The king run 2010 continues to provide nearly monotonous consistency – the kind we all love. Large volumes of baitfish in many of our better known locations are drawing big schools of kings for both the experienced and inexperienced angler. Most kings are running from 18 to 25 pounds. Yesterday (June 21) large schools of…
The king bite was wide open for hours today with all Angling Unlimited boats catching limits, along with ample catch and release opportunity. The 2010 king salmon run continues to rate as one of the best. Today the seas were nearly flat, the sun was out most of the day, the wind barely blew. Captain Ryan Refshaw…
An ordinary day of halibut fishing turned extaordinary on May 20, 2010. With three very respectable halibut in the boat, the weather began deteriorating offshore. Seas were ranging from six to eight feet with wind continuing to build on top of it. A decision was made to keep the next halibut to the boat when…
Kings are busting out all over with the Angling Unlimited fleet finding fish in excellent numbers in many locations. All 0ur boats limited on kings with some excellent catch and release action to add to the fun. Halibut action was steady, again with all boats limiting. The Sitka Trailblazers party fishing with the Captain Greg Mohs brought…
Captain David Gross with the Ron Behrens party experienced the first salmon shark encounter of the 2010 season for Angling Unlimited today. Hooked while halibut fishing on a circle hook, the five foot long shark was near the boat when it made a final run and broke off. All 7 Angling Unlimited boats limited on kings and…
Gale warnings, 12 foot seas, it was the kind of forecast that would have you thinking fishing is out of the question. Not in Sitka where good fishing on lee shores give us a shot to make a bad weather day into a great fishing day. The Angling Unlimited fleet stayed in protected waters and…
Despite the first bout of rough water in the past few weeks, nice kings in large numbers were found on calm protected waters. Excellent size kings from 25 to 35 pounds were caught with limits on all Angling Unlimited boats, plus some excellent catch and release action. Rough water on the ocean made halibut fishing challenging but…
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,…
Long term customer Ernie Saurland celebrated his 75th birthday today with a personal best halibut of 150 pounds and his king salmon limit aboard the 7th Sun with Captain Chuck. Happy Birthday Ernie and many more.