Scoping out Homer fishing spots

Does anyone have any tips on good bottomfish locations around the Homer spit?   Gull Island looks promising, which is only a 3 mile kick.  Not sure if thats off limits though since its a bird sanctuary.

A 10 mile round trip is about the max I'd attempt.  Anyone have any thoughts?

Youtube link to Gull Island surroundings below.  There are some nice coves that have to hold some fish!



Water depth ranges between 15 - 150 ft once you get a little farther out.  As long as the bottom is all rock, you know there will be lots of Rockfish/Lings/Cabs hiding in there! 

Just need to bring earplugs...damn those birds are loud.  And maybe a hat to repel the shit droppings!

That's a really good question.  On a good day, it wasn't too bad at all to cross over to the "other side".  I think the issue is not much size to any of the fish close by.  We hook them up trolling for kings in a powerboat duskies and black rock fish and we never catch anything of size.  I will ask around.  I'd be curious as to what some of the deeper water held. And you never know, with a kayak that can get right up into the rocks, the larger fish might still be hanging out where the powerboaters can't go.

that area is definitely fishy.  The one time I went over there, it was no problem hooking pollock and cod.  It was trying to avoid them.  I didn't try for rockfish. 

No big yellow eye caught trolling? I suppose those are probably mostly in deeper waters

No big yellow eye caught trolling? I suppose those are probably mostly in deeper waters

Can't say I have seen any yelloweyes in the area until you round the corner past Pt pogi and seldovia.  I have caught yelloweyes by caines head in Seward and blackstone bay (friend ran me out) in Whittier.  I bet you could find them closer.  Rarely catch yelloweyes in under 150 ft.  usually find them at 200 to 250 or so...to start.