 Full Day Halibut/Salmon Combination Charters
are the most commonly desired fishing trips we offer at Miller’s Landing.
They are only offered when the halibut and the salmon are close enough
together to fish without losing a lot of time traveling from one area to
another. We offer these charters from late July through
September. Usually we go out for the halibut and then come back for
the salmon.
Where we go depends on where the best area is for fishing
both species. These charters normally run about ten hours.
Figure a total of two hours spent each way on running time to get to the
prime fishing grounds and six hours of fishing.
Species caught during these trips are Pacific Halibut, Ling Cod, and
Silver Salmon (Coho); and we will likely catch some Red
Snapper, Black Bass, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, and King Salmon at the
same time.
  Pacific Halibut are the most desired and largest fish of Alaska’s sport
fisheries. They are plentiful in
our waters throughout our fishing season of May through September. The halibut usually range in the 20 to
50 lb. area, although larger fish are not uncommon. Generally we fish
between 100 feet down and 450 feet, with an average of about 300 feet.
It takes about an hour and a half to 2 hours to get to the best fishing
grounds. We normally drift over our fishing areas, and then pull up, and
move back over it and drift again. We don’t believe in anchoring and
sitting on one spot all day.
Ling cod can be kept after July 1st if caught outside of Resurrection
Bay waters, and must be at least 35 inches long to keep, and can range
up to 60 lbs or so. The limit is one fish per day per person. Lings can be caught at
almost any depth but we catch most of them at 50 to 100 feet down. Many
people prefer the beautiful white delicate meat of ling cod to halibut.
“We spent 3 days at Miller's Landing in
Seward Alaska. The charter from Miller's Landing to the Gulf of
Alaska was incredible. Just like their web-site says, we caught
Halibut, Rock Fish, Red Snapper, Ling Cod, and Salmon.
Captain Mike and his deck hand Trapper
Scotty were the best!
 They
made our trip more than we could have hoped for. They knew
exactly where to catch each species of fish and what to use.
Everyone limited out each day on all species we fished for. And
even after a long day of fishing, when we returned to Miller's
Landing at the end of the day, Captain Mike and Trapper Scotty
hung up our fish, let us take photos, cleaned, skinned, filleted
and prepared our fish for processing.
Not only are they great fisherman and
seamen, they went out of there way to make sure we had a great
time. In addition to all the fish we caught, the sights were
incredible. We saw Hump-Back Whale, Shark, Porpoise, Seal, and
many other species of marine life. By far, this was the best
vacation of my life...an experience my boys and I will never
forget.
I want to thank Captain Mike, Trapper
Scotty and the entire staff at Miller's Landing for making this
a great vacation, and I highly recommend them to anyone
considering a trip to Alaska for deep sea fishing. You will find
none better.”
--- Dan Worrell, Lynden, WA
June 26-29, 2001 |
Black bass are both easy and fun
to catch. Fishermen are limited to four
black bass per day. These fish average about 4 to 5 pounds but range up
to 12 pounds. We normally fish for them using medium weight spinning or
bait casting gear, using hoochies and herring or shrimp lures. These
fish are great fun for the young kids and big kids alike as they hit
fast and furious. Sea bass (black bass) are delicious to eat.
Red snapper (yellow-eye Rockfish)
are one of the tastiest fish we have, and the limit is one per day. They
are generally caught while fishing for halibut and ling cod. As you can
see there are a good variety of fish to catch during a halibut charter,
and all are delicious to eat.
Silver Salmon start their annual return to their fresh water streams in
mid July and August. Silver salmon average 8 to 20
lbs and are a lot of fun to catch. They put up a good fight and it is
exciting to watch them when they sometimes leap in the air while reeling
them in! Strong runs of pink salmon arrive between mid June through mid September, and there are always feeder king salmon present. All are good
eating fish, and all are fun to catch.
Depending upon the weather, tides, location, and time of
year, we normally fish for salmon in water depths from a few feet near
shore to 90 feet of water offshore. Oftentimes mooching will
provide the best results. Captain Mike is an avid salmon fisherman and
has many knowledgeable and successful fishing techniques that he will
share with you. His local lifelong knowledge of our area gives him an
edge on finding the right combination of techniques and location for
finding salmon and getting them to bite. |
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