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Pepper and rogerdodger with a nice fall coho

Topic: 1st Time Fishing in Alaska!  (Read 1088 times)

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SD2OR

  • Salmon
  • ******
  • Location: Eugene, OR
  • Date Registered: Jul 2020
  • Posts: 670
Had such a fun day with Big Irv's charter!

The boat is super nice and comfortable, in addition to being the cleanest and most well organized charter boat I've ever been on. He provides incredibly nice custom rods and reels to use.

Chris navigates it with obvious skill and experience, clearly knows the area and it's fish populations intimately, and was always very aware of weather conditions and other craft, putting safety first, as it should be.

He worked hard to put us on the fish, and succeeded fantasticly. Everyone took home halibut, cod and rockfish.

In addition to the great fishing, we saw a ton of wildlife...orcas, feeding humpbacks, porpoise, sea lions, otters, and eagles.

The captain and his deckhand are both extremely polite, patient, and professional.

I have zero criticism for my Big Irv experience, everything was amazing, it was exactly what a chartered fishing trip should be.

Got a real workout jigging 1#+ lures at 300'+ all day. Lost a real big halibut. That's a 25" black rockfish, biggest I've ever seen.

So yeah, if you're in the Anchorage area and wanting to fish, I highly recommend you check out Big Irv's! Veteran owned and operated.
A day without fishing probably wouldn't kill me,
but why risk it?

Tied for largest fish, and 5th place overall SBAOTD 2024

3rd Place AOTY 2023
3rd Place ORC 2023
1st Place Team Event BCS 2023
12th Place Individual BCS 2023

2nd Place AOTY 2022
1st Place Tiny Fish Slam 2022



2007 Red Hobie Outback "Serenity"
2021 Camo Hobie Outback "Lagertha"


snopro

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • Location: HR
  • Date Registered: Jun 2008
  • Posts: 1138
Thanks for the report.  Looks like a great time.  Nice cod.

Which port?


SD2OR

  • Salmon
  • ******
  • Location: Eugene, OR
  • Date Registered: Jul 2020
  • Posts: 670
Thanks! He runs out of Whittier, about an hour drive from Anchorage.
A day without fishing probably wouldn't kill me,
but why risk it?

Tied for largest fish, and 5th place overall SBAOTD 2024

3rd Place AOTY 2023
3rd Place ORC 2023
1st Place Team Event BCS 2023
12th Place Individual BCS 2023

2nd Place AOTY 2022
1st Place Tiny Fish Slam 2022



2007 Red Hobie Outback "Serenity"
2021 Camo Hobie Outback "Lagertha"


C_Run

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • Location: Independence, OR
  • Date Registered: Apr 2011
  • Posts: 1236
Nice experience. We went from Homer several years ago. It was nice to be able to fish for other species on a halibut trip.


Clayman

  • Salmon
  • ******
  • Location: Newport, OR
  • Date Registered: Feb 2017
  • Posts: 807
Nice fish Cam! Those P-Cod are on my bucket list. I've heard mixed opinions about them as table fare: some say they're the best, others say they're pretty wormy. How did your fillet out?
aMayesing Bros.


SD2OR

  • Salmon
  • ******
  • Location: Eugene, OR
  • Date Registered: Jul 2020
  • Posts: 670
Thanks!
I had em processed and shipped, will find out in a day or two, I look forward to finding out.
A day without fishing probably wouldn't kill me,
but why risk it?

Tied for largest fish, and 5th place overall SBAOTD 2024

3rd Place AOTY 2023
3rd Place ORC 2023
1st Place Team Event BCS 2023
12th Place Individual BCS 2023

2nd Place AOTY 2022
1st Place Tiny Fish Slam 2022



2007 Red Hobie Outback "Serenity"
2021 Camo Hobie Outback "Lagertha"


 

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