This was our first time going fishing in Valdez, and this charter was sort of our plan B. We went to Valdez with a fellow my husband works with. He had been fishing in Valdez before and set up a fishing charter for all of us to go on several weeks earlier with a captain he knew. Unfortunately, a few days before we left, he received a phone call from the captain telling him that his boat was being repaired, and he wouldn't be able to take us fishing. As a result, we contacted "Easy Freeze" there in Valdez. They book charters there, and it was through them that we went fishing with "Something's Fishy". Personally, I wouldn't go with this guy again. The captain's name was Rick, and his boat's name was the "Chinook." Unfortunately, the man had zero patience or tolerance for beginners. I honestly think that he forgot that we were paying him to take us fishing! I don't even know how many times he started screaming and yelling at us (and I really mean this).

For starters, when we arrived, he never really explained how the fishing process worked - he didn't give us the ground rules. If you missed a fish biting, or if he thought you were reeling the fish in incorrectly, he just started yelling at you. As a business person, I found it to be intolerable. In addition, he smoked a cigar, and he had it going the entire time - in our faces. I just didn't care for him. In all fairness, however, I do have to mention that we all caught our limits, and he seemed to know what he was doing as far as where to take us to catch fish. If you've been salmon fishing before, and you don't mind cigar smoke, he'd probably be okay. In my opinion, there are other captains just as good (or better) who have a better attitude with beginners. This was a half day charter. It was $130 per person.