We decided to take a half-day fishing trip, which ended up being more than enough time. Rainbow was very professional. They demonstrated how to fish for halibut and helped out those who needed it while fishing. They go out from Homer for a little over an hour, and then you get to fish. Because of Alaska law, you can only keep two, but if you catch smaller ones, you can throw them back and keep going. You will not catch hundred-pounders on the half-day charters, but we each caught fish that were around 15 pounds each, which was plenty for us. They spend the trip back filleting for you, and you get a large bag with your 8 fillets and 4 halibut cheeks. You can then go to Coal Point and get it vacuum-packed and frozen, and shipped home if you want. We kept some out for a few dinners and got the rest packed.
The day cost $95 each. We each got more than $120 worth of halibut (at Maryland supermarket prices), plus we got a cruise past beautiful mountains, and a great experience.
