Learning to Fish

Before last year, the extent of my fishing experience was mainly just casting. When we bought our boat (Adventures of Owning a Boat in Alaska), my wife and I learned how to hand troll.

Trolling is a fishing technique where you hang a heavy weight from a downrigger, attach a fishing line, flasher, and hook, and tow this setup behind you in a boat. We usually travel between 2 and 4 knots.

Trolling works great for Alaska King Salmon and Silver Salmon (Cohos) as well as other fish.

We haven't caught any halibut yet and that is our main goal this year.