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Guided Boat Fishing
You will be fishing aboard our 24′ – 26′ Cabin Cruisers, all equipped with a toilet, modern electronic fish finding equipment, GPS, down riggers, and all the fishing tackle needed to bring in the big one.
Kamalii – 24′ Aluminum Chambered Boat
Boat Assignments
Guests will be assigned in groups of four. The foursome will fish together the entire stay unless other arrangements are made. You may switch places with others on another boat, but must inform skippers or the lodge manager the evening prior. Foursomes will rotate boats, and fish with different skippers on a daily basis.
Trolling
Since salmon fishing usually involves using different lures and depths on each of the four poles set out while trolling, a fair method of selecting who fights in the next fish, and on what pole, must be determined prior to fishing.
METHOD ONE (Strike Rotation): A random drawing will be made to determine a fishing order. The first fish that strikes on any of the poles will be fought by person #1, the second, by person #2, etc. What determines a turn should be clearly understood by all the people aboard (I.e., if fish is missed, the turn rotates to next in line or turn is kept until a fish is landed). This method insures everyone will get an equal share of fish caught, provided a fish is caught on each turn at the poles.
METHOD TWO (Pole Rotation): A random drawing will be made to determine a pole assignment order. Anglers will rotate poles every hour and will fight any fish which strikes his/her assigned pole during that hour. This method provides each angler with a chance to catch a fish during the entire trolling period and not having to wait until three fish are caught before fishing again.
During halibut fishing, mooching, and jigging,
each guests will hold their own rod and fight their own fish.
Shoreline Fishing
Shoreline fishing is usually best during the months of May, June and July and possibly the first week in August. Shelter Lodge provides shoreline spinning rods, reels, and numbered fish bags for those who wish to do shoreline fishing. Unguided shoreline fishing is available in the evenings.
Alaska Fish & Game Daily Bag Limits
| King “Chinook” Salmon 1 per person, per day, Minimum 28″, three per year. Special Terminal Area King Fishery – 4 per person per day, no annual limit |
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| Silver “Coho” Salmon 6 per person, per day |
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| Sockeye “Red” Salmon 6 per person, per day |
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| Pink “Humpy” Salmon 6 per person, per day |
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| Chum “Dog” Salmon 6 per person, per day |
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| Dolly Varden 10 per person, per day |
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| Halibut 1 per person/per day |
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| Black Cod 4 per person, per day |
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| Rockfish 5 per person, per day. Only 1 may be a Yelloweye. Only 2 may be Yellow-Eye Rockfish. |
*Subject to change by Alaska Department of Fish and Game
