04-17-2009, 04:20 AM
I tried the Alaska forum, and the trip suggestions forum on the main page and both places no one has replied in 1-3 months. So, since I know Idaho fishermen use the forum and a lot get around quite a bit, I figured I'd put in a request for some info.
First off I'm headed to AK in August and have 1 day planned for fishing specifically. I know, not nearly enough, but in hard economic times we all end up making some sacrifices [:/]. We will be fishing out of Seward. I've read on other forums that a couple specific charters there are really good, and they kept coming up repeatedly, Crackerjack and Puffin. I also heard a smattering of other ones, but they all only got mentioned once or twice. I'm curious if anyone here has some experience w/ them and if so (more importantly) what to expect to some extent (in general).
Second, I'm wondering what the probability is for rain during the 1st - 2nd week of August? Should I plan to buy a rain suit for the trip or just bring a jacket just in case? I figure the evenings have a decent chance of being cool (heck, we get that here) so I figure the jacket is probly going anyway. Last, if anyone has fished Seward area that time of year should I plan on kings as being very likely and buy king permit or just plan on the silvers since they are a couple weeks into their usual run?
Thanks for any help on this. I'll definitely be posting pics upon return.
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First off I'm headed to AK in August and have 1 day planned for fishing specifically. I know, not nearly enough, but in hard economic times we all end up making some sacrifices [:/]. We will be fishing out of Seward. I've read on other forums that a couple specific charters there are really good, and they kept coming up repeatedly, Crackerjack and Puffin. I also heard a smattering of other ones, but they all only got mentioned once or twice. I'm curious if anyone here has some experience w/ them and if so (more importantly) what to expect to some extent (in general).
Second, I'm wondering what the probability is for rain during the 1st - 2nd week of August? Should I plan to buy a rain suit for the trip or just bring a jacket just in case? I figure the evenings have a decent chance of being cool (heck, we get that here) so I figure the jacket is probly going anyway. Last, if anyone has fished Seward area that time of year should I plan on kings as being very likely and buy king permit or just plan on the silvers since they are a couple weeks into their usual run?
Thanks for any help on this. I'll definitely be posting pics upon return.
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