Clients like the moist, flakey texture of halibut that goes with just about anything. Most halibut caught in alaska are hooked at depth of 90 to 900 feet. Generally, halibut fishing around a high tide seems to provide a better bite than. In cook inlet, the neap tides quartering moons usually provide better fishing. Tides4fishing cookies are used to personalise content and ads, save your recent fishing sites and remember your display settings. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. These updates provide improved tidal current predictions for safe marine navigation within central cook inlet. Before the growth of anchorage, knik was the destination for most marine traffic in upper cook inlet. Tide times and charts for halibut cove kachemak bay. The kasilof resident baited a herring on his hook, plunked it as deep into the water as he could and waited for the line to twitch. The further out into cook inlet, and the deeper the water, the bigger the halibut are likely to be as adult halibut are bottom dwellers that live typically in waters at a depth of fifty to two hundred feet. Because of this we fish around the slack tide, a time near high or low tide when the. Cook inlet halibut fishing with afishunt charters youtube. Deepcreek ninilchik is our 2nd choice for halibut fishing on the kenai peninsula.
Back to alaska adventure suites april 2020 may 2020 june 2020 july 2020 august 2020 september 2020. The largest halibut ive taken to date, a whopping 325 pound trophy halibut, was taken during the strongest tide of the month. Gotta fish charters offers halibut and salmon fishing charter trips in ninilchik, homer, and anchor point, alaska. This vast area offers the choice of cook inlet or the gulf of alaska via homer or seward. Alaska halibut fishing can make for a memory that will last a lifetime. The average halibut charter runs 6 to 8 hours, add 2 hours for a combination fishing charter.
Tide tables for alaska can be found on the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa web site. Tide times and charts for ninilchik, southcentral alaska. When great alaska started out, we were launching small boats into the surf ourselves behind our 4 wheel drive suburbans and trucks. Printer view click here for annual published tide tables. Cook inlet halibut fishing randas fishing guide service. The lower cook inlet management area hosts a diversity of salt and freshwater sport fishing opportunities. The tide timelapse halibut cove, cook inlet, alaska. Fishing charters for halibut and salmon in seward, alaska.
Your area of interest is seward and resurrection bay. Mcmahons fish is one of the biggest caught this year in cook inlet. Nearby cook inlet and surrounding waters hold some of the most accessible and predictable halibut fishing in all of alaska. Homer alaska halibut fishing homer alaska fishing charters. Alaskan halibut are some of the most sought after fish in the world. Whenever possible, we try to only fish the high slack tide on our cook inlet trips. Alaskan halibut recipes paperback march 1, 1989 by cecilia nibeck author 4. Halibut charter rates and packages bobs trophy charters.
In cook inlet, anglers may catch up to two fish per. At this time, they enter water 10 to 25 fathoms to feed, and will readily take a variety of bait. Last spring high tide at kodiak, port of kodiak was on thu 07 may height. Lower cook inlet management area, alaska department of. By joseph robertia and jenny neyman, redoubt reporter some parts of galen neptunes cook inlet halibut fishing endeavor were much the same as anyone elses. We offer extremely competative rates and a convenient and pleasurable fishing experience. Off a boat in deeper water it doesnt matter as much in my experience. Tide times and tide chart for homer, kachemak bay, cook inlet. Tides and solunar charts ninilchik tides times, tide table. The cook inlet management area is located in the central gulf of alaska and comprised of all waters west of the longitude of cape fairfield and north of the latitude of cape douglas. Not your typical saltwater fishery, cook inlet, where the tides are the second most extreme in the hemisphere with large tidal fluctuations of over 30 feet and currents of 8 knots. Backpackers enjoy the hike from humpy creek across the portlock glacier plateau to emerald lake and on up the blue ice trail to touch the glacier.
Use this relief map to navigate to tide stations, surf breaks and cities that are in the area of halibut bay, alaska. Come join the crew of the big but in their quest for monster halibut off the coast of ninilchik, alaska. Trails range from an easy 3mile day hike from glacier spit to the grewingk glacier lake, to a more athletic hike along grace ridge with sweeping views of kachemak bay and across lower cook inlet. We depart by boat from ninilchik a few hours before the lowest level of the minus tide and boat across the cook inlet to the westside beaches. Tide times and tide chart for kodiak, port of kodiak.
