Alaska Kayak Fishing - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

MattRabasco · 08-02-2011, 10:52 AM

Here is a report from Alaska! We just got back from a 5 week trip up to our cabin in Talkeetna. Talkeetna is north of Anchorage about 100 miles. Did some lake and stream fishing up there, nothing major- just trout. We were able to take 2 separate trips down to Seward and Resurrection Bay. Resurrection Bay is a 15 mile inlet that opens to the Gulf of Alaska. The first trip was at a forrest service cabin in Thumb Cove with my wife and daughter. Thumb Cove is about 8 miles out of Seward. You take a water taxi and can stay in one of two cabins for 60 a night. Great fishing there. Thumb Cove is about a mile long and has 3 glaciers at its head. The fishing at the mouth was great for Rockfish, P Cod, and Salmon. No halibut for me but I did manage 3 silver salmon and an assortment of nice rockfish. Great spot! The next trip was back down to Seward about 3 weeks later. My friend and I went for 3 days to the mouth of Resurrection Bay and Camped at Sunny Cove on Fox Island. This place was really cool. The fishing was excellent. My goal was a halibut and I caught a few on the first night we were there - not huge - about 6-8 lbrs. Caught a real ugly looking fish - arrowtooth flounder - not good to eat. The next morning I paddled out of the cove with the halibut mission in mind but got derailed by some silly silver salmon fishing. Wide open was the theme for about 3 hours. Every cast you had a fish. Lost a bunch boat side. Need a net next time - hard to gaff these fish. Lots of boats out there - it was saturday and apparently we were in the prime salmon fishing spot in the bay. Often you could see the salmon below you hitting your hoochie! Super cool - Salmon in the saltwater are aggressive and not shy to hit your bait. My buddy slept in that morning and missed the bite - but we went back out in the afternoon and caught a few more - Biggest was about 12-13lbs I think with about an 8 lb average. We got hammered that night by gale force winds and dumping rains. We spent the night holding down our tarp and eating salmon sashimi and taking shots of Jim Beam. Fun but wild night. The gale ended after about 2 am and woke to calmer seas. Went back out to the salmon factory and nailed another 4 and lost countless - silver salmon are experts at throwing the hook. We were able to take our limits back - 6 each. The halibut fishing potential here is endless. Super quick paddle to get into the good spots. Just need some more time to figure it out. Next year! My buddy rented a kayak from Chris Mautino at Liquid Adventures in Seward - check him out if you go and need a yak - super good guy. Hope you enjoy the pics!

Dennis · 08-02-2011, 11:34 AM

Now that's a kayakfishing report! Thanks..

Holy Mackerel · 08-02-2011, 11:34 AM

Someone please fix this post, my brain hurts!

Cool pics, love Alaska.

YakMedic · 08-02-2011, 11:50 AM

I'm sooooo jealous, absolutely beautiful. You just showed me pictures of my dream trip.

steveooo · 08-02-2011, 12:47 PM

Wow Matt! Awesome stuff! My dream trip

wade · 08-02-2011, 01:14 PM

(speechless).........................

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xpresso2am · 08-02-2011, 01:18 PM

Now that is living!!!

addicted2sp33d · 08-02-2011, 02:06 PM

Those Salmon look really surprised in your pics.

Good Times!

tagyak · 08-02-2011, 02:26 PM

awesome. this looked like an adventure and a real cool way to experience life in alaska. super jealous for sure........i'll put this on my bucket list

PAL · 08-02-2011, 02:27 PM

Fox Island... Fished near there out of Kayaker's Cove (is it still there?). So cool! Envious. Congrats on the epic trip.

08-02-2011, 02:37 PM

How wild it that ????

That's what kayakfishing is all about. Congrats!!!

blitzburgh · 08-02-2011, 03:04 PM

Dude that is awesome

ryan111 · 08-02-2011, 03:49 PM

amazing report good job!

mtnbykr2 · 08-02-2011, 04:53 PM

now that is a trip of a life time, that is definately on the to do list, thanks for sharing

Amish Ed · 08-02-2011, 05:47 PM

Next to a Q105 mothership trip, shallow water rock fish in Alaska is my dream trip. Thanks for a great report.

Handymansd · 08-02-2011, 07:44 PM

Now that is some serious PORN!!!! Looks like the first Catapalooza minus the fish of course...

Very Jealous!

GBF · 08-02-2011, 07:49 PM

SWEET!!!!!

GBF

Hamachijohn · 08-02-2011, 08:35 PM

What an awesome report! thx for sharing. Always nice to see out-of-state fish porn.

RK · 08-02-2011, 08:44 PM

Matt why would you come back???? Rad report man. Almost as good as your WSB sesh that day bud...

LakersFan · 08-02-2011, 09:38 PM

Thanks for the great report and pix! It was worth the scroll to the right!

