Alaskan Yellowfin Fishing

Alaskan Yellowfin Fishing

Southeast Alaska has moved one step closer to becoming a tropical paradise this winter due to global warming and rising ocean temperatures. No palm trees yet, but early catches of both dorado & yellowfin tuna by local winter trollers have scientists and the fishing industry simultaneously energized and mystified.

Local Tlingit commercial fishing legend, Stuart Dewitt, is optimistic, “My family & ancestors have eaten halibut and salmon from these waters for millennia. Millennia… That’s a long ass time to only have two types of fish in the freezer!!”

Stuart-Dewitt-Yellow-Fin

Harry Reitze of Haines Packing states, “These are the first ever caught this far north but I’ve converted my whole processing facility this winter for the upcoming summer catch of mahi mahi and yellowfin. We always like to stay well ahead of the competition. Let’s see the Canadians try to farm raise these bad boys!!”

Good-haul

Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s regional office in Juneau announced in a press release earlier this week, “Since we obviously can’t figure out what the hell is going on with the decline in native king salmon, we’re encouraged by the arrival of new species so the commercial and charter fleet will have a new quarry to catch and hopefully get them off our backs about where the kings are.”

Alaska-Mahi-Mahi

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Written on April 1, 2017 by Greg Schlachter Greg lives and works in the beautiful coastal community of Haines, Alaska. When he's not handcrafting the perfect travel itinerary for clients of Expedition Broker he can be found on the rivers, fjords and mountains surrounding Haines researching the next great trip.

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