Last week, the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) held their annual meeting to assess what the Halibut stocks in Southeast Alaska are projected for the year 2013. The outcome was the stocks are about the same as 2012. Recommendations were made as status quo for…
Looks like another great season in Sitka for 2012. The King Salmon abundance index for Southeast Alaska came in at 1.52. Which is excellent news, based on past history there should be plenty of bent rods and more then enough fish to bring home. Non-Resident…
We are happy to say that regulations are much improved this year for retaining larger halibut than we saw last season. A reverse slot limit of under 45 inches and over 68 inches and one fish per day each day you fish. What this means…
By Greg Kain, Kain’s Fishing Adventures. Last week in Anchorage the NPFMC (North Pacific Fishery Management Council) meet to talk about Halibut regulations for the 2012 season. The NPFMC passed a motion with recommendations to the IPHC (International Pacific Halibut Commission). The IPHC will meet…
By John L. Beath, Traveling Angler Magazine. Thousands of productive salmon fishing areas dot the Pacific Coast and inland waters like a gigantic connect-the-dots painting. Anglers who connect the dots with hook and line, and spend time discovering and exploring the West Coast’s vast salmon…
By John L. Beath, N.W. Editor of Western Outdoors Magazine. Not many anglers in the know would argue that the prime waters of South East Alaska’s Baranof Island are perhaps the best Pacific Coast waters for an easy limit of salmon, halibut, lingcod and rockfish.…
By John L. Beath, N.W. Editor of Western Outdoors Magazine. Sitka reigns king of halibut fishing in Southeast Alaska. The vast open ocean waters on the west coast of Kruzof Island or the inside waters of Sitka Sound could easily produce a once-in-a-lifetime halibut. A…
By John L. Beath, N.W. Editor of Western Outdoors Magazine. Many Alaska-bound anglers travel much farther than needed in their search for salmon, halibut, steelhead, trout and rockfish. Farther usually means more money, time, and perfect trip timing. Since all five species of salmon swarm…
By Rich Holland, Western Outdoor News. Sitka is a place where all your dreams of fishing in Alaska can come true. Every morning Kain’s Fishing Adventures’ sportfisher leaves the sheltered docks deep in Sitka Sound and the only sound, if any, is the scream of…
By Dr. Jack Berryman, NW Fishing Holes Magazine. Greg Kain is a guide who takes his fishing very seriously – just the way I like it! Greg is the owner and operator of Kain’s Fishing Adventures. He specializes in steelhead fishing in Washington and salmon…
