Fishing lit up well for the AU fleet in the past three days with kings (yes, still kings in mid-August), lots of silvers and some great halibut catches. Limits and near limits of silvers were landed by Congressman Norm Dicks’ group on Thursday and Friday. Jim Nall boated a 44 pound king on Friday. Norm…
After a rough weather and slow fishing day yesterday, it was great to see the skies turn blue and the sun return. There is still a fairly large swell on the ocean, but it is widely spaced. Despite slower fishing these past few days, there have been a few “lucky dogs” in the group. Chuck…
Tom Tate has witnessed many great days and great catches over the many years that he has fished with his family in Sitka with Angling Unlimited. Tom’s father-in-law Roy Tuschhoff landed a 50# king about 10 years ago. Tom’s son Hunter Tate landed a 40# King near Sinitsin about 6 years ago. Brother-in-law Mark Tuschhoff…
When Ted first began fishing with Angling Unlimited in Sitka, AK, I was Captain Tom’s deckhand, a mere sixteen years ago. Ted has fished with me every year since, and always during Memorial Day weekend. I like to think of each year as another chapter in a novel. We have had some amazing trips over…
This dead humpback whale was seen floating miles off shore by several of the AU captains on Friday, May 28. The photos that captain Chuck and Matt took of the fluke (tail) allowed Sitka biologists to identify the whale as 952 or Aika (ah-ee-ka). The fluke of a humpback whale is unique to each individual,…
