This is a halibut I caught while fishing offshore on a charter boat in Homer, Alaska. It is not as expensive as you might think to take one of these charters out. But BEWARE, if you take one of those less expensive charters, those boats tend to be crowded. I have always caught my limit on a crowded charter though. I just wait until most of the other customers are tired and stop fishing. Most people can take halibut fishing for about 45 minutes, and then they are completely exhausted. Just remember that Homer is the halibut fishing capital of the world for a reason. The reason is in the photo here!

This is a photo of a nice dolly varden trout I caught while on a float trip down the Kenai River with Alaska Troutfitters. I had a great time with this guide. We caught so many fish. This fish was caught at the outlet of Kenai Lake, in fact, we were only about 100 yards off of the bridge.

This was caught using a bead. If you have fished in Alaska for trout, you have probably used beads. We were fishing in late August.

This is a photo of a red salmon I caught during the 2012 season. It was caught using casting tackle. The rod was an 8-foot long Lake Fork Outfitters medium heavy casting rod. I was using a three way rig and a Russian River fly.

There were thousands of these tomato looking things in the river that day. I was fishing in the confluence of the Russian and Kenai Rivers. There is a ferry that will take you across the river for a fee. If you can get to this area for the second half of July or the first part of August, it would really be worth your while.