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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: tonymiller7 on June 05, 2014, 01:47:07 PM

Title: Kodiak Kings
Post by: tonymiller7 on June 05, 2014, 01:47:07 PM: Here are some of the better photos of our trip to Kodiak, I went with my wife and parents. We spent 4 days fishing. The first day proved to be by far the worst weather wise but the best fishing day we had. We ended up with 6 kings between 20 and 40 lbs. We had on two others in the 35+ pound range. One of them fell victim to a kelp bed and the other to a bad knot. We also had two other takedowns that didn’t stick. On day 2 we awoke to much clearer skies and we were finally able to see how gorgeous and pristine Kodiak Island really is, fishing we went 4 for 4 with the fish ranging between 25 and 49 (which was our largest). Day 3 was a nicer day yet. However we were only able to manage 1 fish, but it was the largest my wife has ever caught at 36 lbs. The area we fished for kings was behind and island and well within a bay so we were well protected from the wind. However the wind on the outside of this bay blew pretty for the first 3 days preventing us from going for halibut. Finally on day 4 the winds laid down and we proceeded to the halibut grounds we managed our 4 halibut between 20 and 40 pounds pretty quickly and even picked up a few smaller “feeder” kings trolling around the halibut grounds. The trip and accommodations were amazing and Kodiak is a truly gorgeous place. We saw whales everywhere we looked, saw a couple of small Kodiak bears between the airport in the lodge, mountain goats, Sitka blacktail deer, sea otters, etc. The most annoying part of the whole trip was the concentration of pacific cod located here. They’re worse than dogfish (except that they don’t destroy your leader) we were constantly having to deal with cod and Pollack in as little of 20 feet of water while we were trolling for our kings. After getting our halibut on the 4th day we picked up a quick limit of the largest black seabass I’ve ever seen. They easily averaged 8-10 lbs. Our average day of fishing consisted of being on the water by 630 am and fishing until about 3. Long days for sure, and I’m not exactly sure how many hours of daylight there were as I never saw it get dark. I’m sure it did at some point , I just never saw it. I definitely plan on going again at some point.
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Post by: tonymiller7 on June 05, 2014, 01:49:36 PM: more
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Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on June 05, 2014, 02:26:03 PM: Beautiful fish... nice job!
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Post by: MtnMuley on June 05, 2014, 03:47:33 PM: :tup: Jealous!
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Post by: Mfowl on June 05, 2014, 04:50:18 PM: Awesome! Congrats on some great fish! Looks like a fantastic trip!
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Post by: ouchfoss on June 05, 2014, 05:37:54 PM: Quote from: MtnMuley on June 05, 2014, 03:47:33 PM
:tup: Jealous!
:yeah: Very!
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Post by: cohoho on June 05, 2014, 06:06:45 PM: Excellent!!!! #1 reason why I miss living there - especially this time of year!!... Great job...
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Post by: 3dvapor on June 05, 2014, 06:12:32 PM: That place would be awesome to fish especially if I was in my own boat. I'm jealous, great trip
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Post by: Hunterman on June 05, 2014, 07:26:08 PM: That looked like a great trip :tup: I need to take Lady Nutcracker up there soon..

HUnterman(Tony)
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Post by: tonymiller7 on June 06, 2014, 07:04:00 AM: Thanks guys, it was awesome. I'm already planning on how to save to go back, or just move there.
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Post by: Hilltop123 on June 06, 2014, 07:28:01 AM: Looks like a good time!!!! Do you have anymore info on the outfitter? I typed in fishkodiak.com, and found little on fishing......
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Post by: tonymiller7 on June 06, 2014, 07:44:49 AM: http://www.fishkodiak.com/king_salmon.html (http://www.fishkodiak.com/king_salmon.html)
https://www.facebook.com/#!/FishKodiakAdventures (https://www.facebook.com/#!/FishKodiakAdventures)

