Salmon fishing Alaska

[Barleydog]

Took a couple photos from a recent trip on the salt water of Prince William sound.  Managed to catch some nice fish and take in some of the finest beauty in the world. 


A "double" one halibut of 50 lbs. and a nice fat yelloweyed rockfish.  Both fish are commonly found in deep water, and make for excellent eating!

Black rockfish are common fish found throughout the sound.  Good eating and decent fight.

Catching bait!  Gotta get a bucket of herring before heading out.  Jimmer fills all the hooks on his Sabiki rig during this pull.

My largest silver salmon (coho) ever!  This fish weighed 19.2 lbs. and would have placed 1st in a local salmon derby "if" I would have bought a dang derby ticket!  *&%)&@)#&)@* Fishing!

Downrigger fishing near oil tankers.  The tankers are being guided by the tugs out of the narrows area.  Notice the line of "cr@p" in the foreground?  That's a tidal line of spawned out humpies!

Fishing by the falls

Jimmer

[Kodiak Commando]

Great pics barleydog!!! Congrats on the silver thats a very nice fish for mainland Alaska

[camo_fish]

those are some awesome fish there.  out of this world, and some dandy backgrounds too. 

[Bartman44]

Wow, great shots.  That's a very interesting double you have there.  See any  orcas?

[ChenBassHead]

Nice fish Barley! That's something that I really want to do, hit the Alaska coast for halibut and the rest of that huge mixed bag you guys get up there. Nice swimbladder on that yelloweye!

-Zach

[Barleydog]

KC,  Come on now!  You gotta post one of those Kodiak brutes to prove there bigger!   You know our mainland kings and silvers are bigger than your island strain!

Camofish,  No orcas..... but some healthy iceburgs!

[Kodiak Commando]

Don't worry barleydog once the run starts i will have pics of silvers that are the largest average in the state
But hey you have larger kings, reds, humpies and chums

[Deposit]

Wow awsome pics. looks like you had a heck of trip!

[synergyboy10]

those are some nice pics.

[PGKris]

MONSTER COHO!!! Beauty man bet he fought like hell! Got my best coho beat by ten pounds!! Huge!! Awesome pics keep them coming!!

[Hookset]

Spent my honeymoon in Seward, Soldotna and Homer.  Brings me back to my days on the Kenai Peneinsula.  Great cathces and beautiful pics.  Continued good luck.  Tight lines.

[KP_Alaska]

Barleydog,
Always, always , always buy a derby ticket. That fish was worth $15,000.00 buddy. Looks like you had a good trip, love those black bass. Everyone likes to target halibut and salmon down there and there is so much more available.

[Barleydog]

KEvin,
GRRRRRR!  I know, I know!  Don't know what I was thinking   I like bass fishing as much as salmon.  Wish there was more time in the day!

[Hood]

MAN that is awesome, its my dream to go to Alaska one day and land a Halibut and a salmon, how big is that weight u guys use??

[Barleydog]

Hood,  Come on up!  Not sure how big the wieght was?  Think it was a 48 oz., but could be a 24???  Big ol' wieghts for hitting bottom @ 300 ft. in tidal conditions.