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Nov32017

Captain Jack Barnick, Sitka fishing captain at AU

New Staff Annoucement: Captain Jack Barnick

Jack was born in Roseville, MN to Kurt and Anna Barnick. He caught his first fish, a bluegill, at age 4 and claims he hasn’t really put a rod down since. Jack became interested in Alaska after seeing pictures of the wildlife, the scenery, and, of course, the fishing. Jack claims that venturing to Sitka…

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November 3, 2017Leave a commentNewsBy Angling Unlimited
Nov32017

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What Does Pelagic Mean?

Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) divides rockfish into two categories with separate regulations: pelagic rockfish and demersal shelf rockfish (DSR). Our anglers often ask what the terms mean. Let’s start with pelagic. The term comes from the Greek pélagos, which means open sea. The zone of the ocean considered pelagic includes everything from…

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November 3, 2017Leave a commentThe Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Nov32017

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Staff Changes: A Note From Captain Tom

Our clients spend 10 hours a day with their captain who is responsible for their safety, their catch, and making it all enjoyable. We’ve enjoyed great continuity at the helm over the years, but 2017 marked the last season for Captain Bo Breuner and Captain Eric Meiland (The Viking) Bo first fished with AU as…

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November 3, 2017Leave a commentNewsBy Angling Unlimited
Sep292017

Why We Don’t Have Weather Cancellations…Ever

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September 29, 20171 CommentThe Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Sep292017

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2017: The Season in Review

The 2017 season began with Hook It and Cook It in mid-May and finished nearly four months later on September 10. A run down of various stretches of the season are available by looking through this year’s fishing reports. Here’s the high-level summary of the season and the grades earned:   Kings Salmon: D We…

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September 29, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing Report, The Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Sep62017

Sitka Fishing Report: Late August/Early September

  Silvers in Randomland The silver has gone from an automatic to a bit more work for the past two weeks. The fish are mainly offshore – meaning in deep water on their migratory routes. They aren’t heavily schooled and concentrated over bait. Speaking of which, there isn’t a major baitfish concentration offshore and we’re…

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September 6, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing ReportBy Angling Unlimited
Sep12017

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The Morning Meeting

The fishing world and the corporate world have some pretty clear dividing lines. One that often comes up is when someone asks if Chuck and I hold a formal captains’ meeting each day during which we then designate where each boat goes fishing. I’m occasionally asked if my electronics show me where each of our…

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September 1, 2017Leave a commentThe Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Aug312017

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Staff Highlight: Hostess Allison Godin

  Allison Godin was born in 1995 to Dan and Michele Godin in Bemidji, MN.  She grew up in the small town of Leonard, Minnesota (population 41) where she enjoyed involvement in her school, church, and community.  This spring she graduated from Bemidji State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She earned…

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August 31, 2017Leave a commentThe Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Aug222017

Sitka Fishing Report: Mid-August 2017

Coho Ascending It would be hard for silver fishing to get faster than it has been for nearly two months. In truth, it has gotten a little more of a hunt and peck game in the last week. That said, limits or near limits have been attained most days and the silvers are showing their…

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August 22, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing ReportBy Angling Unlimited
Aug82017

King Salmon Retention Update

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced an emergency closure of the king salmon fishery throughout Southeast Alaska, effective midnight August 9. In simple terms – all kings will have to be released unharmed for the rest of the season after Wednesday the 9th. The “extreme management measures” apply to the entire Southeast Region,…

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August 8, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing Report, NewsBy Angling Unlimited
Jul312017

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Senator Murkowski Catches a Break and a Few Kings

  Senator Lisa Murkowski fished aboard Albatross with Captain Tom on Saturday the 29th. Lisa’s son Nick is a good friend of AU’s Captain Bo Breuner who set up the trip. She travelled all day Friday after a late-night session in the senate to enjoy an excellent day of fishing. She brought two kings (resident…

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July 31, 2017Leave a commentClient Stories, The Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Jul312017

Halibut Quiz: July 2017

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July 31, 2017Leave a commentThe Captain's Blog, Trivia TuesdayBy Angling Unlimited
Jul312017

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Visitors From Afar: July 2017

We had visitors all the way from the United Kingdom this month. David South, Gill Griffiths and Stephen Hocking made the long flight for four days of Sitka fishing. They enjoyed the calm seas, caught kings, silvers, halibut, lingcod, and a wide assortment of rockfish species. They kept track of each new species of fish…

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July 31, 2017Leave a commentClient Stories, The Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Jul312017

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Staff Profile: Captain Sarah Levar

Captain Sarah Levar was born in 1988 to Steve and Diane Levar in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She grew up in northern Minnesota, spending long summer days at the family cabin on the shores of Burntside Lake. There her love of the outdoors and fishing began. She holds a masters degree in Occupational Therapy from the…

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July 31, 20171 CommentThe Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Jul312017

End of July 2017 Wrap-Up

July 2017 reigns as the calmest month we’ve ever seen in Sitka. We went weeks on end fishing a dead calm ocean and the wind only blew a few days during the month. We pretty much ran all over the ocean at full cruising speed. The fishing from the beginning to the end of the…

