Been a busy few days with the Bishop group.  These guys have fished with me for 9 years now, and already booked dates for 2016.  It is a very good idea to book as far in advance as possible, to reserve dates that are peak fishing times. We had a great time catching Ling cod, Halibut, rockfish, and salmon.  Salmon fishing hasn't been great due to the phytoplankton bloom.  We are still catching salmon, though it could be better.  Another group shows up today from San Diego fishing club and are fishing the next five days.  Had a deckhand for the last few days and was very nice having a fishing girl on the boat with us.  We have Brittany as our deckhand the next five days and we plan on catching limits of all fish, wahoo!

Been very busy with allday groups and there are many to come.  The Chong's fished for 2 days and went home with 119 pounds of filets and the Woodward's left today after 3 days of fishing with I think around 350 pounds of filets.  Those numbers should show how the fishing has improved big time in the last 1 week or so.  The phytoplankton bloom destroyed fishing close to town.  Ketchikan charter boats should be catching 36 pink salmon and going home early on cruise ship trips and some good fisherman were getting 0 fish on 4 hour charter.  I fished close to town yesterday for about 5 hours and ended up with 18 pink salmon.  The Woodward's trip was an amazing trip first day we ran 35 miles out ended up with 16 coho 11 pink 4 halibut 6 snapper 6 rockfish.  Second day was about 20 miles out 31 pink 16 coho 6 halibut, and due to horrible weather yesterday only 18 pink salmon.  The busy season for me starts now, probably wont have much of a daily page for a little while, too busy fishing. Here are a few good fishing pictures of killing Ketchikan Alaska fish.  Paris Knuteson has been on a strict training program this summer also.

A good bottomfishing trip!  Typically no halibut in the box would be a bad thing.  However 18 bottomfish in the box and releasing a nice 80 pound halibut with good weather and good crew was a lot of fun!  Ran to Dall head for some good bottomfishing was a great idea given the fact that salmon fishing is horrible right now.  In my 35 years in Ketchikan Alaska I have never seen phytoplankton bloom and turn the water a very light silty green color.  The salmon I have caught have been kind of a pale color, it is weird.  I heard they are like that due to lack of oxygen, I don't know.  All fisherman on salmon trips are struggling.  I have caught a few every trip but we should be catching lots.  I have mentioned my pink salmon record of 36 pinks 42 minutes many times, and those times are normally mid July.  Scratching for 5 or 6 fish is not normal.  I hope my all day groups that are starting to arrive do well like years past, don't want this to be the record worst year.  Here are couple pics of the Minnesota crew.  Halibut pic doesn't do justice as we were trying to be easy and release her fast.  We let a lot of dinners swim away because of halibut regulations.

I am very sorry!  I haven't had time to play on the computer.  Summertime is in full swing and Ketchikan is hopping.  Finally launched the Never Enough after 4 years.  The boat cruises at 20 knots and even though it isn't quite finished we are catching fish and having fun.  The weather has been absolutely amazing.  I cannot remember a summer that compares to the amount of sun Ketchikan has experienced lately.  Did a couple charters out of my little boat prior to launching Never Enough.  Largest King Salmon for me this year was 38 pounds, way to go Chad.  I know I am forgetting a lot, here are a few pictures to show how awesome it has been.  Feels like winter time in the Florida Keys.