Captain
Seth Ellis

Member since January 2023 Homer, United States
Background
Captain Seth Ellis has over 16 years of experience guiding incredible fishing trips targeting Halibut, Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish and all the other species that can be found in the Cook Inlet and South Central Alaska. “We recognize that everyone has a different level of fishing experience and we work hard to accommodate both the amateur and the avid fisherman.”
Techniques
We use a special technique of bottom fishing for halibut while on anchor. Occasionally we will drift-fish, but the most successful way for fishing halibut in our area is learning the migratory patterns of the fish, choosing a productive spot and capitalizing on the experience of our captain and crew. We love to troll for all species of salmon. Years of trial and error has payed off with the knowledge of perfect presentation, water depth, trolling speed and migratory patterns of both King Salmon and Coho Salmon. Pink Salmon are also available in our area. Some people turn their nose up at a pink, but my family and friends love the salmon dip I make from a Pink Salmon! Our third technique is for lingcod and rockfish. We will jig-fish over underwater structure where rockfish and lingcod congregate. Lighter tackle is used for rockfish, but the same technique with larger bait is used for lingcod. This is true Alaska fishing! After catching a limit of halibut on our boat you are now a bonafide "Expert Alaska Fisherman!"

Hey, I'm Captain Seth Ellis

Homer, United States
Background
Captain Seth Ellis has over 16 years of experience guiding incredible fishing trips targeting Halibut, Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish and all the other species that can be found in the Cook Inlet and South Central Alaska. “We recognize that everyone has a different level of fishing experience and we work hard to accommodate both the amateur and the avid fisherman.”
Techniques
We use a special technique of bottom fishing for halibut while on anchor. Occasionally we will drift-fish, but the most successful way for fishing halibut in our area is learning the migratory patterns of the fish, choosing a productive spot and capitalizing on the experience of our captain and crew. We love to troll for all species of salmon. Years of trial and error has payed off with the knowledge of perfect presentation, water depth, trolling speed and migratory patterns of both King Salmon and Coho Salmon. Pink Salmon are also available in our area. Some people turn their nose up at a pink, but my family and friends love the salmon dip I make from a Pink Salmon! Our third technique is for lingcod and rockfish. We will jig-fish over underwater structure where rockfish and lingcod congregate. Lighter tackle is used for rockfish, but the same technique with larger bait is used for lingcod. This is true Alaska fishing! After catching a limit of halibut on our boat you are now a bonafide "Expert Alaska Fisherman!"

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(41 reviews)
Homer
 Last booking: 6 days ago
Trips from US $295

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 41 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (61)
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Angler rating
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
88%
Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Rob V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Best Charter in Homer

VERIFIED   Halibut Combo (Shared) on June 23, 2024
Captain Seth and Curtis were awesome. Great guys, very helpful and communicativeโ€ฆ plus we caught some incredible fish! Got...
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Todd B.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great guides, great trip!

VERIFIED   Early Bird Halibut/Salmon Combo on May 31, 2024
Captain Seth and first mate Kurtis were stellar.ย  They kept us fishing at all times and continually set up gear on off times.ย ...
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Paul H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

An amazing fishery

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Private on August 3, 2023
The sea was extremely rocky, so we could not get to the preferred location. The crew did the best they could given the circumstances....
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Andrea H.
Columbus, MS
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Full day with captain Seth

VERIFIED   Early Season Combo Special (Shared) on June 16, 2023
Fun day on the water. Fish werenโ€™t biting the way we had hoped, captain Seth quickly reassessed and got us in a better spot....
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Donn N.
Burbank, CA
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Halibut/Salmon trip with Seth and Owen

VERIFIED   Halibut Combo (Shared) on July 30, 2023
Whole boat limits on Halibut plus a few Cod that were kept and only a few Salmon, one King and one Silver. Good size Halibuts...
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