Rod to table - Alaska Coho

[Peter Gallagher]

We spent a couple of weeks in Alaska hiking and fishing - We fished off of Seward in the ocean for coho and rockfish and on the Lower Kenai River for Sockeye - We got lucky with our timing and caught a lot of fish - Here's Doris with a coho -

...some of our Sockeye:

We had an Airbnb in Cooper Landing that we used as our basecamp - The Weber Spirit available to cook on:

Couple of filets ready to go on....

cooking:

dinner served! We went with 2 other couples - each couple came home with over 50 lbs of filets! Not too shabby in my book.....

 

[Tim Campbell]

Peter, that rocks. Gorgeous coho, gorgeous pics.

 

[timothy]

That's not shabby scenery!

 

[JeffG]

Looks like a great trip and when the fish are biting turns it into an excellent trip....
Bonus point >>>>> A Weber Gasser to cook the fish on while enjoying a beautiful view..

 

[Richard S]

That’s some good living right there! Those fillets look amazing.

 

[DanHoo]

Wow.

Looks awesome.

 

[Darryl - swazies]

I am in love with this post......

 

[Darryl - swazies]

50 pounds is an insane score too.......did you specifically go to do the fishing to bring home fish or was it more touristy to see some of Alaska?
I am currently buying " wild caught " salmon and I go get some about once a month.....they had the copper river salmon but it only is available for about 2 months of the year.....apparently the best of the best....I still have a bit and it is indeed insanely good. It started priced at over $45 per pound but I picked it up later in the season for about $32 I think it was.....so it's pretty expensive.....but now I am getting wild caught British Columbia Sockeye I think it is......and that is coming in to me in fillets just like your picture and the price on that stuff is still $29 per pound.
Looks great and tastes great....we eat a healthy serving of that weekly.

 

[Peter Gallagher]

.......did you specifically go to do the fishing to bring home fish or was it more touristy to see some of Alaska?

We went primarily to fish and hike - Denali Park is amazing - we did do a couple of touristy things - Went to a sled dog camp - which was actually pretty cool and interesting in its own right.,... got to play with the dogs.

Copper River salmon is good! They also do a fantastic job marketing it, which helps them with charging a premium for it - Traditionally the first catch of the season is marked up. I think the King this year was around 80 bucks a pound , but then dropped to the 50's - That's a little rich for my blood, but the Copper River Coho and Sockeye are good and little more affordable. We usually buy it a couple of times a year , but there is so much good NW salmon from other places including BC for sure! Even the farm raised stuff is beginning to catch up a bit in quality.

 

[AndyK]

What an impressive holiday.
Fishing and hiking in Alaska is about as good as it gets.

That fish has a taste of all its own.
For me the taste of fresh wild caught salmon is similar to a good steak.

Were you happy with the accommodations up there?
Could you share any tips with us on how to plan a nice fishing trip like this up there like what months are better than others and such?
Thank you.