Alaskan Halibut Fishing
Description
This trip puts a rod in every guest’s hand and gives you a crack at whatever species catch the scent trail your guide sets up on the bottom. This is an intimate fishing experience with 5 or 6 guests and a guide tucked into a hardtop aluminum cabin cruiser out on the halibut flats. Weather can be unpredictable, but a major advantage of fishing the Inside Passage is that there’s almost always a place we can hide behind an island, sheltering us from weather blowing in from the open sea. At our company, we don’t worry about fuel burn. We want our guides to go where guests have the best chance at the most active fishing. Compared to most half-day charters in Alaska, these trips will carry guests farther into more distant and productive waters. That means a better chance at the fish, more coastal scenery, and a better chance at spotting wildlife like whales, sea lions, and porpoises!
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will have a sign with your last name on it near the gangway of your ship, and escort you to our marina which is located downtown Ketchikan near where the cruise ships dock.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(92)
We went out with another couple from a cruise line. Out of the 4 of us 2 fish were caught and it was not a halibut. The captain expressed he just come back from an illness. He got frustrated much of the time due to unable to find a good spot for fishing, other boats coming near us, or not able to get the boat settled with the anchor. He threw things in frustration and hit his own head on the boat. He expressed frustration at the lines getting tied up although he set them for us some of those times. When we came back with only 2 rockfish, the other boats with the same company came in with many halibut. This was our first time ever going out fishing in Alaksa although we have lived in AK since 2019. The whole experience was disappointing and most of all seeing the visible frustration from the captain made it worse. I continue to see all these pictures of great catches with this company and wonder why we did not have a great experience as well. The couple with us verbalize their disappointment as well wondering if we would get any of our money back.
Bo was an awesome captain! Caught a lot of halibut and cod. Great family activity!
Geoff and Gage were awesome! My husband and I had a great time and were continuously catching fish (halibut, cod, etc.) during this excursion. I caught more than him, of course. 😜 We’re looking forward to enjoying the fish we caught and had sent back home. There was a small group of us (5) on the boat, so this made for a more personal experience. Our guides were very knowledgeable and a lot of fun! This was a reasonably priced excursion that lasted a perfect amount of time. We can’t wait for an opportunity to do this again!
Our guide, Talon, was absolutely outstanding and worked his tail off to make sure that we had the best experience. Highly recommend Baranoff and, specifically, Talon.
Came for the Halibut, stayed for the whale show and King Salmon! Captain Pat took us out to a beautiful spot where we were on the halibut immediately. With all of our extra time we went and caught some rockfish and a beautiful King Salmon while humpback whales breached off in the distance. We paid for one excursion and got 3. Captain Pat is legend! Get him while you can.
We had a great experience!Captain Geoff & his son, Gage, were phenomenal people & even better fishermen. They put us in the honey hole. We could not have asked for more. Thanks guys … until next time!
Caught fish and the captain was great. However when fish were shipped home we got about half the weight we should have. Had a 24” and 34” fish with a total weight of 5 lbs. my friend had one fish 24” and got 5 lbs. I made several calls but this was never resolved to my satisfaction. I would not recommend this trip. I am sure they either gave me the wrong fish or keep one.
Kinani Halvorsen was great ! She was knowledgeable and captained us about w/o issues . We caught fish! I would come back again !
We had an awesome trip with Captain Chris Baldwin. The captain was experienced, knowledgeable, friendly and ensured that we had a memorable and successful experience. I would highly recommend a trip with Captain Chris Baldwin and hope to do it again with my grandsons. The entire staff was organized and quickly had our group outfitted and on the water in short time lending to a very memorable trip for such a short time.
Our guide Steve was so fun! We all caught halibut, dog sharks and a cool rock fish! I know fisherman don’t like the dog sharks but they were pretty cool to reel in !
