Full-Day Fishing & Sightseeing Combo

We do things a little differently than most halibut charters—and it’s worked for us for over 40 years. Most days we drift over structure, then circle back and repeat so you’re constantly in the strike zone; when it’s productive, we’ll anchor and chum, keeping a fresh scent trail moving and baits working.

How it works: Captains read tide, current, and bottom and precisely control drift speed and position to keep your gear where halibut feed. We also mooch for salmon on the drift, a very productive local technique.

What you’ll experience: You’ll be holding your rod, feeling every bite, and setting your own hook. Strikes can come on the drop, over ridges, or on the way up, and we commonly fish 50–450 ft for all species.

Why we do it: Active drifting takes more effort and coordination (and sometimes more gear), but it consistently produces fish and keeps you engaged.

We’ve refined this approach for decades—it’s harder on us, better for you.

Standard Fishing Package ($300):

• One day fishing license
• Fish transport to processor, processing/vacuum sealing/freezing of up to 45lbs of filets, and a large fish box for shipping.
• Rain jacket, pants and boots to use during the trip.
• Transportation to and from Seward. Be sure to set this up with our sales team!
• The Premium Meal Package

Premium Fishing Package ($625):

• One day fishing license
• Fish transport to processor, processing/vacuum sealing/freezing of up to 45lbs of filets, and a large fish box for shipping.
• Shipment for a 50lb box anywhere within the continental USA from processor!
• Rain jacket, pants and boots to use during the trip.
• Transportation to and from Seward. Be sure to set this up with our sales team!
• Premium Meal Package + 1 Dinner item from the Cafe

We do our best to keep you updated on ADF&G/IPHC + Emergency Orders. Fishing regulations change each year- for the most up-to-date information, please see the ADF&G website, at www.adfg.alaska.gov and the Southcentral Region, specifically linked HERE.

Halibut: Retain two per day — one any size, and one over 27 inches. You may retain two under. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Salmon: Retain six a day inside Resurrection Bay Terminal Harvest Area, or three a day outside of Resurrection Bay.
King Salmon: You can retain one a day but must have a stamp.
Rockfish: Retain three pelagic rockfish a day, and one non-pelagic.
Yelloweye Rockfish: Can be retained starting July 1st.
Lingcod: They can be retained starting July 1st, you can have one per day, and it cannot be less than 36″.

Scroll down for more information on each species!

Fox Willie
10 Halibut Anglers – 16 total passengers
The Fox Willie is a purpose-built aluminum catamaran landing craft, measuring about 36 × 13.5 feet, with twin 350 HP Suzuki outboards.

Islay M
14 Halibut Anglers – 20 Total Passengers
The Islay M. is just like the Fox Willie but 40×14 feet, with twin 450hp Yamaha outboards.

Both boats have full walk-around cabins, fish cleaning stations, a marine head, and large deck space—great for mixed fishing and sightseeing trips.

Enjoy freshly made meals prepared right in our on-site café. Your hot breakfast is served on the boat, and you can grab a barista coffee before departure. When you return, relax with a cold drink while we clean your catch — the perfect way to start and end your fishing day.

Premium Meal Package ($60):

• Premium barista drink – Pick up at the cafe in the morning
• Breakfast – Burrito or Sandwich
• Lunch – Fully loaded sandwich
• Snack Item
• A drink like Gatorade
• Coffee, Beer, or drink upon return

Standard Meal Package ($30):

• Premium barista drink – Pick up at the cafe in the morning
• Lunch – Fully loaded sandwich
• Snack Item
• A drink like Gatorade

Get ready for a day full of stunning views, good company, and a true Alaskan fishing experience that will leave you with several great fishing stories! Some halibut fishing charter departures can be booked to include a fully guided kayaking day trip to the glaciers, for those in your party not interested in fishing, but want to explore nearby. We also often use this vessel to drop off kayakers in the national park — this is the reason for the later return and does not cut into your fishing time, nor does it affect where we fish.

For folks who want a private or fully custom experience, you can book the whole boat for your party! Many people have purchased private charters for filming, romantic getaways, want to add sightseeing, or they want to target specific species and much more. Give a shout for more information on this awesome option for large groups.

What to Wear: Layers are key — it can swing from calm sunshine to wind and rain in minutes. Bring a waterproof jacket, warm hat, and gloves and extra layers you can store inside the boat. Sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat help against both sun and glare off the water. Footwear matters too; non-slip, waterproof boots or shoes keep your feet warm and safe on deck.

Bring Food and Drinks: Pack lunch, snacks, and plenty of water (or coffee). It’s a long day on the water! Or purchase a meal plan from us for your trip and enjoy a carefree vacation on the water.

Taking the Fish Home: If local, bring a small cooler for the drive home, or use local fish processing services for bagging and freezing. We clean your fish for you, then you take it to the processor to be packaged, frozen and even shipped if needed.

Listen to Your Captain and Crew: They know the fish, tides, and conditions — following their direction makes for a safer, more successful trip.

Premium Fishing Gear: Enjoy world-class fishing for all species using our premium fishing gear Thrasher and Seeker rods, Avet and Shimano reels, and hand-tied gear using top-end components! Read more about our equipment here!

Two Fully Loaded Landing Crafts for Full-Day Charters: With our landing crafts you can load directly off the beach in front of Miller’s Landing. Both boats include a captain and deckhand, a marine toilet, full bottom fishing and salmon fishing gear, heated indoor seating, and all safety equipment.

