Combo fishing trips are the most popular fishing trips we offer and it’s what we specialize in. These adventures are a fantastic way to experience several different fishing methods and techniques, for a variety of different fish, all in a single day of fishing. Needless to say, it’s also the fastest way to put a lot of meat on the deck, and for you to take home.
Join us as we use stiff gear and bottom weights to target barn-door halibut. Then, change locations, swap out for lighter gear, and jig lures for yelloweye, tiger, and many other species of rockfish. Then, change locations and gear again as we setup downriggers and bait and troll for salmon.
A Note About Lingcod On Our Combo Fishing Trips
Lingcod are voracious predators, feeding on nearly anything they can fit in their mouths, including invertebrates and many species of fish, such as herring and salmon. One of their favorite foods is smaller octopuses, and they also readily devour large rockfish. For this reason, lingcod are found in the same general areas that we target rockfish. However, specifically targeting these potential monsters is inconsistent and therefore we treat lingcod as an “extra” fish on our trips. Any of our rockfish trips have a very good chance of catching a lingcod since all these fish are found in the same area. Lingcod can only be retained after July 1st and must be minimum of 35″ in overall length.
Regarding our long-range combo fishing trips. Long range fishing excursions usually means going out into more open waters. Nothing is more important than your comfort and safety. However, sometimes the weather prohibits having a comfortable and safe day of fishing on those long range trips. When weather prohibits us from making the long range trip we will convert that trip to a downgraded excursion before canceling the trip altogether.
Our Fishing Grounds
Not surprisingly, knowing where to fish is where it all begins. We are so fortunate to have such a massive and fertile fishing area at nearly 4,500 square miles. The fishing grounds begin almost as soon as we leave the Homer harbor extending as far north as Ninilchik and as far south as the Barren Islands.
These waters are home to millions of halibut, rockfish, lingcod, shark, Octopus, Skates, and more.
Where we fish depends on the type of combo fishing trip we’re taking that day, previous days fishing quality, and of course, we always keep a mindful eye on the weather. But, the entirety of the area in red are areas we might fish on your trip.
Homer Halibut & Salmon Combo Fishing Trips
Our combo fishing trips for halibut and salmon offer tremendous value as we fish for both halibut and salmon on the same full-day fishing excursion.
Halibut and king salmon (chinook) combo is available from the beginning of May through September. These fish will weigh anywhere from 25 lbs to 70 lbs or more. The best times for combo king salmon and halibut are from May 15 to August 15th.
Starting in mid-July silver salmon (coho) start to arrive in Kachemak Bay. Fishing peaks for these acrobatic fighters between July 15 and September 15th.
To optimize our fishing, we will troll for salmon during the peak current periods and anchor during the slack periods to target halibut on the bottom.
Homer Halibut & Rockfish Combo Fishing Trips
Rockfish are such a fun fish to catch and when combined with halibut makes for a perfect compliment for these combo fishing trips. They are found in plentiful numbers, make for fantastic table fare (who doesn’t want rockfish tacos?), aggressive strikers, and there are more than 30 different species found in Alaska. So you never actually know what species you might reel up.
The most common is the pelagic (fish that move up and down the water column, form schools, and potentially move around the ocean) such as black, dark, and dusky rockfish. The limit on pelagic rockfish is 5 per person per day. Since these fish form schools, once we get into them, it’s not uncommon for every angler on the boat to have one on at the same time! Since we do this on very light tackle you’ll be amazed watching the rod bend over.
We also catch non-pelagic (totally bottom dwelling) such as yelloweye, tiger, china, quillback, and copper rockfish. Non-pelagic fish can live to be between 15 and 75 years and reach up to 25 lbs in weight. The limit on pelagic fish is 1 per person.
During periods of high current we will target rockfish while drifting and using jigs. When the current slows, we’ll change location and gear while we anchor and chum for halibut.
Homer Salmon & Rockfish Combo Fishing Trips
(Wednesdays Only)
Halibut fishing is not allowed on Wednesdays by NOAA regulation. So, on Wednesdays we offer our salmon and rockfish combo trips.
Our Homer salmon & rockfish combo trips have a 6:30 AM meetup time with a 7:00 AM departure. These are full days with around 1.5 to 2 hours travel time to the fishing grounds where we can target beautiful rockfish and salmon. We usually begin the day targeting rockfish and later switch gear and locations to troll for salmon.
Triple Threat: Halibut, Rockfish & Salmon
If you’ve come looking for the ultimate Homer halibut fishing adventure this is it! This is a long range trip targeting trophy halibut, beautiful rockfish, and chrome bright salmon. Bordering on the gulf of Alaska these trips are nothing short of spectacular.
These trips meet at 6:30 AM with a 7:00 AM departure. You can plan on at least 2 hour travel time, and 3 hours is not out of the question, to get to our trophy fishing grounds. We spend the day jigging for rockfish over pinnacles and underwater habitat structures simply teeming with rockfish.
For salmon we will rig the boat and gear up for downriggers and trolling action. When we switch to halibut we can be fishing in depths ranging from 50 feet to 300′. You wanted to catch a trophy right?
If weather prohibits this trip it will be downgraded to a full-day Halibut/Salmon or Halibut/Rockfish excursion unless weather forces an altogether trip cancellation.
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Choose Your Fishing Adventure!
3/4-Day Halibut
$275 May & September
$325 June, July, August
- Meet 7:30 AM For 8:00 AM Departure
- 5 – 7 Hours Duration
- 45 – 70 minutes to fishing grounds
Full-Day Halibut
$350 May & September
$400 June, July, August
- Meet 6:30 AM For 7:00 AM Departure
- 8 – 9 Hours Duration
- 1 – 1.5 hours to fishing grounds
Trophy Halibut & Rockfish
$400 May & September
$450 June, July, August
- Meet 6:30 AM For 7:00 AM Departure
- 8 – 9 Hours Duration
- 1.5 – 2 hours to fishing grounds
Halibut & Salmon
$400 May & September
$450 June, July, August
- Meet 6:30 AM For 7:00 AM Departure
- 6 – 8 Hours Duration
- 1 – 1.5 hours to fishing grounds
Triple Threat: Halibut,
Rockfish & Salmon
$450 May & September
$500 June, July, August
- Meet 6:30 AM For 7:00 AM Departure
- 9 – 10 Hours Duration
- 2 – 2.5 hours to fishing grounds
Salmon & Rockfish
(Wednesday Only)
$400 May & September
$450 June, July, August
- Meet 6:30 AM For 7:00 AM Departure
- 8 – 9 Hours Duration
- 1.5 – 2 hours to fishing grounds