Anchor Point Fishing Charters, Alaska King Salmon & Halibut fishing from Anchor Point, Homer & Seldovia AK

Halibut fishing is our main attraction. The action is rarely boring

We fish year around for king salmon and we can legally fish for halibut every month except January. Year round fishing fine tunes our operation, provides a wealth of fishing knowledge, keeps the boat running good and provides fresh fish for the table every month of the year!

Halibut fishing is our main attraction. More like catching than fishing, the action is rarely boring. You never know if the next bite will be a 20-pounder or one that weighs more than you do!

Anchor Point has had two halibut over 450 lbs caught in 60 feet of water within two miles of shore. These two fish were over 100 lbs heavier than your average halibut derby winner.

Anchor Point is an advantageous location

location, location, location!

Anchor Point is an advantageous location to depart from due to being the most northwesterly highway point on the North American continent. Our "location, location, location" makes it possible to catch big halibut with very little travel time. Proof in point was a 155 lb halibut that we caught in just 10 feet of water trolling for king salmon close to shore! Big halibut are aren`t unusual when fishing close to shore near Anchor Point.

We often depart from Homer when the tractor launch off Anchor Point isn`t launching boats due to swells on the beach. Seldovia is another advantageous departure point when fishing to the south. Only accessible by boat or small airplane, Seldovia is a fishing village southwest of Homer at the mouth of Kachemak Bay and a special place to visit. We depart from all three locations depending upon the time of year, where we want to fish and the weather. If possible, we prefer 2 more hours of fishing time and 2 hours less travel time by departing from Anchor Point or Seldovia.

While halibut are delicious, our best tasting fish are the "feeder" king salmon

Halibut are a culinary delight. Their meat is snowy white and has a mild flavored, non-fishy taste. While halibut are delicious, our best tasting fish are the "feeder" king salmon. These king salmon are in the ocean phase of their life cycle. Their meat is more tender, more moist and healthier to eat as well, all due to the high level of Omega 3 oil in their flesh. Some feeder kings have white meat, which is prized by upscale restaurants.

We have caught white meat feeder king salmon up to 45 lbs while off Anchor Point halibut fishing. It`s a great way to have a lackluster trip turn into a memorable trip! Most feeder kings weigh 18 to 22 lbs but it`s exciting to know that one over 40lbs is possible any day of the year! Mike Goss of Enterprise, Oregon caught a 46.5 lb red meat feeder king with Good Time Charters on February 16th!

Anchor Point is the first "bus stop" for spawning King salmon

Anchor Point is also the first "bus stop" for spawning king salmon returning to Kenai Peninsula streams. Most spawners weigh 25 to 50 lbs but there is always the chance for a much bigger fish from May through the first week of August. Seven Kenai River fish over 90 pounds have been caught. The largest was 97.25 lbs. Silver salmon are available while on anchor halibut fishing as early as July 10th. Pink salmon, red salmon, chum salmon and dolly varden trout are also possible and make a great fresh fish meal as they are as fresh as can be.

Salmon sharks that weigh up to 1000lbs are possible. They are related to the Great White shark and they are good to eat. Catching them can be a challenge while anchoring against Cook Inlet tides which are the second highest tides in the world. We have only boated one 400-500 pounder so far but we are ready for number 2!

Our Multi-species trip produces a colorful catch. Orange Yelloweye rockfish, brown lingcod, white halibut, Black rockfish and Silver salmon! The scenery along the coast is spectacular and fishing in the lee of an island if it gets windy is a nice option. Humpback whales and Orca whales seem to be more prevalent on this trip. Black bears and Mountain goats are sometimes seen along the coast as well. Lingcod season starts July 1st and Silver salmon fishing peaks the middle of August. This trip requires a long boat ride. Departing from and returning to Seldovia provides more fishing time. It also makes the longest run to Port Dick practical.

On our "Hardcore Halibut Trips" we catch a lot of interesting fish other than halibut to take pictures of. Northern skates, Arrowtooth flounder, Starry flounder and Grey cod to name a few. From mid-June through mid-July we catch huge black Pacific sleeper sharks that are as big as a Salmon shark. We still have the halibut catch value averaging $1000 more than the cost of the charter. It`s fun fishing when almost every fish to the boat is a keeper.

On our "Mellow Halibut Trips" we catch mostly halibut with less than half the travel time and fishing half as deep. Occasionally we catch a huge Northern skate but we are just as likely to catch an octopus or a larger than normal feeder King salmon. When fishing real shallow on big tides we may catch smaller "picture" fish like Irish Lords ( skulpins ), small rockfish, small Lingcod and greenlings. Male greenlings have very blue meat that turns white when you cook it! We often catch a bigger halibut on this trip than we do on the "Hardcore" trip. Occasionally we catch as many pounds of halibut as on the "Hardcore" trip but often the fishing is a lot slower. Or good action but far from all halibut to the boat being keepers.

Our Sightseeing and Wildlife Tour is a great way to see large numbers of Sea otters all rafted together in social groups. Humpback, Orca and Minke whales, Dall and Harbor porpoise, Sea lions and Harbor seals are seen from time to time. See Gull Island, a bird rookery during the summer months where 8 species of seabirds like to nest. Kachemak Bay hosts many other species of birds through out the year. Black-legged kittiwakes, Common and Thick-billed murres, Glaucous-winged gulls, Pelagic and Red -faced cormorants, Tufted and Horned Puffins, Pigeon guillemots, Least, Whiskered, Crested and Cassin`s auklets, Marbeled and Ancient murrelets to name a few. Shearwaters, Northern fulmars, Fork-tailed and Leach's storm petrels and Pomarine jaegers are more likely to be seen further offshore during our fishing trips. Numerous seaducks are around especially in the fall and winter. Northern loons can be seen year around. The Yellow-billed loon is a rare but possible sighting. They are basically the same size of a Bald eagle with the same weight, slightly smaller wingspan and a longer body. The seldom seen Tule goose is our secret to share if you are here in early May. As well as a Black oyster catcher hide out if you are here in August. The black oyster is one of the rarest shorebirds in North America.

Our Remote Silver Salmon/ Brown Bear trip is the best salmon fishing you can hope to experience! The last week of August is best. Most Silver salmon get "lockjaw" about 7AM when the sun rises but these Silvers strike eagerly all day long! Watching two separate salmon following your lure and seeing one strike, quickly losing it and having the other still nail the same lure before it gets to you is the type of action I`m talking about! This trip requires a one hour floatplane trip across the Cook Inlet to meet the boat. Brown bears are everywhere, but they are usually well fed and laying around with full stomachs. Unlike Katmai National Park we can be legally armed and that beats playing dead if one gets too close. When the tide goes dry we see a lot of bears right from the boat. Sleeping safely aboard the boat provides many "Kodak" moments.