Alaska trip

[klickman]

When looking at a trip to the Kenai Pennisula you need to ask yourself what your expectations are.  If you have no problem sitting in a boat all day for 1-3 bites maybe land a King or two, but the chance to land a 30-40 lber go Kenai.  If you time your trip for mid to end of July you should hit plenty of Reds on the Kenai too.  The legendary Kings of 60+ lbs are rare anymore.  The Kasilof in July is typically slower fishing but less crowded.  If you want Halibut, rockfish, Lings, silvers and don't mind long runs to the grounds go to Seward end of July through Sept.  If you want great halibut fishing shorter runs and maybe some salmon Homer hands down. 

The best guide on the Kenai I have fished next to is Greg Brush, never needed a guide have our own boat.  Stand up guide and a great fisherman. 

If you aren't stuck on going to the Peninsula in July I would recommend Fishing some of the Mat Su Valley streams in August.  Great Silver fishing from the shore and world class rainbow fishing. 

Good Luck

[haugenna]

Tagging

[trophyhunt]

Not sure about the area your looking into, but Chinook Shore's out of Ketchican is worth every penny.  Jeff's outfit is really nice.

[high country]

The mat su tribs are getting pretty regulated and WHATEVER you do,  don't park at Jim creek and leave your rig.....they have been burning cars there for the last couple years.

Pro fish-n-sea had us on butts, rocks and lings in 1 hour out of port. We were 40 minutes ahead of the other boats that left @ the same time. Their boat is fast.

[tmike]

If you are looking for kings I'd probably skip the Kenai this year. I just saw the forecast for early and late run kings and it looks pretty bleak. Reds on the other hand will be plentiful if the 7.1 million prediction holds true for Central Cook Inlet. Seward sounds like a better bet for what you are looking for.

[b0bbyg]

I usually get to fish with family or a buddy of my brother in law so I am no expert on guides.  But what might help people giving advice is are you looking just to catch a few quick halibut, are you looking for a multiple day all included guide service, wanting a lodge/guide all included trip.?

There are some really nice VRBO sites that can be rented to give you access to the Kenai when the Reds are running but could be spendy.  Homer has tons of Halibut 1/2 day and 1 day boats that can get you halibut. They may not look to get you big fish but they all can get you fish typically.  If you are looking for longer trips with targeting multiple types of fish you already have lots of good suggestions.