During week of Aug 8th, caught many small halibut, lost two, one 50-60lb, and one 95-100lb out of Elfin Cove/Icy Straits. One days catch from one Elfin Cove lodge boat with three fishernmen produced, (1)360lb halibut, (1) 221lb Halibut, (1) just over 100 lb halibut, 225lbs of Coho Salmon. This was a busy day for this guide!

Just wanted to update this. The reply was for Elfin Cove/Icy Straits, which is about 90 miles South of Haines. That area has always been good for halibut and yellow eye.

This year 2006 I have had reports of the halibut being caught out at Elfin Cove but no word yet of any local caught halibut near Haines. But it's a little early yet.
Late June thru September they will be here. Sure hope more than last year.
Good luck all!