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Kain’s Fishing Adventures, Sitka Alaska
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many anglers in the know would argue that the prime waters of South East
Alaska’s Baranof Island
are perhaps the best Pacific Coast waters for an easy limit of salmon,
halibut, lingcod and rockfish. Sitka, located on the prime western
shores of Baranof Island has provided a wealth of fishing opportunities
for hundreds of years, when the Tlingit first named the city Shee-Atika.
Now, after the sport fishing community recognized the area’s abundant
fish stocks, Sitka’s reputation as a “can’t miss” destination has become
known worldwide.
 Greg
Kain, owner of Kain’s Fishing Adventures has been taking advantage of
the area’s awesome fishing for more than a decade. During that time his
guests have routinely taken limits of salmon, halibut and whatever
bottomfish they choose to catch. During several trips to Sitka, fishing
with Kain, I’ve never been disappointed and never gone home without
catching plenty of whatever species we targeted.
Kain specializes in
mooching for king and coho salmon using light action G.Loomis rods and
quality Shimano reels. He’ll often anchor over prime migration routes, a
technique that works wonders, especially if you like multiple hook ups.
When the fish come through, he will see them on the fish finder and call
out the proper depth to fish. Anglers then pull out the required number
of pulls to reach depth. It rarely takes long after you put your tightly
spinning bait to the right depth. When everyone has their chinook,
generous six coho limit Kain, or his guides will put everyone onto any
one of a hundred top halibut holes. Halibut range in size from chickens
to over 300 pounds.
 Deciding
when to fish Sitka can be tough. From May through early July chinook
dominate the efforts. Chinook don’t run huge here, with the most common
size ranging from 15 to 35 pounds. However, you could hook into a
50-plus too. Coho fishing begins in July and peaks in mid August and
early September. Halibut fishing is good throughout the summer season.
"I give Kain's
Fishing Adventures a Five Star Rating," John L. Beath
You can contact us via e-mail email@kainsfishingadventures.com
or call us toll free at: 1-800-926-7932
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