Frequently Asked Questions About Fishing Charters and Fishing Trips

  • 6 max plus captain and deckhand

  • YES!! We have a private “head” on the boat that flushes. It is cleaned daily. Its spacious for a marine head.

  • Absolutely. We just ask that you leave the hard alcohol on shore. Also weed may be legal in Alaska but its not legal on the boat.

  • Short Answer: Layers, close-toed shoes, bring rain gear

    Long Answer: Weather in Alaska can change from warm and sunny to cold and rainy and back again all in one morning. Best thing to do is to bring enough clothes to be comfortable. Rain is common in this part of Alaska and if you bring rain gear you can stay comfortable in a drizzle. The cabin heater is on most of the time for those used to warmer temps.

    These are average hi and low temps in Homer

    April 44° / 30°
    May 52° / 37°
    June 58° / 43°
    July 61° / 48°
    August 61° / 47°
    September 55° / 41°
    October 45° / 32°

  • Here are our lodging partners…

    Across the Bay:

    The Lodge at Otter Cove - We actually got married here if that tells you anything.

    Cove Peaks - Great for large groups.

    Homer Side:

    Hideaway Cabins - modern cabins with a great view. Clean and beautiful.

    Baycrest Lodge-higher end lodging with private Jacuzzi’s and heated floors.

    Alaska Adventure Cabins - a variety of cabins around homer that are clean and really cool.

    Lands End Resort - A great hotel at the very end of the road. Quick walk or drive too the harbor


    Aspen Suites Hotel - aspenhotelsak.com/homer
    Air BNB- Air Bnb

  • Halibut = 10-30lb average but we catch halibut over 50lbs all the time.

    Salmon =
    - King: 10-20lbs
    - Silver: 7-15lbs
    - Pink: 2-6lbs
    - Chum: 8-15lbs

    Rockfish =
    - Pelagic: 2-8lbs
    - Non-Pelagic: 7-15lbs

    Lingcod = 20-40lbs

  • If you want to come in July you should call by the end of January. As for June and August….As far out as possible. If you’re wanting to fish in the peak summer season you need to book your trip as far as advance as possible. Spring and Fall can be a little more last minute but still, it’s important that you get all the pieces together ahead of time. Winter- give me at least 2 days.

  • If we cancel due to weather, we will issue everyone a full refund. If our trip gets cut short due to weather we will issue a partial refund. We want you to feel like you’ve been dealt with fairly. Thats so important to us. We cannot control the weather but we can control where we fish.

  • Motion sickness can happen to anyone. We do our best to fish where we are not getting tossed around by the sea. Most people who get sea sick develop symptoms when the boat stops. If you are the kind of person who gets car sick, or air sick then you will likely have a far better trip if you take some precautions and plan accordingly. The following is the best regimen we have found for our clients in the past (note: we are not medical professionals)

    The night before your charter take half a Dramamine, morning of your charter before you do anything, find a mirror and repeat the following “I will feel great today. I dont get seasick. I will go with the flow, this is going to be awesome! I dont get seasick” then take a full Bonine with breakfast. Bring the Bonine with you. (Try and keep breakfast basic/non-acidic dont down tons of coffee) and bring ginger. Ginger candy/ginger beer/ginger tea, raw ginger, ginger gum with you. While fishing drink plenty of water. Keep your head up, step outside and focus on the horizon if you feel uneasy and breath through your nose. Tell yourself you feel great and focus on the beautiful scenery. Seasickness has a lot to do with mentality.

    Let us know before we leave the dock if anyone in your party may be susceptible to motion sickness so we can take extra care to keep the boat out of chop and swell.

  • At the end of the day after all the photos are taken you will have a lot of fillets. An average fishing trip will net an angler somewhere around 30lbs of fillets. Unless you want to process your own fish we will send the fish to Homer Fish Processing or Coal Point Seafood Processing

    Both of these companies do a fantastic job. They will portion your fish into meal size packages, vacuum pack it and freeze it.

    If you are flying back to the lower 48, you can save yourself a lot of money and just bring it as extra luggage on the plane. Or if you want premium convenience these companies can arrange to overnight FedEx your fish after you get home.

  • Short answer- When you can make it here, fantastic fishing has occurred in every month,.

    Long Answer - Depends on what you want to do. For instance, if you want ling cod, you have to come after July 1st. If you want a chance at seeing the Northern Lights. You need to focus on September or October. If you want the greatest variety, like an Alaskan Salmon Grand Slam (Catching all 5 species of Salmon) This can only be done in early July. If you want the best chance at catching giant yellow eye, the largest of those fish tend to be caught around the summer solstice (June 21st)

    Halibut are around from March until November but they’re most widely available from May until September. Rockfish are available year round but they peak around June/July. King Salmon are available year round but the biggest kings are caught from late May until early July.

    All of this being said, its fishing. If you have never been to Alaska before I would suggest coming sometime between June 15th and September 1st and cross your fingers that luck is on your side. Amazing memories are made on our boat every month of the year.