With a marine forecast calling for seas in the 2-3 foot range through Saturday, now’s the time to hit the bay and, if you are lucky, a few fish over the head.

Halibut

Many anglers are venturing out to the fishing grounds near Flat Island and finding success in 300 feet of water. Others tried their luck in the middle of lower Cook Inlet about 25 to 30 miles west of the Homer Spit in waters 150-200 feet deep.

The fishing grounds near the Homer Bluffs continue to be productive. Average size harvested remains 15-20 pounds. Anglers say there are plenty of halibut around although they have had to release many small fish before finding a keeper.

Daily limit is two halibut, possession limit of four. Herring is the preferred bait.

Salmon

The marine fishery would be rated as fair with the catch being mostly of feeders. Catches are reported from the Glacier Spit area, and from the marine waters from Bluff Point north to Stariski Creek. Cut or whole herring or plastic hootchies fished with flashers or dodgers at varying depths work well in this fishery.

Bright fish are still available in the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon. Pixees, Rooster Tails and Vibrax spinners in sizes 4-5 are working well.

The Fishing Lagoon will not open to snagging until sometime in late June.

King fishing in Seldovia continues to be decent. Try Pixees from shore along Seldovia Slough or at the Fish Creek culvert at low tide. Whole herring fished from the bridge at higher tide stages also is working well.

Halibut Cove Lagoon king fishing continues to do well on salmon roe fished under a bobber, or try a No. 4 or No. 5 Mepps.

The daily bag limit is two king salmon in Cook Inlet salt waters south of Bluff Point.

Clamming

Good clamming tides run June 23-28.

Diggers are reporting many small young clams and few large clams south within several miles of the Clam Gulch access. Go further south or north for adult-sized clams in this area.