What to bring on our fishing charters is just one of the many questions we get. Don’t forget to check out our FAQ for other frequently asked questions. Our fishing charters range from $275 – $500 per person depending on the length, type of trip, and date of excursion. We offer a wide range of trips from 3/4 day local trips to long range full-day excursions targeting several different species of fish.

Our trips fill up every season so we strongly encourage you to book your dates as soon as possible because seats are limited. All of our boats are fast, clean, heated, extremely well cared for, and are limited to 6 passengers for your comfort. We can accommodate group sizes of up to 12 with our fleet.

 

What We Provide

  • Experienced USGC captains and crew
  • Clean, fast, comfortable, safe, boats and all safety equipment
  • Quality fishing gear, tackle & bait
  • Fish Filleting
  • Awesome attitudes, big smiles, warm personalities, and a desire to take you fishing. We’re so lucky to get to do this!

What To Bring

  • Fishing License, please make sure to include a king stamp if you are on one of our salmon combo trips
  • Food and beverages. Bring lunches, drinks, snacks, water. Alcohol, such as beer, wine are okay. Please do not bring hard alcohol and please no glass
  • Layered clothing including rain gear. It’s a great idea to bring a rain jacket and rain paints as they help keep clothes dry from splash and protect your clothes from getting “fishy’. 
  • Hats, gloves, sunglasses & sunscreen
  • Any and all shoes will work but the ultimate halibut fishing shoe is an Xtra tough rubber boot if you have it. But again, even tennis shoes will work fine. 
  • Motion sickness medicine if needed. Please take prior to boarding boat
  • Phone and/or camera. You’ll definitely be taking pictures

What NOT to Bring

  • Large coolers. Small coolers are totally fine.
  • Illegal drugs: This is USCG vessel even marijuana is not allowed on board per regulations
  • Do not bring glass
  • Pets are not allowed onboard

What To Wear

  • Dress in layers with a waterproof outer layer. A knit cap to keep your head and ears warm can be helpful on cooler days. Remember we are surrounded by 52 degree water and summer conditions can range anywhere from 45 degrees to 75 degrees on any given day. July 9th, 1956 the recorded high temperature was 57 degrees. You’ll want a cap.
  • Bring a waterproof outer layer. Even cheap and disposable. All our boats have warm heated cabins to escape a rainy drizzly day if we have one but you’ll still want even something cheap and disposable on the deck and it will help block and wind as well.
  • You’ll find that most of our crews daily wear doesn’t change from day to day. It consists of light-weight thermal underwear, outer layer of carharts jeans or something similar, a tshirt with a hoodie over the top, rubber bibs (in place of rain pants because it covers both legs and chest), and a rain shell. Always at the ready is a knit cap and gloves. This approach handles almost everyday from mid-May to Oct 

Ready To Book?

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
Drifters lodge staff show off their limits of halibut caught aboard Orion with Captain Jimmy Counts of Homer Halibut Hunters

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
Homer Halibut Hunter customers show off a massive haul of barn-door halibut,

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
6 massive halibut are hanging with anglers smiling behind them

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
Two anglers hold up three yelloweye rockfish caught in Kachemak Bay, Homer Alaska

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
Homer Halibut Hunters customer holds a huge Kachemak Bay King Salmon

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