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Anyone interested in targeting halibut and silvers this weekend?

Derrick
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A group of us will be headed to Kodiak this weekend!  But where is everyone?!?!  Hunting maybe?!?!

Where ya thinking about heading??

I'm open to anywhere. Are you kayaking in Kodiak? I've considered the Homer area but you are the halibut master so I'm very open to suggestions.

Not sure about that master thing...lol.  We will be kayak fishing in Kodiak.  Most of us are on this board, 3 from Alaska, 3 from out of state.  Ferry over Sunday and we rented a house.  Pretty reasonable.  Maybe 600 bucks per person from Homer for the ferry transportation (including vehicle)  and a week rental split 5 ways.

There is no doubt that the most consistent action within kayaking distance for halibut is off Deep Creek or Whiskey Gulch.  So if you are targeting them, that's where I would go.  I have had my best days in mid august for numbers.  Silvers should be around as well.

Silvers are starting to show close by Seward.  Likely not super hot fishing yet but should be getting better.  I have managed a few halibut in about 150ft to 200 ft of water off of Miller's Landing and tonsina Cr though the action is never fast. 

If you got to Homer, be prepared to deal with a lot of pollock.  Menaing no downriggers and artificials.  But its a good place to learn.  Because the king season will be getting started off the spit in mid September and you won't want to miss that!

So that's not very helpful...lol.

Want to catch halibut : Deep Cr or whiskey Gulch
Silvers: Seward
A shot at everything including virtually guaranteed action from pollock plus learn the Spit to the green can area for the feeder king season:  Homer!

Thanks for all that info. What's the best approach for fishing DC or WG for halibut? Is there a certain depth/bait that you find works best?

Just herring and weight!  Ok..maybe I use a bit more.  Lately I have been using spreader bars and a large plastic hoochie with bait.  More important than the terminal tackle is how you are going to deal with the fish once up to the kayak.  I now use a boca grip for anything under 30 pounds.  A flying gaff  or harpoon attached to a buoy for anything bigger.  Bleed the fish over the side of the kayak and let it sit for a bit.  They will settle down. They also come back to life so make sure you have it secured once on board.  I've had fish jump out of the kayak 30 minutes later...and I know I am not the only one!!

Anything past 30ft deep and you are fishing.  I prefer a little deeper now.  Maybe 45 to 60 ft which is about a mile offshore.

The trick is knowing the tide cycles and how wind affects you.  It's not perfect, but you can check out my take on Cook Inlet: https://sites.google.com/site/kayakfishingalaska/locations/cook-inlet.  The two major keys is that current will not change directions until about an hour after the tide book high or low slack.  A 10 to 15knt wind will stop your kayak from drifting even with a 4 or 5 knt current.  But you should be able to paddle easily against it.  Your drift will just stop or slow. 

My halibut page i need to update:  https://sites.google.com/site/kayakfishingalaska/the-prey/halibut

Good luck and be safe!!! 

Thanks.

I went out of Miller's Landing towards the creek and caught 3 nice silvers mooching. I tried for halibut and got a few bites but wasn't able to get a hook set. I think WG will be my next adventure. How was Kodiak?