Greg also drift-mooches on non-windy days. At times you can put your kicker motor in reverse to slow the boat down and kept it straight. Chinook can be located throughout the water column. The key is to watch the scope for salmon and bait. If nothing is showing, fish the bottom. Halibut are found on sand or coral flats. Lingcod are found on pinnacles. For example, if the depth went from 300 feet to 200 feet back to 300 feet, salmon and lingcod would be found feeding alongside the ledge, and halibut near the bottom of the pinnacle. Huge schools of Chinook are continuously migrating through the Sitka area. That is the reason Sitka is such a great destination. Every day of the season salmon and halibut are being caught, unlike many other areas where run timing is critical. You have the option of fishing inside waters and outside waters on calm days. There are always fish to be found somewhere. Greg and other good captains go where the fish are. If the fish are an hour away, that's how long you must travel. It is not uncommon to catch limits of both halibut and Chinook during the same day. I spent the week fishing with Greg's high-school buddies Lincoln Mettler, Dave Christy, Steve Brennan, and Jeff Breland. These guys were a blast to fish with. Following is the story of our trip as seen from the eyes of Jeff.