Ketchikan fishing season
Date: May 7, 2019
The first fishing trip of the season was nothing short of epic. A couple from Bozeman Montana were in Ketchikan for work and booked a full day charter. We dropped Dungeness crab and shrimp pots before anchoring for halibut. In just under an hour we had two nice halibut in the boat so we moved on to rockfish which also didn’t take much time. King Salmon are not open for retention yet but we decided we would make a pass or two and play catch and release. Sure enough boom a nice king hit and put up a great battle. Thinking the day couldn’t get much better we moved on to pulling crab pots. In the first two pots we already had their limit of crab so the next two pots were just fun to look at and count how many can fit in a pot. The very first shrimp pot was loaded and we met their limit. The next three pots were just as full what an epic first trip. I’ll see you guys back here in September for fall silvers!! The ketchikan fishing season is underway and looking great so far! If you’re looking for a fishing charter in Ketchikan Alaska give fish finder charters a call today!
