Archive for May, 2011
Fishing Alaska
When you bring up fishing in Alaska, the most common thought are of Alaskan Salmon. The Salmon runs in Alaska are famous for a reason, thousands of fish, clear waters, gorgeous seasonal environments. 
Halibut fishing should be famous for all of these same reasons, but is not. What some people don’t know is that Halibut can sometimes be considered to be a higher quality fish than Salmon. For some the taste and texture are simply preferred. Halibut is a lighter type fish, white in color in stead of the pink you get with salmon. The fish itself is much larger on average in comparison to Salmon and as such, if you get the right cut out of a Halibut you get the tender, amazing fish you’ve come to expect from salmon, but in larger morsels and portions. If you’ve never had a good cut of Halibut, you’re missing out. One of the most amazing culinary delights I’ve ever had in my life was a six ounce cut of Alaskan Halibut pan sauteed in a garlic parmesan cream sauce and served with a Lettuce wedge with ceasar dressing. The fish itself is saturated with the creamy garlic flavor and cooked well Halibut flakes away from itself in the lightest, fluffiest way in huge chunks of succulent fish. For all the fishing fun and culinary amazement you can get from Alaskan Salmon Fishing with half the crowds, Halibut fishing. Welcome to Alaska.