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Zachar Bay Lodge has five different aluminum boats that can take you out for your fishing adventure. All of the boats were fabricated and welded by Andy Eaton and Emerson Boat works in Kodiak, Alaska.

The Iley is 26’ long with a partial cabin and walkthrough front door and has a 225hp Honda 4-stroke outboard and can comfortably fish 6 people.

The C.L. is 23’ long with a partial cabin and walkthrough front door and has a 150 hp Honda 4-stroke outboard and can comfortably fish 6 people.

The L.C. is a 24’ long landingcraft that has a dropdown boarding ramp/door. It has a 225hp Suzuki 4-stroke outboard, and can comfortably fish 6 people.

The Blue Pixee is 21’ long and has a 115hp outboard and can comfortably fish 3 people.

The 19 footer is 19’ long (hence the name) and has a 70hp outboard and can comfortably fish 3 people and is mostly used during the fall season.

Saltwater Fishing & Tackle

The equipment and tackle that we use and provide for fishing out of the boats depends on the species of fish that we are targeting. When trolling for salmon our guides typically spin blue label herring attached to a Pro-Troll Rotary & Big Fin Salmon Killer setup with a 6 foot leader that attaches to a banana sinker. We also have several different types of spoons & spinners when the salmon are in thick. Common artificial lures that we use are the Blue Fox Pixee, Mepps Cyclops and T-Spoon spinners. Most of our trolling rods are 7-8 feet in length with a level wind reel (some have line counters) loaded with 25-pound test monofilament line.

Our guides have a couple of different setups for Halibut fishing. Typically the boat is anchored in 50-150 feet of water and the bait is fished on the bottom using either a small jig or circle hook and lead. We have a heavy setup and a lighter jigging rod. The heavy setup is a 6’ medium action rod with a heavy-duty reel that has 130 pound test Dacron line. Typically with this setup you would fish with a circle hook with salted herring bait and 20oz lead sinker or a 16 oz jig baited with herring. The lighter jigging rod is 6’6”-7’ in length medium to light action with a level wind reel that has 50 pound test line. The action fighting halibut using these lighter setups is awesome! For jigs we usually use 4-10oz jigs baited with herring depending on the depth or tide currents.