I could not recommend Mike and Celeste enough. The husband and wife crew were excellent, knowledgeable, engaging and answered all of my questions as a new traveler to Ketchican. while our trip started slow in the catching, they showed their knowledge and made an excellent adjustment. The trip went from possibly being skunked to 8 salmon. GREAT WORK BY MIKE AND CELESTE. Will be booking again with them.

Michael and his wife Celeste made this a fantastic experience for me and my father-in-law. Not only did we catch fish, we had very close encounters with humpback whales, which was absolutely amazing! Michael communicated with me prior to arriving in Alaska since I had never fished up there and was nervous about everything coming together seamlessly. I would highly recommend them to anyone if they want a great experience.

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If you’re cruising through Ketchikan and looking for a private excursion experience, this charter is an absolute must! The personalized attention, local knowledge, and stunning Alaskan scenery made this one of the highlights of our trip. We enjoyed an unforgettable day on the water and would highly recommend this excursion to anyone wanting a more intimate Alaskan experience.  The captain and his wife were incredibly sweet and made us feel right at home.

What an amazing day!!! Had a great time catching king salmon with the biggest one weighing 28 pounds! Not only that I fought a sea lion with another fish on the line. It was best to have 2 crew members to get so much attention! I hope to come back and go out again! These guys are the best!

This was such an amazing experience. Mike and Celeste were helpful, funny, and extremely knowledgeable. We especially appreciated their attentiveness and it felt like they were truly excited to be there with us. The private boat makes a difference.

We were able to catch 2 coho, 3 pink, a small king, and a multitude of other small salmon. Captain Mike came on board with a plan on where to fish to give us the best opportunity to catch fish.

We also were able to help them check their shrimp traps making the excursion especially unique and special.

At the end of the trip they were able to get us set up with getting the salmon overnight shipped back to our house.

When we got back to the boat, we overheard two guys talking about their fishing excursion. “I’ve had better fishing at Myrtle beach.  Jerry caught a small one at the very end, but I didn’t catch anything.”

We highly recommend this trip and are extremely happy we booked with Captain Mike over the fishing excursions through the cruise.