They changed their website a little bit and the link to the fishing page was broken. The first one I posted will take you there.
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Post by: C-Money on June 06, 2014, 07:52:42 AM: Looks spectacular! In the last pic, are those Lings laying on the deck? What a great fishing trip, glad you had success!
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Post by: NWWA Hunter on June 06, 2014, 07:58:17 AM: Kodiak is definitely a place I would like to fish kings some day. We have family friends from there and every year my dad tells me of a 70+ pounder they caught. Rediculous. Been there once for commercial fishing and once we went to afognak for elk and fished the buskin.
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Post by: Bullkllr on June 06, 2014, 08:15:35 AM: Quote from: C-Money on June 06, 2014, 07:52:42 AM
Looks spectacular! In the last pic, are those Lings laying on the deck? What a great fishing trip, glad you had success!
Look more like grey cod...

Nice fish! Chiniak?
One of my best friends moved up to Kodaik and ran a charter... took advantage of that...

There is a great average king size- with a sprinkling of the 60+ers. We caught some unbelievable chunk 20+ pound silvers. Great for halibut, lings, etc. For some reason it doesn't get the publicity that Sitka and other places get, but it should imo.
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Post by: Hilltop123 on June 06, 2014, 06:24:30 PM: Quote from: tonymiller7 on June 06, 2014, 07:44:49 AM
http://www.fishkodiak.com/king_salmon.html (http://www.fishkodiak.com/king_salmon.html)
https://www.facebook.com/#!/FishKodiakAdventures (https://www.facebook.com/#!/FishKodiakAdventures)

They changed their website a little bit and the link to the fishing page was broken. The first one I posted will take you there.

Thank you!
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Post by: MatthewHunter98 on June 16, 2014, 06:25:02 PM: Gosh thats some awesome fishing. I sure hope I get the chance to catch a few footballs like those out of Sekiu this year. Sure want that adrenaline rush. Awesome fishing my friend. Well done :tup:
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Post by: tonymiller7 on July 02, 2014, 04:17:29 PM: Quote from: MatthewHunter98 on June 16, 2014, 06:25:02 PM
Gosh thats some awesome fishing. I sure hope I get the chance to catch a few footballs like those out of Sekiu this year. Sure want that adrenaline rush. Awesome fishing my friend. Well done :tup:

9/10 times anything that big at Sekiu you'll have to let go because it's a Nate!!! It's happened to me enough where I hardly salmon fish there anymore. I sure miss the old days of being able to keep what you caught at Sekiu.
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Post by: WSU on July 03, 2014, 04:02:57 PM: Where are the majority of these Kodiak kings headed to spawn?
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Post by: Angus on July 03, 2014, 09:22:39 PM: Quote from: WSU on July 03, 2014, 04:02:57 PM
Where are the majority of these Kodiak kings headed to spawn?

IMHO, I think a lot of the bigger Kodiak fish are Canadian, Skeena river or maybe Rivers Inlet fish rather then Kenai fish.
I guided off P.O.W. Is in S.E. AK for 20 years and the mature kings we caught tended to be shorter and girthier then Kenai kings of the same weight. I've seen a Lot of 40-70 pound Kodiak fish and they seem very similar in proportion to the fish we catch in S.E. then they do to Kenai kings.
Just my uneducated guess. :dunno:
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Post by: Old Man Yager on July 07, 2014, 03:31:18 PM: Nice catch, bloody decks = great days!!
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Post by: boneaddict on July 07, 2014, 03:34:52 PM: I smell the barbecue from here. NICE TRIP
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Post by: kodiak 907 on July 08, 2014, 07:57:37 AM: My Uncle Melvins Lodge on Kodiak. Great guy and unreal fishing.

Give him a call!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kodiak-Paradise-Lodge/194322750580357 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kodiak-Paradise-Lodge/194322750580357)
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Post by: MLBowhunting on July 08, 2014, 10:44:39 AM: Very nice pics. Looks like a blast by all. :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on July 08, 2014, 11:13:10 AM: Nice slabs! :tup:
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Post by: Ripper on July 08, 2014, 12:45:42 PM: What a great looking trip, I would love to go there sometime.
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Post by: James E on July 08, 2014, 02:49:19 PM: Very cool pics.