Awesome fishing trip. All five of us caught our limits and more. Josh was awesome and even in “Chummy” waters he was accommodating and able to take us to calmers waters to continue catching fish. If you wanna fish we highly recommend! Thanks Josh for a fantastic Trip!

Totally amazing experience! I’m an AK resident, hosting my two elderly parents going on their first fishing charter. Captain Josh was excellent and really made sure everyone had a great experience. I would say definitely book with Big Butts. 10/10. I wouldn’t use Fishingbooker though- it makes communication more difficult going through an app and no doubt the fishing guys lose a cut. Just call the charter directly.

Josh and the Early Riser (2019 North River) was amazing! Super nice equipment and spacious boat, with a table and bench seats it fits 6 comfortably inside.  I myself caught around 30 fish, with 10 of them being Halibut over 20lbs. Josh had a good plan for catching multiple species of fish, but also let us decide when we wanted to switch spots or fish.

Jordan was a fabulous captain!! He was friendly, knowlegdeable and professional; he knew the waters well and took us to a spot where we were successful fishing. After the boat limited out, he took us to Seldovia and while we toured the town he fileted our fish, saving us money. Thank you, Jordan, my husband and I had a wonderful trip with you!!

We had an absolute blast with Captain Josh! He was knowledgeable, courteous and a great all around Captain & Deckhand! Super familiar with the Gulf of Alaska waters, Josh put us on two fishing holes loaded with Halibut, Rockfish, and we even caught a couple Yellow Eye’s and Cod! The Early Riser had a very comfortable cabin, updated feel and safe vessel. Convenient head inside the cabin. Top notch equipment rods/reels. Josh and his team know what they’re doing! 10 out of 10 Fishing Trip of... More