Spring Alaskan Adventure! (Overnight Trip) Alaskan Halibut Fishing - Juneau, Alaska! MAY 2023 

Hi Bill thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! Yes indeed - those tasty crabs are always a nice bonus at the end of a fishing trip! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hi Eric thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! Yes indeed - I encourage you to take the plunge one of these trips and plan for a camp-out on the boat. Nothing beats the connection with nature in a secluded Alaskan cove - and if you are lucky you may get a glimpse of the Northern Lights! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hey Tony thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! I appreciate the kind words - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hi Mike thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! Well said - I couldn't have said it better myself!!! haha Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hi Mark thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! I appreciate the positive comment - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hi David many thanks for watching and I'm glad you are enjoying my videos! How cool that you'll be in Juneau this spring! My friend Captain Alan runs a great operation - him and his wife are awesome and they have a very nice boat. adventuresinalaskacharters.com/. There may be some kings showing up by then (catch and release), the halibut fishing will likely be available but a little slow and there should be rockfish available as well. There will likely be plenty of whales around also! Best of luck - tight lines! Captain Zac

Hi Phil thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Thanks @34dalphin I'm glad you enjoyed this mixed bag action! Yes indeed - you just never know what kind of adventure Alaska is going to serve up! Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac

Hi YourNextCast thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! Yes indeed - reeling up heavy jigs from 100 to 300 feet deep will definitely give your arms a workout! Reeling an 80lb halibut up from that depth gives your lower back a workout! haha. Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hi Suhail thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! I appreciate the positive comment - all the best and tight lines! Captain Zac

Hey Jason thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! I appreciate the positive comment - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hey there thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! We vertically fish these jigs so the strain isn't too bad but if you jig them (especially a 24oz jig) up and down all day it can be a strain. These flounder aren't the same as the east coast flounder which are delicious. Halibut are the PRIZE up here in Alaska! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hi Joe thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this early-season action! That's awesome you'll be in PSG next month - good luck and I'd love to hear how you guys do! Tight lines! Captain Zac

Hi Kim thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! When I was a bit younger I used to camp in a soft-top cover boat - we brought a tarp to close off the back, had a small heater, and slept anywhere a body could fit (on the floor, across the two captain chairs, etc.). I'm not sure if I'd be as adventurous now haha. Congrats on the three halis! Sounds like we are in a similar situation finishing up the last few fillets from last season. Plenty more 2023 halibut to come!!! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hi Steve thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season adventure! Haha yes indeed - the boat is exactly where you want to be when there is brown bear lurking in the area! Yes - it is legal to cook crab on the boat. That can be an amazing ending to an Alaskan day! The flounder up here aren't very good to eat however the flounder on the east coast are delicious. So you've likely seen the east coast version in stores. The big prize up here of course is HALIBUT!!! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hi Peeling Line thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! Yes indeed - the wildlife was definitely putting on a show out there! Yes - Mary does sell her photography and she also has a great instagram account - instagram.com/marysmark/?hl=en Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac

@@CaptainZac I'll check it out.

Hey Steven thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! Haha that's the million dollar question! Around Juneau we should have a better silver run this year than last and I'm encouraged that the halis are staring to show up which hopefully is a sign of great things to come! I'm sure you are counting down the days until your August trip! Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac

Hi Jimmie thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes indeed - the regulations in Southeast Alaska (sport fishing - not guided) is 2 halibut per person per day, any size. I still have a few fillets in my freezer from last fall and I expect to be filling my freezer in the next few months with tons of halibut. The little ones taste great and I certainly don't judge anyone for keeping them. I just prefer slightly thicker fillets and I've seen just how many small ones it takes to equal one nice one, say 40 or 60lbs. If I didn't have halibut in my freezer, I probably would have kept a few of these since I love seafood. Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac

Hey @markleonard-pe3os thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this! Mary will try seafood every once in a while but she typically doesn't enjoy it and prefers other options. Tight lines! Captain Zac

Haha this is awesome! Maybe you should schedule a fishing trip up here to Alaska and run the Hali mystery to ground! Thanks for watching and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

Hey David thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this early season action! Haha funny you say that - I'm the one who wants to get electric reels and Mary is a real trooper with a normal reel on those deep drops! Electric reels open up some very deep halibut spots and also black cod (sablefish) which can be 1200+ feet deep! For sport fishing (not guided) in Southeast Alaska, the daily limit is two halibut per person per day any size - no size limit. There is a size limit for charter fishing - a reverse slot restriction. Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac