We did a 3 hour trip with Zach and Lars.  Had a family of 5 onboard with 3 kids (11, 10 and 7).  Spent the first hour having fun catching rock fish before the real fun began.  Zach/Lars got us on a school of fish that led to an hour of mayhem catching King Salmon and Silver Salmon.  Kids had a blast as each one reeled in a salmon, we hit our limit for King Salmon and shipped home more than 30 lbs. of fish.  It was the highlight of our trip to Alaska and an epic fishing experience.  Zach and Lars were great with our kids too in terms of helping them with fish and answering a LOT of questions from young, enthusiastic fishermen!

I was initially hesitant to book a fishing trip online without any personal recommendations. While I had used Fishing Booker before with references, this time I had none—but after reading the reviews, I decided to go with the Black Pearl. I’m so glad I did!
Even before we arrived in Homer, AK, Captain Forrest reached out with a warm introduction and encouraged me to ask any questions about our trip. We exchanged several emails, and he was incredibly helpful in guiding us through the planning process. It was reassuring to know we could bring our own coolers, food, and snacks, which made the day even more comfortable.
The boat was very clean, well-kept, and equipped with great gear — and yes, it has a bathroom!
Captain Forrest and his first mate, Ben, went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly. I honestly think they enjoy seeing their guests catch fish just as much as they enjoy fishing themselves. Their knowledge of the area and where to go made all the difference — we caught our limit of halibut along with rockfish, cod, and even some salmon!
The atmosphere on board was relaxed, professional, and fun. My family and I had an unforgettable experience fishing on the Black Pearl with Captain Forrest Luking and his first mate, Ben.
Highly recommend booking with Black Pearl if you’re looking for a productive, stress-free, and all-around fantastic fishing adventure!

Forest was knowledgeable, boat was very clean and well kept, equipment was in great shape. He went out of his way to make sure we caught the fish!! They kept our lines baited, working and so we could reel them in. If a spot slowed down we moved spots. If we wanted to try for a bigger fish we kept trying. He was so encouraging and fun! 8 hours sounded like a long time but did not feel like it. We didn’t have long periods of time when nothing was biting. I would highly recommend Black Pearl with Forest! Unless you don’t really want to have fun and catch fish!

We had an awesome time with Forrest and Ben! Caught many and HUGE fish and got our limits and had a blast! Both Forrest and Ben were so helpful and positive with great attitudes and Jody fun to spend time with catching so many big halibut! Our largest was estimated to be 100 pounds! We stopped the boat and they hit like crazy! Two and three at a time and was just over the top action and fun! The Black Pearl is a roomy boat and clean and was comfortable to spend time on. Will definitely recommend to others and we will use this guide again!

The captain of the blue fox knew exactly where to go and when to go there to catch the tides perfectly for that particular fish we were after.  I would highly recommend the captain and his first mate to go fishing with anytime.  We caught all the fish we wanted & more and limited out and I can say listening to the chatter on the radio that not everybody was doing as great as we did on our trip. Really glad I chose to go with the blue fox charter fishing.