Q: Six of us are going to the Seward area to do some charter fishing, but we'd also like to do some bank fishing. Would you recommend a good place to do some bank fishing for halibut? It would be good if we could catch 2 halibuts every day (LOL). —Jesse

A: Great question. We asked Steve Zernia, owner of ProFish-n-Sea, a charter company in Seward, for his advice and he had some bad news: Bank fishing for halibut is a pretty difficult proposition. "Halibut occasionally venture into very shallow water in these areas—I’ve heard of them being caught from a kayak," he told us. “But honestly, the success rate from shore will be very low.” His advice:

Target halibut on your charter trips and save the bank fishing for salmon. "Your success rate in bank fishing for salmon is going to be infinitely higher than halibut fishing from shore."

That said, if you still want to try catching halibut from shore, try Lowell Point, Tonsina Point or Fourth of July Creek. Get your bait as far from shore as possible, and be prepared to wait!