There I was, laying in the bottom of the boat; going through treacherous seas; with a 2-inch goose end on my forehead. Many would ask, “Claire, how did you get yourself into this mess?” Honestly, I couldn’t remember for a while, but I got my wits about me soon enough. It was a typical day in late June. The boats were out fishing, and the halibut and King bite was hot. Everyone was coming in with limits from anywhere they put their bait down. We had just eaten lunch (thanks, B

End of March Fishing Update I wish I had a big fish story to tell you?? Maybe next week? We just got all the supplies shipped to Juneau. Next step is to fly to Alaska and get the ball rolling. Anxious to see what the King run will be like this year? If it is anything like last year I will be very happy! We are expecting the King limits to be 1 per day 3 per year, then July 1st I expect them to change to 1 per day 1 per year. We will keep you updated as the regulations a

Preseason in Alaska is crazy — everything from painting to pouring cement, to rigging the boat, happens in a few short weeks, all while training the new crew. When they arrive, they learn everything they will need to know for the summer in only a few short weeks. All this learning can be a lot of brainpower and physically demanding so we like to break it up by teaching the new crew how to fish, many have never deep sea fished before. We go through orientation just like the gu

In Elfin Cove we have some of the greatest fishing in the world. Huge halibut are iconic, but the King salmon fishing is also off the charts. Elfin Cove is located on the edge of the Gulf of Alaska between Cross Sound and the entrance to the Inside Passage; King salmon headed from the Gulf to Washington state to spawn pass along the outer coast near Elfin Cove. This means we fish hundreds of rivers worth of kings instead of just a run or two heading to a few rivers. This abun