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July 31, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing ReportBy Angling Unlimited
Jul282017

Sitka Fishing Report: End Of July 2017

Calm Seas, lots of silvers, easy halibut, and a bit more struggle than normal for kings. The pattern of the first half of July continues. How long the extreme calm can last? Who knows, but not forever. It appears the silver run will just keep racing along. The kings remain easy one day, hard the…

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July 28, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing ReportBy Angling Unlimited
Jul172017

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Sitka Fishing Report for Mid-July 2017: “Upside Down Cake”

I look at times of the salmon season by which species is the cake and which is the icing. June through at least mid-July, kings are typically the main event – the cake. Silvers are the bonus fish – the icing. The first two weeks of July this year, we’ve had a sort of upside…

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July 17, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing ReportBy Angling Unlimited
Jun302017

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Sitka Fishing Report: June 2017 Recap

The last 10 days of June have been marked by excellent numbers of silvers and mostly good catches of kings. The king run continues to present the occasional hiccup which seldom lasts more than a day. Even on those days, kings are landed, we just work harder at it. The silvers numbers have been building…

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June 30, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing ReportBy Angling Unlimited
Jun302017

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Captain Tom On: Why Fish Sitka, Alaska?

  A guy I know has been fishing king salmon from Washington, through British Columbia and all over Southeast Alaska for over 40 years. Until the early 90’s he cruised the coast in a live-aboard yacht fishing anywhere he wanted. He keeps meticulous records of every fish they catch and his catch rates. After careful…

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June 30, 2017Leave a commentSitka, The Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Jun202017

When It All Comes Together

There are signs to watch for. Some show up on our sounders – big schools of baitfish, layers of krill, and marks that are clearly salmon. Some are quite visible without electronics – whales, birds, and well-defined rip lines in the water. After an unusually challenging week in early June, all the signs came together…

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June 20, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing ReportBy Angling Unlimited
Jun52017

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7 Rules to Remember When Mooching for Salmon

  1. Pacific salmon are different: They don’t behave like most fish and it has to do with how they drive through their feed. Most fish drive into baitfish, grab and turn away. Salmon just keep swimming straight ahead, looking for more. They react to something not being right with what they ate by swimming…

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June 5, 20171 CommentThe Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
Jun52017

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Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation

We at Angling Unlimited were honored to have six veterans join us for a fishing trip on June 1-4. It was jointly sponsored by the Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation, whose mission is “to promote a happy and healthy life for combat victims who suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).” The event was not only…

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June 5, 2017Leave a commentClient Stories, NewsBy Angling Unlimited
May302017

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Hook It and Cook It Client Testimonial: Eng Family

Awesome, incredible, and outstanding are some of the words that I would use to describe our entire experience at the 2017 “Hook It & Cook It” event at Angling Unlimited in Sitka, Alaska. It’s 4 great days of fishing and 4 great evenings of three-course gourmet dishes, all consisting of local fish, prepared and cooked…

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May262017

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Hook It and Cook It 2017: A Family Affair

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May 26, 2017Leave a commentCaptain Tom's Fishing Report, The Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
May172017

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Sitka Fishing Report: May 17, 2017

Our season is underway! A full house of guests enjoyed night number one of Hook It and Cook It with chef Ludger Szmania. They are out on the water today. The AU staff has been working hard for the past three weeks, getting all the parts of our well-oiled machine running smoothly. We are ready. The…

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May 17, 20171 CommentThe Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited
May12017

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Preparing for the 2017 Sitka Fishing Season

The adage has it that “most fish are caught the night before”. As for Angling Unlimited’s 2017 season, this time in spring is the night before. Careful, precise, and conscientious preparation is a requirement to take the best care of the people who fish with us and guarantee the best outcomes. That’s what we’re up to…

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May 1, 20171 CommentCaptain Tom's Fishing Report, The Captain's BlogBy Angling Unlimited

Sitka Fishing Report: April 30, 2017

  The AU crew in Sitka headed out on the ocean and fished for 3 1/2 hours. The sounder lit up with clouds of baitfish. Individual kings plus one school were also marked. The crew landed 5 halibut and 4 kings, plus they missed or lost a couple more kings (nobody is perfect). This is…

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Mar132017

Recipe of the week: Greek Salmon Phyllo Wrap

Let’s begin by gathering our ingredients for Greek Salmon Phyllo Wrap: Ingredients: 1 package frozen chopped spinach 1 package crumbled feta cheese 1/2 cup Greek vinaigrette dressing Phyllo sheets salmon fillet 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup chopped cucumbers 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill Heat the oven to 425º F and layer cookie sheet with…

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March 13, 2017Leave a commentRecipesBy Captain Tom Ohaus
Feb232017

Angling Unlimited’s Customer Experience

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February 23, 20178 CommentsThe Captain's BlogBy Captain Tom Ohaus
Feb202017

The Proper Way to Hook a Salmon When Mooching

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February 20, 20172 CommentsThe Captain's BlogBy Captain Tom Ohaus
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