hole in the Kenai ice tomorrow and jig for sockeyes.

Sum budda hole mah beer!

I can show you a couple bear dens to go play tunnel rat in...

I was thinking along the lines of somewhere on the east coast where the winter is warm, the heck with the left coast.

Can't write a letter, or call?