Alaska Fishing Trips – All About Catching Salmons, Halibuts, Trouts, Lingcods
I was given a 'briefing' session by my travel agent in LA before I was to board my flight to Anchorage, AK. I was given a list of Dos and Don't s in Alaska. Here is it how it read in synopsis:
Do make sure you go on at least one fishing trip.
Do not come back to LA without having caught a single fish.
Quite flummoxed by what he said, I quite did not understand the correlation between the two statements. And I knew, once I got on to a fishing trip on the Alaskan waters, I could understand it completely.
Ten days later and a veteran of three fishing trips by now, I have about 2 salmons , one halibut and one lingcod in the captured list in my curriculum vitae, though this was not a success rate that a seasoned campaigner could boast about. And based on my three fishing trips (one each for Salmons, Halibuts and Lingcod), I can tell you the following things about those fishing trips
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· Salmon Fishing Trip - An action packed fishing trip. I got an opportunity to do "mooching" which meant that I did "active fishing" with the rods in my hand. The very sight of Salmons coming on s close to your boat and wanting to bite the bait thrown at them is for you to cherish life long. The abundance of Salmons in Alaskan waters meant we had lots to choose from. King Salmons, Pink Salmons, Silver Salmons et al. The two salmons that I netted were the Pink ones. These are the ones that just put very modest fight when caught.
· Halibut Fishing Trip - Halibuts are recognized as the biggest flatfishes ever. I took me and my guide about six hours before we found any success. But the success came at a very tough price. I remember both of us really struggling physically to get the Halibut caught and then later, shift it aboard. The giant 300 pounder gave us quite a few headaches and also had our equipments damaged to a certain extent.
· Lingcod Fishing Trip - I was told on the shore that Lingcod is the predator of Alaskan seas. They are predators with a difference. And they look different. And they are found at a different place than the others. All these rose my curiosity about Lingcod and that put me on a lingcod-hunting spree. I was guided to a rocky place on the Alaskan seas where Lingcod could be found. We finally managed to catch a 30 pound lingcod but landed it on the boat turf with great difficulty. The Lingcod's predating reputation made it doubly difficult for us to do so.
Obviously, on all the three trips I was benevolently helped by my guide. I would attribute my success in catching so many fishes in my first stint in Alaska to him. With a promise made to myself, that next time on, I will be all alone and I will catch more.. 
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