Fishing in Kodiak, AK

One of the great things about halibut fishing out of Larsen Bay is the short distance that you have to travel to the fishing grounds! Here you will appreciate being located close to the where the fishing is happening! You're not going to spend hours running long distances to get to the fishing grounds, or sitting around waiting to fish during a short slack tide window of opportunity, like you do in other areas of Alaska.

Even though you are fishing in saltwater we don't have the big ocean swells to deal with and the true bonus is that there are never any crowded halibut fishing areas!

THE FISHING

Halibut Fishing

The Larsen Bay area has some of Alaska's best halibut fishing with all sizes available in shallow (30' to 140') waters with very light currents. Here the halibut are so plentiful that they are often caught while trolling in 30 feet of water for kings and silvers using light tackle!

Halibut are available all year, although the best fishing is from May to the end of September. The Alaska Fish & Wildlife have determined that the waters off Kodiak Island to be the best in all of Alaska for producing big numbers of both large and small halibut. Not all halibut are “barn door” size, and according to the Alaska Dept. of Game and Fish the average halibut caught by anglers is 15-20 lbs.

Salmon Fishing

The Larsen Bay area has all five species of salmon! The three that are considered to be the most prized catch are the Chinook, Coho and Sockeye, which are commonly referred to in Alaska as King, Silver and Red salmon. Many days you can fish all day and never see more than one or two boats!

All of the King Salmon and Coho Salmon are chrome bright, “WILD” fish, in the prime of their life! These will be the best salmon you will ever eat! The highly prized White King Salmon are also common in and around Larsen Bay!

King Salmon (Chinook)

On Kodiak Island King Salmon are available and open to fishing for the entire year, with the best fishing occurring from May through September. The number of kings caught in May and June are greater than in July and August, these are the five year old fish and they can be huge! Often weighing more than 50 lbs! When the king season peaks in July and August, the three and four year old fish are more abundant and their size typically runs from 12 to 20 pounds.

The saltwater limit for King Salmon is 2 fish per person per day with no annual limit.

Silver Salmon (Coho)

The third week of July is when you can hook into the first acrobatic Silver salmon of the season! These fish are aggressive biters, feeding heavily during this time, and growing a pound a week during their final summer in the salt water. These Silvers explode through the surface, tail walk across the water, make long hard runs, and then come straight back at you! All of a sudden you hear the clicker on the reel next to you and all the rods on the boat are bent with fish taking out line in every direction! As you look down in the water you see salmon chasing the salmon that are hooked, biting at the weights, swivels and any thing that looks like it can be eaten! Bent rods, burning arms, line screaming off of reels and fish jumping, this is what salmon fishing is meant to be!

By August these fish are here in droves, as thousands of coho move into the Larsen Bay area. With the return of these Silvers to spawn in the local tributaries, August is the most productive time to fish.

In addition to catching silvers in the ocean in July and August there is a chance to catch many saltwater kings feeding with the silvers.

Pricing & Fees

5 Days Guided Fishing & 6 Nights Lodging - $3,750 per person

INCLUDED IN YOUR TRIP

Relaxing and comfortable accommodations at the Lodge.
Fully guided fishing with an experienced USCG Captain targeting Halibut, Bottom Fish, and Salmon.
Lodge meals include a hot breakfast and hearty evening meals featuring family style cooking.
Full deli-style lunch on the boat.
All bait, tackle, rods and reels.
Fish cleaning, filleting, vacuum sealing, freezing and boxing of your catch.

NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR TRIP