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My other plan this year would be to go the Nush or La Paz, Mexico for roosterfish, dorado, and perhaps a marlin if luck shines.
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lived in alaska for a time. I would recommend valdez,in later august. Silvers will be in then and the sound is pretty well protected from those pesky winds. Halibut is quite good, there, too.
Then again, ya could do the seward area for halibut, then take the ferry to Valdez and do both. Pretty neat trip actually, did that with the family three years ago.
As for the southern trip, did that two years ago. Cabo and La Paz. you can't go wrong there for what you want on the menu.
Heck man, write a few more stories and go to both.
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I much prefer fishing salt water to fresh water, so highly recomend getting out after halibut, ling cod, rock fish and salmon.
If I was just looking to get in lots of good saltwater fishing I'd say Kodiak or Yakutat.
If you'd be flying into Anchorage and looking for locations on the road system, I'm kinda partial to Seward as it offers a good mix of halibut, rockfish and silver salmon from roughly mid July to mid August.
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August is kinda booked. Any suggestion for June? Maybe I will just go back to the Nush in late Jun...
Not interested in the road system; used to live in AK, so I have done that. Posts: 7582 | Location: Arizona and off grid in CO | Registered: 28 July 2004 One of Us posted
Ninilchik Charters is a very solid operation that I've used and highly recommend. They do both species.
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Check Fish Central in Valdez.
If you want the biggest halibut your best bet I think is June in Valdez. Going up then too..
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Capt. Mark Chuihuly, also hunted Moose in 2002 and Caribou in 1998 with him.
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Lets swap Halibut pics.
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More smart aleck remarks by Busheler
While you are Dreaming vividly,feel free to regale me with your Ping Pong Paddle Pursuits and don't be afeared to cite particulars.
If only for starters.
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I'll play,but you'll need to do a whole lot better than Ping Pong Paddles.
Unless you were trying to be funny and I missed the humor attempt...then you REALLY are very much onto something. Posts: 71 | Registered: 24 July 2010 One of Us posted
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Good effort Busheler
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What's the particulars on that fish.? That sucker looks HUGE.... Posts: 11 | Registered: 29 December 2006 new member posted
Good effort Busheler
Top it.
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Because, Busheler=Whirlwind=TryToTopIt.
Thats why.
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And, I guarantee you he's gaffed, and caught, many hundreds of halibut. Eaten a couple as well. Posts: 3943 | Location: California | Registered: 01 January 2009 Moderator posted
Well, since some of you seem to thinkn that size is EVERYTHING, I'll relate the advice of a friend who guides for halibut. He told me his very favorite halibut to EAT are those that weigh between 4-10 pounds. He insists they are more tender and flavorful than anything bigger.
And, I guarantee you he's gaffed, and caught, many hundreds of halibut. Eaten a couple as well.
I'm sorry, but anybody that claims 4-10# halibut are the best eating, is just trying to justify not being able to get clients onto decent size fish. There might be some argument on fish over 100# being a bit tougher, but I've had enough halibut in different size ranges to call complete bunk on the 4-10# claim. I would advise that such advice is a good way to tell what boat not to go on.
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Busheler is a commercial longliner.
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Well, since some of you seem to thinkn that size is EVERYTHING, I'll relate the advice of a friend who guides for halibut. He told me his very favorite halibut to EAT are those that weigh between 4-10 pounds. He insists they are more tender and flavorful than anything bigger.
And, I guarantee you he's gaffed, and caught, many hundreds of halibut. Eaten a couple as well.
I'm sorry, but anybody that claims 4-10# halibut are the best eating, is just trying to justify not being able to get clients onto decent size fish. There might be some argument on fish over 100# being a bit tougher, but I've had enough halibut in different size ranges to call complete bunk on the 4-10# claim. I would advise that such advice is a good way to tell what boat not to go on.
Plus 1 for the bigger sizes - turn the little guys and the really big sows loose! I don't know any guides that I have fished with that would or will let you keep a fish like that. And with a two fish daily limit, who would want to?
I kept and eaten halibut up to almost 200# and all I can say is "Pass the fish, please!"
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Couple in the box, about 130# and 165# IIRC. Sorry I don't have better pictures available here.
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