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Trips and prices 2008
 

New for the 2007 season
 

Ivory Queen Charters is incorporating a 34 foot Baja cat the "Kingfisher".  The Kingfisher is 12 feet wide with two hulls (catamaran) two hulls make the vessel super stable.  The Kingfisher will run day trips out of Homer, Port Graham and Rocky River Lodge (remote Gulf Coast).  Starting in August, We offer remote lodging packages that include salt water fishing as well as river run Coho, Pink ,Chum salmon as well as Dolly Varden.  Fishing day trips from the Rocky River Lodge allows us to offer the "overnight" fishing grounds while spending the night on land.  Please visit the Rocky River web site at www.rockyriverlodge.com for Lodging information.  We combined the best private River fishing with the best salt water fishing to create a True Alaskan fishing combination .
 
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Halibut Trips
 $250.00 price/per person
Combo-Rockfish or salmon add. $30.00 price/per person

This is our standard halibut trip and the primary goal is to limit on 2 nice, sized halibut for each person aboard. These trips depart from the harbor near 7AM and return around 5PM, unless earlier indicated because of a weigh-in for the Derby. We usually run 30 to 45 miles from port, which takes about two hours. We tailor this trip to accommodate the parties onboard as best possible, which indicates whether we’ll head hunt for a “shooter” fish or go for the “wild bite.”
You’ll need your fishing license, a lunch, warm clothes, a great attitude, and derby ticket, if you choose to chance the big one. We leave the port each day knowing this could be the best trip EVER and expect that you’ll be more than satisfied fishing with Ivory Queen Charters.

Long Range Combo Trip (halibut and lingcod)
Available: After July 1st $300.00 price/per person

Although it isn't necessary to run way offshore to catch nice sized fish, traveling further does allow the opportunity to fish less exploited areas with increased potential to find the big ‘barndoor’ halibut and ferocious lingcod. These trips generally take us three hours from the port out into the open Gulf of Alaska and are dependent upon cooperative weather. Long Range trips leave the harbor closer to 6AM, returning near 5PM or sooner if a potential weigh-in contender for the Derby is brought aboard.
A groundswell is almost always present so if you easily fall to seasickness please think twice about signing up. This is a hard core, no holds bar-fishing trip, with a pay-off in high rates of success. If the weather doesn't permit to run further offshore, as sometimes the case, the standard halibut trip rate will apply. You’ll need your fishing license, a lunch, warm clothes, a persistent and tough attitude, and of course a derby ticket to ring the big one with.
Our Captain loves booking Long Range trips because of lingcod’s ferocious bite and attack—when lingcod bite, they don’t just nibble on the barrel, they engulf the whole gun! Along with the crazy ling action there is an increased opportunity to pick up yellow-eyed rockfish as a bonus and big mama halibut!


Overnight Trips  (More information Click Here)
1-4 guests $1600, 5 guests $1800, 6 guests $2000 /Per day for entire boat
A fuel surcharge of 10% - 15% will be added pending fuel price increase from 2007

Given a choice, this is the trip we prefer to run. Two or more days of fishing, without the time crunch of a day trip and extra travel time to and from harbor, creates mini-fishing cruises that ensure you will get the most from your experience. Commonly, we will halibut fish the first day and then target lingcod, rockfish, or salmon the next, heading out to the Long Range grounds to take in most of this experience.
At night we anchor in a near-by stunning and protected bay to enjoy an incredible meal with some of the day’s catch and the unmatched scenery—our Captain is a fabulous cook too! You can’t possibly eat fresher fish than this in a more beautiful place! This is clearly a great way for you to get the most unique Alaskan experience along with the greatest fishing Homer has to offer.
Accommodations on the Ivory Queen are spacious and extremely comfortable. We’re able to accommodate up to 6 people on this trip. You’ll need your fishing license, warm clothes, and an attitude of wonderment. All food and non-alcoholic beverages are included in the overnight trip. We also carry a 12’ skiff to accommodate a run to the beach from the Ivory Queen during the evening—remember we’re in the land of the midnight sun! The options with this trip are wide-open and we’re especially excited to custom tailor to your desires, creating an experience that will have you hooked (yes, pun intended) and coming back year after year.

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Salmon Fishing
 $225.00 price/per person

Winter Feeder King (Chinook) Salmon consist of the younger year classes (think adolescents) who are yet out to ocean ‘feeding’ and growing. However, just because they are not ready to spawn yet, this does not mean that they are small. It’s common to land 20 plus pound winter kings! Typically when in search of feeder Kings we troll with downriggers. Although Winter Kings are not normally found in great numbers, the reward of catching these elusive fish outweighs the effort for the dedicated fisherman.
Early May to June start the staging of spawning for the Kings. We have a great opportunity to pick these salmon off in the salt water, well before they enter the rivers to spawn. These salmon are bright chrome, big and very powerful.
Silver (Coho) Salmon perhaps serve as the most sought after species and for good reason. Silvers are voracious feeders, good fighters, excellent on the table, and usually present in great numbers. Mid July and early August starts the fishing of Silvers and the excellent fishing continues into late September. Typically we pick up Silvers, as a bonus, when regular halibut trips reach the limit early and then target them exclusively as their numbers grow during prime time season. Impromptu combo trips are an option when the salmon are plentiful in the halibut fishing grounds.
Humpy’s (Pink) Salmon and Red (Sockeye) Salmon are usually not our target while out salmon fishing but they do add welcomed excitement and are a great bonus to trolling.
Whatever the species of salmon found, you cannot beat Wild Alaskan salmon’s fabulous health benefits— ask your doctors! Willing anglers will love the thrill of catching them when in season.

Hunting Transportation
$1600 / day boat rate
A fuel surcharge of 10% - 15% will be added pending fuel price increase from 2007

We provide boat transportation with a floating base camp for your self-guided hunting trips. These floating base camp hunts are a great way to bag spring or fall black bear or Sitka Black Tail Deer. Residents and nonresidents alike can hunt black bear in Alaska without a big game guide.

 
Bear hunts start shortly after leaving the harbor, glassing the shoreline for spring black bears that are foraging for new vegetation and low tide offerings. We prefer to accommodate two to four hunters on these self-guided hunting trips because of the added gear that each hunter requires. Not everyone on this trip needs to hunt; wives, husbands, photographers, kids and especially fisherman, are welcome.
When we’re not hunting odds are that we will either be fishing, relaxing aboard the Ivory Queen, beach combing, or simply enjoying good company in some of the world’s most beautiful scenery. May is a fantastic time to plan one of these unforgettable trips.
 

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