Alaska halibut fishing ~ Sitka, Alaska

Captain Lance (center) with 240 lb. halibut
and two VERY happy clients

Set the hook and hold on! Halibut are known for their strength and endurance. Your arms will feel it at the end of the day. Sitka is located in an ideal spot, just an hour's boat ride from some of the finest Halibut grounds in Southeast Alaska. The Halibut range from 20 to over 300 lbs., averaging between 30-70 lbs. with larger fish common.

Lingcod -- a prehistoric looking fish.
And while we're halibut fishing, we often catch lingcod, sometimes big ones! These prehistoric looking fish have one thing on their mind...eating. The lingcod with their big head, mouth, teeth, and long/sleek body makes them a predatory machine. Sitka has some great lingcod fishing -- in fact, the last four world records have been caught at Sitka. Lingcod range from 15 to 70 lbs

Halibut Fishing

Halibut fishing was once again consistent for "chicken" halibut averaging between 20 and 50 lbs. Plenty of halibut in the 60 - 160 lb. class were taken by anglers willing to put in a few extra hours. Lingcod fishing was closed from June 16th through August 15th but when in season, and targeted, limits were common for the keeper size (30" to 40"). Salmon News

Top Halibut for 2006:

87 inch (350 lb) Lewis Stanford of Bellingham, WA July 17
84 inch (320 lb) Bertt Fortenberry of Renton, WAS June 26
84 inch (320 lb) James Coulter of Corona, CA Aug 19
est. 84 inch Craig Drummond of Corona, CA Aug 5 (released)
78 inch (240 lb) Terry Jackson of Moorpark, CA Aug 26
77 inch (230 lb) Howard Negard of Snohomish, WA July 28

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Sitka, Alaska 99835

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