08-02-2011, 10:52 AM	#1
MattRabasco Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 102	Alaska Kayak Fishing Here is a report from Alaska! We just got back from a 5 week trip up to our cabin in Talkeetna. Talkeetna is north of Anchorage about 100 miles. Did some lake and stream fishing up there, nothing major- just trout. We were able to take 2 separate trips down to Seward and Resurrection Bay. Resurrection Bay is a 15 mile inlet that opens to the Gulf of Alaska. The first trip was at a forrest service cabin in Thumb Cove with my wife and daughter. Thumb Cove is about 8 miles out of Seward. You take a water taxi and can stay in one of two cabins for 60 a night. Great fishing there. Thumb Cove is about a mile long and has 3 glaciers at its head. The fishing at the mouth was great for Rockfish, P Cod, and Salmon. No halibut for me but I did manage 3 silver salmon and an assortment of nice rockfish. Great spot! The next trip was back down to Seward about 3 weeks later. My friend and I went for 3 days to the mouth of Resurrection Bay and Camped at Sunny Cove on Fox Island. This place was really cool. The fishing was excellent. My goal was a halibut and I caught a few on the first night we were there - not huge - about 6-8 lbrs. Caught a real ugly looking fish - arrowtooth flounder - not good to eat. The next morning I paddled out of the cove with the halibut mission in mind but got derailed by some silly silver salmon fishing. Wide open was the theme for about 3 hours. Every cast you had a fish. Lost a bunch boat side. Need a net next time - hard to gaff these fish. Lots of boats out there - it was saturday and apparently we were in the prime salmon fishing spot in the bay. Often you could see the salmon below you hitting your hoochie! Super cool - Salmon in the saltwater are aggressive and not shy to hit your bait. My buddy slept in that morning and missed the bite - but we went back out in the afternoon and caught a few more - Biggest was about 12-13lbs I think with about an 8 lb average. We got hammered that night by gale force winds and dumping rains. We spent the night holding down our tarp and eating salmon sashimi and taking shots of Jim Beam. Fun but wild night. The gale ended after about 2 am and woke to calmer seas. Went back out to the salmon factory and nailed another 4 and lost countless - silver salmon are experts at throwing the hook. We were able to take our limits back - 6 each. The halibut fishing potential here is endless. Super quick paddle to get into the good spots. Just need some more time to figure it out. Next year! My buddy rented a kayak from Chris Mautino at Liquid Adventures in Seward - check him out if you go and need a yak - super good guy. Hope you enjoy the pics! Last edited by MattRabasco; 08-03-2011 at 08:48 AM.

08-02-2011, 11:34 AM	#2
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	Now that's a kayakfishing report! Thanks.. __________________ Hmmmm.....

08-02-2011, 01:14 PM	#6
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	(speechless)......................... • __________________

08-02-2011, 03:04 PM	#12
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Dude that is awesome __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

08-02-2011, 03:49 PM	#13
ryan111 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: la jolla CA Posts: 146	amazing report good job! __________________

08-02-2011, 11:34 AM	#3
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Someone please fix this post, my brain hurts! Cool pics, love Alaska.

08-02-2011, 11:50 AM	#4
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	I'm sooooo jealous, absolutely beautiful. You just showed me pictures of my dream trip.

08-02-2011, 12:47 PM	#5
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Wow Matt! Awesome stuff! My dream trip

08-02-2011, 01:18 PM	#7
xpresso2am Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 209	Now that is living!!!

08-02-2011, 02:06 PM	#8
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	Those Salmon look really surprised in your pics. Good Times!

08-02-2011, 02:26 PM	#9
tagyak Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alhambra Posts: 506	awesome. this looked like an adventure and a real cool way to experience life in alaska. super jealous for sure........i'll put this on my bucket list

08-02-2011, 02:27 PM	#10
PAL Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 754	Fox Island... Fished near there out of Kayaker's Cove (is it still there?). So cool! Envious. Congrats on the epic trip.

08-02-2011, 02:37 PM	#11
yani Guest Posts: n/a	How wild it that ???? That's what kayakfishing is all about. Congrats!!!

08-02-2011, 04:53 PM	#14
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	now that is a trip of a life time, that is definately on the to do list, thanks for sharing

08-02-2011, 05:47 PM	#15
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Next to a Q105 mothership trip, shallow water rock fish in Alaska is my dream trip. Thanks for a great report. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

08-02-2011, 07:44 PM	#16
Handymansd Ancient Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On The Water Posts: 935	Now that is some serious PORN!!!! Looks like the first Catapalooza minus the fish of course... Very Jealous! __________________ All men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover

08-02-2011, 07:49 PM	#17
GBF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 323	SWEET!!!!! GBF __________________ "Just keep going out....it's better than staying Home"

08-02-2011, 08:35 PM	#18
Hamachijohn Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Francisco Posts: 74	What an awesome report! thx for sharing. Always nice to see out-of-state fish porn.

08-02-2011, 08:44 PM	#19
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	Matt why would you come back???? Rad report man. Almost as good as your WSB sesh that day bud...

08-02-2011, 09:38 PM	#20
LakersFan Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 92	Thanks for the great report and pix! It was worth the scroll to the right!