And like the heart, the area pulses on the seafloor with these fish like blood rushing through an oversized vein. This main artery of the Pacific Ocean provides the best opportunity for halibut to gorge themselves on easy meals and sport anglers to hook up with truly trophy-sized 'butts almost every time. If we take you out of the inner harbor you're almost guaranteed to limit on 50-plus pound halibut. But if I had to choose just one place, my favorite for big fish and numbers of fish would have to be Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians. Guests of the Grand Aleutian Hotel enjoy first class accommodations and meals and fish aboard a fleet of six 30 to 32 foot boats with skippers who know how and where to find big 'butts.
Technique is so easy anyone can do it.
Lead head jigs hosting plastic scampi tails are lowered to depths ranging from 125 to 200 feet. Limits Alaskan limits are very generous. Anglers need to plan ahead and make plenty of freezer space. While fishing with King Salmon Guides you'll likely bring home a box filled with 70 pounds of salmon fillets. And if you plan on fishing three days for halibut in the Aleutians, you very easily could return home with 200 to 250 pounds of vacuum packed hali fillets.