Alaska halibut fishing is the best in the nation.
The North Pacific is a very productive area. With a generally small human population, the pristine ecosystem supports large numbers of both predator and prey species. Pacific halibut are abundant in Sitka’s saltwater. Adult Alaska halibut spend the winters in very deep water, sometimes beyond the continental shelf. They spawn very deep water in the winter, but begin migrating back to their usual summertime haunts in spring.
By May, halibut fishing in Sitka picks up and the fishing continues to get better all summer long and into fall. At North Pacific Saltwater charters, our limited entry charter halibut permit allows a maximum of 4 halibut/day on our vessel. For groups larger than 4, we offer discounts for the 5th and 6th angler on the boat due to harvest restrictions.
Alaska Halibut Regulations
Guided halibut regulations in Alaska allow for 1 halibut per day to be harvested (4 max on our boat) within a specific size slot limit that is determined each year by the federal government. Halibut fishing can be done from either an anchored boat, or while drifting with the current. In the Sitka area, most halibut are caught from anchored boats. Alaska Halibut are caught on a variety of baits including herring, pink salmon parts, octopus and squid rigged on circle hooks. Jigs are also highly effective, and we may fish both jigs and bait at the same time to catch the attention of these sometime finicky fish. We do our best to keep our website information up to date, but be sure to check Alaska Department of Fish and Game Regulations before your trip.
Where we Fish Halibut
Halibut are caught both inside Sitka sound in protected water as well as outside the Sound in the open ocean. However, as long as weather permits, halibut fishing is generally more productive outside the Sound. The entire west side of Kruzof Island from Salisbury Sound in the north to Cape Edgecumbe in the south is a productive area. Similarly, the west side Biorka Island can also be productive. If Alaska halibut fishing is on your radar, fishing out of Sitka is hard to beat. What’s more, being located smack-dab in the middle of the West Coast’s salmon superhighway, combo trips generally provide a bountiful harvest of both salmon and halibut, with lingcod and rockfish providing additional variety.
Alaska halibut fishing is the best in the nation.
The North Pacific is a very productive area. With a generally small human population, the pristine ecosystem supports large numbers of both predator and prey species. Pacific halibut are abundant in Sitka’s saltwater. Adult Alaska halibut spend the winters in very deep water, sometimes beyond the continental shelf. They spawn very deep water in the winter, but begin migrating back to their usual summertime haunts in spring.
By May, halibut fishing in Sitka picks up and the fishing continues to get better all summer long and into fall. At North Pacific Saltwater charters, our limited entry charter halibut permit allows a maximum of 4 halibut/day on our vessel. For groups larger than 4, we offer discounts for the 5th and 6th angler on the boat due to harvest restrictions.
Alaska Halibut Regulations
Guided halibut regulations in Alaska allow for 1 halibut per day to be harvested (4 max on our boat) within a specific size slot limit that is determined each year by the federal government. Halibut fishing can be done from either an anchored boat, or while drifting with the current. In the Sitka area, most halibut are caught from anchored boats. Alaska Halibut are caught on a variety of baits including herring, pink salmon parts, octopus and squid rigged on circle hooks. Jigs are also highly effective, and we may fish both jigs and bait at the same time to catch the attention of these sometime finicky fish. We do our best to keep our website information up to date, but be sure to check Alaska Department of Fish and Game Regulations before your trip.
Where we Fish Halibut
Halibut are caught both inside Sitka sound in protected water as well as outside the Sound in the open ocean. However, as long as weather permits, halibut fishing is generally more productive outside the Sound. The entire west side of Kruzof Island from Salisbury Sound in the north to Cape Edgecumbe in the south is a productive area. Similarly, the west side Biorka Island can also be productive. If Alaska halibut fishing is on your radar, fishing out of Sitka is hard to beat. What’s more, being located smack-dab in the middle of the West Coast’s salmon superhighway, combo trips generally provide a bountiful harvest of both salmon and halibut, with lingcod and rockfish providing additional variety.