Angling Unlimited has always done a great job of making the Sitka fishing experience one that is exciting, fun and memorable. I have been fishing with AU for about 15 years, but all three friends I fished with this year had never experienced fishing in Alaska. I can’t tell you how excited the group was to go fishing long before we left CA. Unfortunately, two weeks before our scheduled trip the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game decided to close the king salmon season early on July 7th. To say the least, we were bummed about not being able to keep any kings. Our hostess Addi picked us up at the airport and shuttled us to the resort and took care of everything we needed to go fishing the next morning. For our three days of fishing, Capt. James and deckhand Hayden made our trip a memorable experience from getting us on the just arriving silver salmon, placing us on incredible halibut catches and throwing in some black rockfish and some yelloweye. The weather did not allow us to travel out to the blackcod fishing grounds, but it didn’t matter as we had plenty to do right where Capt. James took us. We released lots of king salmon and lingcod (they were out of season too) and we had a blast reeling in everything else we could keep. All three of my friends said fishing with AU was the experience of a lifetime and and were amazed at how well we were treated by all of the AU staff. We could not have asked for a better crew than Capt. James and deckhand Hayden. They were always there to help us with our fishing needs whether it was to net a silver, fix our tangles or tie our shoes!! Hostess Addi was always friendly and willing to help us with information about the Sitka area, shuttling us to and from the dock (all the other hostesses too!!) or helping us make sure we had the right rain gear. Office manager Bella is super easy to work with making our arrangements before, during and after our trip. AU is a top notch organization and fishing resort that always delivers a great experience, but to me the best part of AU is the people that work there and the way they go about doing their job in a friendly, helpful and caring way. Chuck and Jenny have put together a great crew to make sure the client is number one. Thank you AU for another fantastic fishing experience and I hope I get to return for another 15 seasons!!