Sailing to alaska...want to see Hubbard Glacier and Fishing

[Hawaiidan]

as for fishing dont waste you $$$ you will get ripped off for any charter, and the total cost of shipping and processing your fish will run about $35-40 a pound... When you can buy fresh frozen salmon Halibut for less than $22 a pound its a fools errand to fish in Alaska Plus many operators will keep the best part of your catch for themselves and only ship you part of your catch ( Reel Affair in Sitka rip off) I caught 2 42" 45LB halibut According Alaska Fish and game a 42" Halibut should deliver , on average 30 lbs each I only received 35 lbs not the 60 !!! ( thats of cleaned fish.) Cost $1100 for a private charter...for 7 hours but caught our limit in 2 hours and they headed in 5 hours forgotten.... not happy Fishing in Alaska now is pocket fishing.;p

[Cruseforme]

Welcome back Hawaiidan!!

 

After traveling to several points in Alaska in the early 1990’s, then going back last year, we had the same expensive lesson. Never again will we take a fishing expedition, as we were also ripped off, and learned we can order fresh fish and have it shipped direct for less!!! Not to mention the explosive Tourism that has occurred in Alaska now.

[Hawaiidan]

Very true I went in the 80's to Waterfall fishing resort 3 days cost $1800 and the limit was 4 halibut per day and 4 salmon. Caught some 400 lbs of net wt cleaned fish in 3 days Now.. the limit is 1 salmonKing and 1 halibut in possession so on days 2 and 3 you cant catch any by law. Too the 3 days now would cost $4000!!!

 

Those were the days.... NOT now Alaska tours and operators, large and small, all waiting for the spring summer harvest of gullible tourists with full wallets.... They do very well at it.....

 

:o Unlike fish, there is no limit on tourists you can catch !!!