That is when it is easiest to keep a sport fishing line on the bottom. Instructions for finding the table you need are below. Many anglers travel to the area for halibut fishing in kachemak bay, cook inlet and the north gulf coast. The red flashing dot shows the tide time right now. Tide predictions at 9455653, ninilchik, cook inlet ak. Tides search by name, zip or area code tides states. Alaska halibut fishing in cook inlet and gulf of alaska.
Halibut live near the sea bottom, so the best time to go fishing for them is around high slack tide. In cook inlet and other areas with heavy tidal flows, the best rig. Mcmahon reeled in the 341pound halibut tuesday while fishing with the deep creek fishing club, a ninilchik resort. Big tide swings usually mean that the charters have to fish shallower water with more weight than usual. Known for its quick access to some of the most productive halibut fishing grounds in cook inlet, halibut charters operating out of deep creekninilchik, just 40 minutes south of soldotna, are typically geared for the more experienced angler focused on chasing big fish. Halibut tips, tides, recipe fish seward alaska inc. Area marine waters vary from the numerous fjordlike bays along the north gulf of alaska coast to the moderately protected waters of kachemak bay and the high. Alaska day 1 halibut fishing cook inlet bayou woman. The cook inlet experiences the second biggest tide changes in the world. Halibut fishing in cook inlet and deep creek has only been truly popularized in the last 25 years or so.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. In addition to halibut fishing in cook inlet, we also offer halibut fishing from homer and seward. May and june tide charts for kodiak, port of kodiak. The prince william sound area has a slightly larger window for fishing halibut.
Gotta fish charters alaska halibut and salmon fishing. Jun 19, 2019 a valid alaska fishing license is required to fish for halibut, which are managed by the federal government and subject to federal regulations. All tide books in alaska will show each tide for the year and the best tides for halibut fishing in each area of alaska. The yellow shading corresponds to daylight hours between sunrise and sunset at nikiski, cook inlet. Spectacular alaska halibut catches are a regular occurrence in ninilchik and anglers from all over the world travel here to try their hand at alaska halibut fishing. George inlet davis river entrance, alaska dewey anchorage, etolin island. Mar 18, 2014 join terry wickstrom and captain john baker as the head out on the cook inlet of alaska to chase halibut. Kachemak bay state park welcome to homer alaska homer. The smaller tide changes are preferable for halibut because there is less water movement allowing you to fish longer into the tide. There is so much more to cook inlet, which is a full 80 miles across at its widest point. Since this location is within the kenai peninsula, click on kenai peninsula and cook inlet. Jul 01, 2016 mcmahon reeled in the 341pound halibut tuesday while fishing with the deep creek fishing club, a ninilchik resort. All of our single fare halibut charter rates and packages on this page are set at our peak season rates.
See cook inlet tide tables on home page we recommend that you check the tides when planning your vacation especially for your alaska halibut charter or razor clam digging home page top left side. Great alaska adventure lodge targets halibut on the west side of the kenai peninsula, in cook inlet often combining trolling for king salmon with bottom fishing for the tasty halibut. Homer alaska fishing halibut fishing, salmon fishing. Jun 11, 2014 by joseph robertia and jenny neyman, redoubt reporter some parts of galen neptunes cook inlet halibut fishing endeavor were much the same as anyone elses. Valdez for halibut and salmon fishing, whalewatching, glacier tours, heliskiing, ice climbing, and just. Alaska tide tables kenai peninsula tides for seward. These times are dependent on the magnitude of the tide and weather. Cook inlet has some very large tide swings, but because of all the islands in our fishing area, we are able to fish away from the main currents, making a better trip.
