Wedding at Kiliuda Bay

We would like to anounce our first wedding at Kodiak Adventures Lodge.
Thomas and Jennifer were married on May 5th 2011 here at the lodge.
Larry was "pastor" and officiated the ceremony. Shelly was the bridesmaid while Jen's brother Ted was best man. They were here for a spring bear hunt. Even though Tommy had no luck with the bears, he will remember this day forever. We had a beautiful sunny day but not to hot for the camo wedding outfits.
Jen went fishing for Halibut the day before, she caught a few nice ones, but her best catch of the week was Thomas. They have known each other for many year and have been friends through much of life. May they now be best friends and joined for life!!

Halibut fishing

Kodiak Adventures Lodge enjoyed the company of many great clients through the summer. The Wickershams were no exception. They booked a full week of fishing and had great weather their entire trip. After catching many good sized halibut, there was talk of doing some Kodiak Brown Bear viewing while stream fishing for salmon. So we took advantage of a sunny but windy day(better to be on land than water)and headed out to one of the local streams to try our luck at salmon fishing. Many bears were sighted close by, and after a few tense moments, we got down to the business of catching some salmon. Everyone caught a few Chums and Pinks. Several of them had just recently entered the stream, as they were still very bright, so they were keepers.

They were even able to catch a highly prized white meat king salmon while saltwater trolling.

King Salmon Fishing is Hot

With every week we get hints of the impending fall. We are seeing more waterfowl show up with every day that goes by. The first scoters have arrived and we are anticipating opening duck season on October 8th.

Back to fishing news. With the Silvers starting to move into the streams, the King Salmon fishing is once again hot. There are no shortage of Coho (Silvers) on the hook, if you want them. We took many King Salmon ranging from 35 to 45 pounds this week. On one day we caught 3 big ones in 15 minutes and had a 60 pound plus break the 40 pound leader after 3 long runs. The next day we hooked a halibut while trolling and while we were stopped to release it (only 20 pounds), several halibut came up and tried to take the bait hanging in the water on the other lines. So we just decided to dangle lines in the water and see what would happen. We had several Halibut come up and take the bait! While fighting them on two occaisions we had Halibut that were just swimming around and leaping out of the water and acting like Coho's!! The clients all were in disbelief. They all remarked that they thought Halibut were only bottom feeders. Who would have thought it. It's not something you read about as normal behavior, but it sure was fun to watch.

After a limit of keepers were put in the cooler in less than an hour, we decided to go bear veiwing and fish the local streams for salmon. It was a very full day and a great way to end a week.

Halibut Fishing is Hot

With summer winding down, the evenings and mornings are cooler, but the fishing is still hot. The streams are full of salmon and the bears are everywhere busy putting on pounds for the winter.

There are silvers in the bay by the thousands so the king fishing may have slowed down, but there is no shortage of fish on the line. The acrobatic cohos are living up to their reputation as one our favorite fish to have on the other end of a bending rod. Hearing "FISH ON!" with multiple hook-ups at the same time is always exciting and a real work-out for the captain and his first mate. We rose to the challenge many times.

The halibut have moved into shallow water to feed on dying pinks. This makes them fun to catch. The water was so clear after 4 days of calm in the ocean ,we were trolling and watching halibut come up off the bottom (50-60 feet) and take the bait . You could see them hit the bait and shake their head. Everyone was watching and shouting "He's got it" but they forgot to grab the rods! It was more fun for the clients to watch them do this then reel them in.

There are lots of eagles also this year, due to a larger pink run I suppose

Great Fishing and Great Summer Weather

So far both the summer weather and the fishing have been fantastic!!

Trolling for King Salmon has been very good, with lots of hook-ups and very few lost fish. Our new Lamiglas rods are preforming terrific and really make the fishing a lot more exciting. They are truly a welcome addition. Catching Halibut trolling was a real suprise for many new clients. Hooking a 60 pound plus Halibut on a downrigger rod designed for 25 pound to 40 pound fish was a real challenge. Catching a limit of Halibut was fairly easy, with so many hook- ups, the difficult part was deceiding which ones to keep and which ones to release. The Silver Salmon are just starting to show up in the bay. It won't be long and they will push their way up steam.

Fishing for Pink Salmon (Humpies)in the streams is at its peak. Fly fishing for them has been hot, with most clients catching and releasing an average of 5 or6 an hour. Our son, Sam, (age 11) has tried his hand at fly tying and found a good fly for catching Chums. Sam gave it to someone that caught the first Chum of their life using it.

Mid-August Pinks

Well we had a great run of pink salmon this year. During the week of the 24th we spent a few days doing some fly fishing in streams. We caught and released so many pink salmon that had lots of spunk, it was such a great time. There were also pinks caught in saltwater that had not yet gone into the streams to spawn. A pink salmon even jumped out of the water and if the cooler had been open it would have landed inside! Now that's fishing!! We cooked a few on the grill and boy were they tasty! The halibut fishing was just as awesome, there never was a day where the limit of halibut wasn't caught. As for the king salmon, they were not to be outdone! With water as calm as a lake, the bluebird skies and gorgeous scenery it was a great time!

King Salmon and Halibut Fishing

The king salmon and halibut fishing at Kodiak Adventures Lodge is great! Our guests have had great luck bringing in the fish. One client released 7 kings and 8 halibut in a 6 hour period!! Talk about great fishing! He had a phenomonal time with us and was able to see every animal Kodiak Island has to offer. There were whales breaching in front of the lodge, eagles flying overhead and seals playing at the end of the spit. It has been an amazing summer and we look forward to more great fishing as the season progresses.