The Game is On
AU opened the 2025 season on May 17th with 38 guests visiting for Hook It and Cook It. With just two days of fishing under our belts, king action is best described as scratchy – basically a fish here and a fish there without a clear pattern. At the end of day two, a better slug of fish was located on the west side of Kruzof. Halibut fishing has been reliable for legal size fish and our first GAF fish, a 56 incher (roughly 90 pounds) hit the deck on Albatross. Four of the boats headed offshore for blackcod with the best catch – one short of the limit – brought in on Raefen. Lingcod catching has been good and rockfish, as always, provide fast action and lots of fun. Stay tuned – we’ve just begun.
We had a great time with captain James and Hayden had a few first trimmers on boat they took them under their wings and thought them how to fishing something they will never forget. The salmon fishing was hit and miss because of lack of knowledge on how to fishing them for the new people. But everyone got a try at reeling one in. James was never aware of the limitations of the crew he had and adapted the trips around that and still made sure everyone had a great time lifetime memories thanks again to James and Hayden for a job well done ( also thanks to the support team for making everyone feel at home