Captain Scott was literally walking for us at the end of the gangplank with a sign. He had his boat parked right next to our cruise ship so that we wasted not time getting out on the water. His boat was very nice. Clean, comfortable, and well stocked. We fished for four hours and unfortunately didn’t catch anything. However, Scott worked hard trying to get a few things on the lines for us to at least get a picture with! At the end of our time, he made the effort to take us to some spots to see Eagles and Seals. We appreciated the effort. When he took us back, he made the effort to drop us off close to other activities on the island. He was easy to hang out with and we enjoyed a relaxing day on the water looking at the beautiful scenery.

If you’re looking for a charter that delivers, look no further than Reel Fishing Charters. Captain Colby is a consummate professional—highly intelligent, strategic, and dialed into exactly what the fish are doing.
This was a first-time trip for my wife and son, and Colby kept us on the action all day. We caught a fantastic variety of species, including King Salmon, halibut, and cod. We lucked out with perfect weather, but it was Colby’s skill that made the day a massive success. Total class act, great with beginners, and a phenomenal guide.

We were doing an Alaskan cruise ship on the encore and wanted to go Halibut fishing. Captain Scott was AMAZING in his hospitality, instructions on how to fish, as well as how efficient everything was.

He provided snacks and drinks for us, made sure we got out to the fishing spot quickly so we would have more time to fish, and also explained everything perfectly from how to fish as well as cool little facts and some history about Alaska’s fisheries. The boat was also extremely clean and looked nice and fancy haha.

We also landed a giant 37in halibut and Captain Scott also took us to see some Harbor Seals and Bald Eagles at the end of our trip! 10/10 would recommend to anybody wanting to go halibut or salmon fishing in Ketchikan!!!

Scott was easy to strange with leading up to our arrival in Ketchikan.  Friendly professional and an excellent captain.  He it is on the fish quickly and we had a great morning fishing!! The only regret is that we only had a half day trip instead of a whole day as of our own time restraints.  Next time I am here will charter Scott for a full day.  My wife and I had a great day thanks to Scott!!! Cannot say enough good things about him!