Upgrade Your Trip with a Meal Package: Prepared in our own cafe fresh each morning before the charter. Find our different options when you go to book. From just breakfast and snacks to breakfast, lunch and a beverage at the cafe when you return from your trip. Perfect for while you wait for them to clean your fish.

Fish More and Stress Less: We have two different upgrade packages available for our full-day trips. They include fishing licenses, fish transportation to the processor, rain gear and meal packages.

Black Bass are both exciting and fun to catch. They are the most prolific of the pelagic Rockfish species and are found near shallow rocky areas.  Fishermen are limited to a set number of pelagic and nonpelagic rockfish per day, and we make an effort to catch both to reach the limit. These fish average about 4 to 5 pounds but range up to 12 pounds. We often fish for them with light/medium-weight tackle. These fish are great fun for young and big kids alike as they hit fast and furious, are located all throughout the water column near rock structure, and can liven up a lull in the bite. They are excellent fried, baked, or blackened.

Yellow Eye Rockfish are one of the tastiest and more popular of the 32 different species of non-pelagic rockfish we catch, and also one of the oldest. Also called red snapper, they live to be incredibly old – they grow about an inch per year, don’t start breeding until they’re 7, and the eggs have less than a 1% survival rate.  They live where they are born, and as such are limited in most areas to 1 per person per day starting July 1st.  They are incredibly good-eating, gorgeous fish which initially hit like a truck.  They can get up to 32 lbs, and we’ve had them swallow the whole salmon on halibut gear. They are generally caught while fishing for halibut and ling cod.

Pacific Halibut is the most desired and largest fish of Alaska’s sport fisheries. They are plentiful in our waters throughout the season and can be caught May-September. Sport-caught Halibut usually range from 20-50 lbs, although larger fish are not uncommon. People frequently ask about the size of the halibut we catch, but that question is impossible to answer from day to day. We commonly catch fish over 100 lbs, but we commonly catch average-sized Halibut as well. It’s up to you to listen to your guide, attend your line, and do your best to maximize your catch! We’ve caught 156lb Halibut on Salmon rods while fishing for Rockfish, with a tiny little hook and skimpy piece of herring. We’ve also caught 300lb Halibut on whole Salmon carcases threaded with circle hooks at 400′.  Nobody can forecast a day of fishing, but we work as hard as we can to make it a success.

Ling season opens July 1st, and they aren’t actually Cod at all! Lings are members of the Greenling family, and in some cases their flesh is naturally tinted green or blue, turning white when cooked. They eat a great deal of chlorophyll, lending the fish its unusual tint.  These fish can grow to over 80 lbs. They look like prehistoric sea monsters and are apex predators, often shunning bait and going instead for an actively worked jig. Lings can be caught at almost any depth, but we catch most of them at 30-275 feet. Many people prefer the moist, succulent, white meat of Ling Cod to Halibut. Lings are often caught pre-season but must be released prior to July 1st.

While Pacific Cod are not the target species around here, they are great eating and fun to catch. There is never a guarantee of when we catch them. Some days we are “covered up with cod” while halibut fishing and it’s as fast as you get to the bottom. These fish live up to 20 years and grow up to 6 ft in length. Pacific Cod migrate as far as 490 miles in a year from the Gulf of Alaska to the west coast of Norway. Cod is quite healthy like most fish and is great cooked in butter on a hot skillet.

These salmon do not reside in fresh water for any extended period, unlike coho, chinook and sockeye salmon. Their average length is 20 to 25 inches and their average weight is 3.5 to 5 pounds. We do not target pink salmon, but we do catch them while fishing for rockfish or silver salmon. They often get released when we are targeting silvers, it is most folks’ preference to keep silvers instead of pink salmon. They are great eating if cooked shortly after catching vs. freezing and eating later on.  You can also catch pink salmon right in front of our main office,  right on the beach, in the late summer.

King salmon (chinook) are the largest Pacific salmon—typically about 3 feet and 30 pounds but capable of reaching roughly 4.9 feet and 129 pounds—and most spend around five years in the ocean (some up to eight). In Seward we encounter year-round “feeder kings,” ocean fish cruising Resurrection Bay before their eventual river runs; we fish them by trolling or mooching with hardware and bait, working the full water column on semi-light tackle for an exciting fight. While kings aren’t our primary target on standard trips, we do catch them, and if you’d like your best shot at harvesting one, the spring combo trip is the time to try. The daily limit in our local waters is usually one king per person (subject to ADF&G Emergency Orders), and you’ll need both an Alaska sport-fishing license and a King Salmon Stamp to retain one. We also occasionally land “white kings,” a delicious, less common variant here.

Silvers start their annual return to their freshwater streams in mid-July and August. They average 8-20 lbs and are a lot of fun to catch. They put up a good fight and it’s exciting to watch the fish rip around the boat and leap into the air during the fight! People of all ages are capable of catching Silvers, and kids do very well with these fish. Seward has one of the better Silver Salmon sport fisheries on the Kenai Peninsula, and charter operators actually come from other towns to fish here. Silvers are remarkably tasty, and we take extra care with our salmon, keeping them in coolers with ice and saltwater so they stay firm and fresh no matter what time of day they were caught.  Miller’s Landing has its own ice maker, and we outfit the charters daily with a stock of ice for the catch. When the bite is on, it’s a complete frenzy. Everyone on the boat can fish at the same time!