Two arm bay upper northwestern fiord hassler island. The predicted tide times today on thursday 14 may 2020 for homer, kachemak bay, cook inlet are. Florida angler hauls in 341pound halibut from cook inlet. Peak fish runs in alaska, cook inlet tide tables and best time of the. Halibut fishing can be easy, but it is always work, fishing for halibut will make your back and arms feel like jello, i have seen the strongest people get hammered by a small halibut, and a trophy halibut put you to work. Lower cook inlet management area, alaska department of fish. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. Alaska day 1 halibut fishing cook inlet bayou woman posted on august 14, 2019 by bayou woman august 28, 2019 19 the gone fishin lodge in soldotna, alaska has hosted the cajun invasion for 14 summers, and wwl radio show host, don dubuc with whom i do hunt fish talk once a month, has attended for the last years. Cook inlet boats and known as sixpack boats and take a total of six passengers plus the captain and a deckhand. This is an active salmon, halibut and herring fishery for both commercial and sport fishermen who share the. Our peak season begins on june 8th and runs through august 25th. However, people who fish here usually go out in boats to fish for halibut. Knik and turnagain arms of cook inlet, the bodies of water that split off to either side of anchorage, are just the points where the inlet ends. Unlike the sometimes chaotic experience you will find on some saltwater party boats with multiple anglers, sixpack boats ensure a more personalized and professional alaska halibut fishing trip.
Being voracious feeders, halibut will eat just about anything, but they do have their favourites. We recommend that you check the tides when planning your vacation especially for your alaska halibut charter or. Supplemental tidal current predictions for central cook inlet. Aug 14, 2019 alaska day 1 halibut fishing cook inlet bayou woman posted on august 14, 2019 by bayou woman august 28, 2019 19 the gone fishin lodge in soldotna, alaska has hosted the cajun invasion for 14 summers, and wwl radio show host, don dubuc with whom i do hunt fish talk once a month, has attended for the last years.
Halibut can be caught yearround in alaskas offshore waters, however, the best time is may and june. We anchored our 25 foot boat in a known halibut bed and then lowered our whole salmon heads to the bottom, with the aid of four pound leads. Halibut bay, alaska hamilton bay, kupreanof island hassler harbor, annette island. Supplemental tidal current predictions for central cook. Click days for detail sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat. Tide tables and solunar charts for halibut cove kachemak bay. Friends and corporate alaskas cook inlet offers many of the worlds greatest fishing opportunities. Cook inlet provides navigable access to the port of anchorage at the northern end, and to the smaller homer port further south.
On arrival, each guest is issued a 5gallon bucket and clam digging shovel, with instructions on how. A valid alaska fishing license is required to fish for halibut, which are managed by the federal government and subject to federal regulations. Other nearby locations tide tables and tide charts to halibut bay, alaska. Anguilla island steamboat bay, noyes island warm chuck inlet, tonowek bay hadley, lyman anchorage hagemeister island north end hagemeister strait.
Peak fish runs in alaska, cook inlet tide tables and best. Consult our tide tables for the best times to fish. Apr 25, 2016 all tide books in alaska will show each tide for the year and the best tides for halibut fishing in each area of alaska. Our halibut fishing boat the gamefisher a 30 by 10 foot wide custom built aluminum vessel is spacious, powerful, and capable of carrying six passengers.
The major difference between cook inlet trips departing from ninilchik or anchor point vs trips departing from homer or seward is the run time to the fishing grounds. The tide charts below show the height, time and date of high and low tides for the next 30 days. We operate a 32 foot peregrine offshore, beach launching out of anchor point or deep creek state park, near ninilchik, alaska. Halibut fishing is still open, and has been solid all season with fish in the 25 75 pound range being caught regularly.
The halibut have had a sweet tooth for octopus, but are now starting to develop a taste for herring as we get closer to the spawn. Alaska tide tables kenai peninsula tides for seward, homer. Ninilchik harbor 16662 cook inletkalgin island to north foreland 16663 cook inleteast foreland to anchorage. I know guys pay attention to tides in sf bay because they have big ripping tides due to the golden gate bottle neck. Our cook inlet clamdigging charters are available on days when the minus tides are 3. I think tide has a lot more to do with catching halibut if youre going for them off the beach or pier just past the surfline. This homer alaska fishing charters are both tide and weather dependent and it is not uncommon to encounter whales, sea otters and other marine life in the marine waters of cook inlet. Nautical charts online noaa nautical charts alaska coast. If you prefer the standard tide table layout click here. On the high tides in ci you have an hour or two you can set on the bottom in deep water, but when the tide starts to really running and you cant.