Everyone should fish and see Kodiak once in their lives. There is nowhere else I have been where the food chain is so evident, big fish eat little fish, big fish are eaten by bigger fish, Bald Eagles and bears.
Halibut are just one species of fish…
thanks for your note Rik, fishing in Kodiak Alaska is never something I get tired of doing. There are some nice kings already running, I heard of a 55# caught last weekend and some others. The big fish move through here from now until late August…
Kodiak Is waking up, the herring are staring in and so are all the species that follow. First Fin Whale, King Salmon and more.....Boat work time and paperwork time too, getting ready for another season. New downriggers and vacuum sealer on my…
Some Halibut and Pacific Cod are coming in now here in Kodiak. There are Rock Fish and some King Salmon getting caught too. Spring is in the air in Kodiak.....
Hi Stu, I thought I recognized your name and had maybe fished with you or had you as a guest but now I see you are a writer so I must have seen your work instead....Ever get to Kodiak Alaska?
L
Hi William, I use big heavy streamers in salt water for Salmon. Once the fish are in streams a pollywag or mouse on the surface works great some days. With a floating line and a fast strip the fly is just under the surface and that work well on…
Hey Travis, I live in Kodiak Alaska and have smoked fish for years. My method my not work where you are but I use the cold smoke method. I like to fillet my fish but leave the two halves connected at the tail. Turn the fish skin to skin and rub on a…
Good Morning Lee,
I am afraid I never had the opportunity to visit or fish Kodiak Island Alaska, even though I have gone to Alaska six times including my first trip in 1969 the whole month of August as a guest of Ween Consolidated Airlines. My last trip there was six or seven years ago at Mission Lodge on Bristol Bay.
Best wishes and good luck,
Stu Apte
It is a small world isn't it. Please give him my regards. I hope to fish with him some day again. Let him know I have a small place on Lisbon Creek, Andros now and will be there again in late February or early March chasing Bones.
Thanks Danny for writing. I hope all is well in your world.
Every time I have a Sands beer I think of Justin.
Lee
February 2012 starts with warmer than normal winter conditions here on Mosquito Lagoon, water temps have ranged from 61’ to 67’F the last few weeks, and the water level has been extremely low, our Redfish are still schooled up making for fun sight…See More