Resurrection Bay

So I've got my kids up here, and not enough yaks to cover 4 people. I am considering renting a PB to let them catch their first halibut.  The problem I  am having is I can't take the rental on cook inlet and I haven't fished halibut enough out of Seward to have any good spots. If anyone has any recommendations i would greatly appreciate the help (and so would my boys).

How big a power boat?   

Not too far out on the west side is Bear Glacier.   I have had spotty luck for halibut up to 60# off the gravel beach there.    I think we mostly fished them during July / Aug - and we liked that area since we were getting both Silvers and a few Halibut.   I haven't tried that place in June, but you could try there both deep and shallow (like 80' - easily in sight of the wave breaks on the beach)

Hive island is about the same distance out - if conditions are good try between Hive and Fox or Hive and Rugged.   My experience here is mixed too - sorry to say I don't have any really reliable holes mapped inside the bay.   ... Still looking, sure like to find someplace closer in.

Akrider, your experience is similar to mine.  I have caught halibut right off Miller's landing and a tad south of a tonsils creek.  neither place I'd consider a halibut hole.

my issue with Resurrection Bay is that the fish tend to be deep. 150 to 250 ft for me.  Add the huge diversity in fish...Cod, pollock, skates, arrowtoith , etc and only 1 in 10 fish or less cranked up from 200 ft is a halibut equals no fun.

The good news is that it's highly likely you will be reeling in something. Bad news, it's likely not going to be a halibut but it can certainly happen.

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Check with Kwake. He rents his yaks and has the 17' tandem that is amazing. Might be an option that lets you fish the Cook side.