Experience - Low Tide at the Homer Ferry Dock and the Lee Shore of the Spit

Sea stars under the ferry dock

Summary

Low tide is one of my favorite times to visit the beach and the area around the base of the ferry dock is one of my favorite places.  Although I also really enjoy Bishop’s Beach and Mariner Park.  At low tide, you can get a glimpse of sea life you would

Adventure - Fishing with Dan Donich Charter – Full-Day Halibut Trip

Chris' 35 lb halibut ready to break the surface.

Stats

Difficulty: Easy - Moderate                                                                      Time:  Full-Day

Summary

I love halibut, but we don’t own a boat.   We decided to go on a fishing charter on 11 Sep on the hope of filling the freezer.  This time we chose Dan Donich (Daniel's Personalized Guide Service).  He was recommended by an acquaintance.  This was our second charter in 2013.  We went out on the Irish in late Aug (see Halibut Fishing with North Country Charters) and came home with 15.8 lbs of halibut filets, but we wanted more.

Opinion

Great trip!  My husband and I caught our limit (so did everyone else on the boat) and came home with 54.1 lbs of halibut filets

Adventure - Halibut Fishing with North Country Charters

The Take

Stats

Difficulty: Easy - Moderate                                                                      Time:  Half-Day

Summary

I love halibut, but we don’t own a boat.   So we decided to try halibut fishing.  For our first trip, we decided to try North Country Charters.  They were offering a ½ day halibut-fishing trip on 20 Aug that suited our needs.

Opinion

Good trip!  WIth day old or worst halibut running $21 to $25 per pound we decided to fill

Story - Novices Go Fishing for Reds (Salmon)

Summary

This is the story of my husband’s and my experience when our neighbor took us fishing for Reds for the first time.  We thought the story was funny enough that true fishermen would find it funny and others would find it interesting.

The Story