Charter for Halibut in Homer

[surfs]

Wanting to know if anyone have any recommendations for a charter? Also, suggestions on either doing a half day vesus a full day..I understand the cost and that a full day the charter captain will go farther out to the better fishing grounds, at least that's what I've been told...I'm looking at hopefully catching my two in the 40/50lb range and when I'm there, July 30, the tide will be right as well. Love to hear all and any thoughts/suggestions...thanks~

[zachp]

How many people are going? There are a few things to think about as well, the smaller boats in the 25' to 32' range will sometimes travel a little bit farther to better fishing grounds, they can only handle around 6 people/trip which makes it a little more personal. The other option is a 40' to 50' boat with 8-12 people on it that will usually not go out as far and your chance of catching anything over 25 lbs are slim. Do a google search for homer charters and check out the web sites, most charters will get you on fish but not all will take you out to their prized fishing grounds which can be up to 3 hours away. I would schedule for the whole day just in case you can talk the captain into the longer haul to the better grounds. A ward charters has a good HSOforum to check out, they only have 1 open seat for the day you're going though...type in that name with a .com and check the availability calander for pics of the days catch.

[Muskycrazy]

Don't know much about the Halibut in Homer but from what I can remember there is no shortage of beer .

[traveler]

Do a search for Captain Scott out of Homer. I used him a couple years ago...6 pk boat, nothing fancy, but he was fun, had a good attitude, and we caught fish in difficult conditions. Also, he has an underwater video camera on board which was cool. Watched a halibut come in and he slammed my jig a second later. Cool:)

[Flatlander]

This won't help with your Homer question, but this was our trip out of Seward last Thurs. Unfortunately, we had 10-12 foot seas, and couldn't get out to the big Halibut.

[Capt'nJosh]

My wife and I went out of Silver Fox charters in Homer 2 weeks ago. They ran a very good business and put us on fish. Capt'n Steve was our captain. Another company called the "Butt Chasers" had a very impressive catch as we were walking by their store. I can't speak for what kind of a company they are though...