Halibut
Halibut fishing in the Lower Cook Inlet, around the Barron Islands, and other adjoining waters is the major attraction in Homer, Alaska. Each year, thousands of anglers come to Homer, hoping to catch the big one, confident they will take meat home for the freezer.

Halibut can range in size from tiny "ping pong paddle" size to huge "barndoors." In reality though, most fish caught and kept are 20 to 25 pound "chickens" and the preferred 25 to 50 pound "turkeys." The size of the fish caught on any given day will vary depending on the tide, weather, and a certain degree of luck.

Whether fishing shallow water (the kelp) , deep water, anchored or drifting, employing baited hooks, or jigs, Blue Ribbon Alaskan Charters puts you where the fish are. We use high quality tackle, and whatever technique appropriate to get the job done. Fishing isn't just a job for us, it is a lifelong obsession. We never quit improving on our fish catching acumen.

Salmon
Blue Ribbon Alaskan Charters offers salmon only charters as well as combination (salmon and halibut) charters.

Although king salmon can be found year round in the Homer area, most people focus their effort on the early season. Blue Ribbon Alaskan Charters likes fish king salmon in May and early June.

In addition to king salmon, silver salmon are a popular sport fish in late July, through August and into September. Several silvers are boated every year when they attack a halibut bait and hook. There is nothing quite like a shiny, jumping silver salmon taken from the saltwater. We love fishing for silvers starting around July 20 through the end of our seaon.

Give us a call or send us an e-mail with any questions about salmon fishing with Blue Ribbon Alaskan Charters.

Ling Cod
The ling cod may well be the ugliest fish people love to eat. Local charter captains often refer to lingcod as lizards. This should give you an idea of how the fish looks. However, most would agree that lingcod are a great eating fish. The ling cod really isn't a cod. Rather, it is a member of the greenling family. Ling cod get quite large and need to be 35" to be legal to keep. A new world record was caught in the Homer area in the summer of 2007. This record fish was an impressive 89 lbs.