CatfishKev Report post Posted July 18, 2020 Want to take my wife on a fishing trip but just dont Want to spend $4k or more. Can I have a fun similar experience in the Pacific northwest? Is the fishing as good, best times of year etc? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted July 18, 2020 Cabo San Lucas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegunsmith2506 Report post Posted July 18, 2020 I know its not quite the same but I have been to Jackson Lake in Wyoming a few times. We hire a guide for a day and then spend a few days out on our own in a rented boat. We go in June or July and have always had great luck catching Browns and Lake trout. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted July 18, 2020 She really wants halibut, I'm hoping for both halibut and salmon. Alaska is not necessarily out of the question but if i can do the same thing closer and cheaper... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueswt Report post Posted July 18, 2020 Don’t know much about OR or WA but you can do Alaska cheaper then $4k. This summer in AK would be great with fewer people and a lot of deals to be had. Another idea though would be Walleye on Lake Erie or Saginaw Bay. Lake Michigan for Browns and Salmon on MI or WI side. Lake Superior also. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted July 18, 2020 No nothing in the northwest is going to be like Alaska. But I’m not sure about you, you might like Portland... 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted July 18, 2020 Halibut fishing is miserable. Holding a rod with a 5lb weight at 2:00AM with 30 other people sucks. The little deadliest catch town is cool for about 2 hours. It is so much smaller than it looks on TV and mobs of people are with you the entire time. Mostly a tourist trap. Now salmon fishing on the river can be fun and trout fishing is awesome. If you find cheap flights I think you can have fun for $4K. Sorry I can’t help with booking info. I went last time with a mission group so the 3 fishing trips were booked as a large group. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5guyshunting Report post Posted July 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, rcdinaz said: Halibut fishing is miserable. Holding a rod with a 5lb weight at 2:00AM with 30 other people sucks. The little deadliest catch town is cool for about 2 hours. It is so much smaller than it looks on TV and mobs of people are with you the entire time. Mostly a tourist trap. Now salmon fishing on the river can be fun and trout fishing is awesome. If you find cheap flights I think you can have fun for $4K. Sorry I can’t help with booking info. I went last time with a mission group so the 3 fishing trips were booked as a large group. I enjoyed it. This is one catch of four charters. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EagleEye Report post Posted July 18, 2020 Look into Bandon OR, I use to enforce the halibut derby’s there for the Coast Guard, it’s not Alaska no other place is. But we caught fish pretty much every derbie. Only select weekends each summer 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted July 19, 2020 5guys maybe I was too harsh. Everyone catches fish and it is the best eating there is! That being said once was enough for me. 😬 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longshooter Report post Posted July 19, 2020 Just go to Alaska . You only live once 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted July 19, 2020 https://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/forum/alaska-fishing-forums/alaska-fishing-reports https://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/forum/alaska-fishing-forums/alaska-saltwater-fishing Just pick the place that is right for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted July 19, 2020 I'm just anticipating this next stimulus package. Alaska halibut is a bucket list trip for me and her. But I told her for what that trip cost we could gear up for the both of us and still do a San Diego tuna trip and a Mexico trip and then have the gear forever. Honestly it's a tough choice. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted July 19, 2020 Dug up some old posts, waters edge lodge looks pretty intriguing. $3400 for 5 days 6 nights in a room and includes a boat and gear and meals every day. Hard to go wrong there I would think. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5guyshunting Report post Posted July 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, CatfishKev said: I'm just anticipating this next stimulus package. Alaska halibut is a bucket list trip for me and her. But I told her for what that trip cost we could gear up for the both of us and still do a San Diego tuna trip and a Mexico trip and then have the gear forever. Honestly it's a tough choice. A stimulus package. For what? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
