Homer March 5-6

Great meeting folks and hanging on the water.  Nicole and I had a great trip.  No pics because I suck but a short little report follows. 

Saturday we started late. My fault, left gloves at home and tend to have cold hands.  Pretty rough out, fished a bit and then headed in as it didn't seem to be improving. Chatted with Low_Sky, gravesjacob, and Austin (not sure who that is here).  Saw Mong907 out as well. 

Sunday was beautiful.  Calm seas, practically no wind.  We were there to target some halibut and managed a pair each.  Seemed like there was a trough in about 189' of water where we could consistently pick them up in front of the condos. Just small chickens but this time of year who is complaining.   Floated around another hour or so as Nicole wanted to catch a skate (for the experience I guess) but she kept pulling in halibut.  Got off the water about 4pm and packed up, had some food and drove home.  Super jealous of you folks who live down closer than me, that drive was long. 

Figure another 8 weeks and hopefully the larger 'butt will be moving back in. Til then, tight lines and following seas. 

Dan

It was great meeting and fishing with you and Nicole.  Sunday was great! Thanks for the halibut fillet tips!

Akfishin may not have pics, but I do. Winner winner, chicken dinner!

Evidently the HighEndHippie is going to have me post her pics...

sweet!!!  bummer the halibut got in the way of the skates....haha.  gotta love it! great report!

And her pics...

very nice!!!!!  kings seem spotty but a few big ones are around. Halibut is akways good!  if you fillet them, can you report back on if they were chalky or not. thx!

it seems like if the are thick with a shiny white belly that aren't chalky its been consistent with my experience this winter anyways

Ours seemed good when filleted.

cool.  my experience has been similar Gravesjacob. I did have a perfect shiny belly no color but thin fish be semi chalky. lol. 

I'm going to try a few different things this year to see how much difference it makes.  one is to shove a guitar or piano wire up the spine as an example. not sure to what extent I'll bleed the fish though...a few inure or completely....

The best way I have found to bleed one is cut around the tail seems to work really well fillets are clean and it just pours out only problem is the bigger the fish the harder it is to do that

I've only kept three halibut ever, but I haven't found the magical bleed-out spot yet.  On king mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico, if you hit the right spot you get the artery that supplies blood to the gills and it's like turning on a faucet.  If you don't have them pointed over the side when you make the cut you end up with a mess to clean up. 

Great meeting you guys on Sunday. I should have fished for butts with you guys, I never connected with Mr. King. Tried trolling herring behind a dodger and coho killer behind a flasher with 10 oz. Oh well it was good to be out on the water again.