Off grid food harvest, fishing for halibut at Tracy Arm Fjord
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Living off grid in southeast Alaska gives us an amazing way to harvest food. One way we get our food is through fishing and crabbing. We take a trip to Tracy Arm to do some amazing halibut fishing while surrounded by ice bergs and glaciers. At An Alaska Homestead we are trying to become as self sufficient as possible and sea food is an easy way for us to fill our freezer.
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Thank you to everyone who showed up for the premier. We had a blast hanging out.
Thankyou so much for hanging out with us.
Did i miss something? Your comments sound like I missed something.
@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ you missed the big premier😂
@@AnAlaskaHomestead big premier of what? Were we supposed to all watch John Wick 3 together or sumthin?
@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ it’s the first time I used the premier function. It’s were we all watch the video at the same time and can chat live.
That looked like a lot of fun. I’m sure the fish will be delicious too. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.
Friends, fish, and lots of laughter makes a good day.
Can’t be beat 👍
Wow what beauty and peace in a world off the rails
yes a fun day.
The ice berg video coupled with that take-off music should be your PERMANENT show starter...its excellent.
👍 I think this is the best footage we’ve caught so far.
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Hello from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺, we went to Alaska a few years ago and we’re very lucky to go up Tracey Arm and see those BEAUTIFUL Blue icebergs, this video bought back some wonderful memories, thank you so much. ❤️🇦🇺
Thanks so cool. Glad you got to experience that part of Alaska. Beautiful area.
I'm jealous! Great boat, great company, wonderful dogs....you deserve it! :)
👍
I enjoyed the beauty of the iceberg you guys fishing was awesome and the laughter was priceless
Thank you Estella. It was a great day.
Great way to spend the day stocking up on fresh fish. Always tastes better when you catch it yourself, straight from the ocean. And then you get to enjoy it at anytime you want.
It was an amazing day with amazing people. Plus we got some fish in the freezer 👍
This looked like it was so much fun! Halibut is the best tasting fish I've ever eaten!
Man it is delicious
@@AnAlaskaHomestead back in the early 90's my mother and father in law traveled to Alaska with their RV, my father in law went out on a chartered fishing trip to catch Halibut, his limit was 2 fish and they were HUGE, Well, the price of the trip included the fish being processed and shipped back home (WV) over night, of course my husband and I intercepted them and put them straight into the inlaws freezer for when they returned home, now, my mother in law was a fabulous cook and she fixed that Halibut many times and it was always to perfection!! That is when I first learned that it is the best tasting fish I've ever had...and I love fish but Halibut is my favorite!!
@@zeldaknight1207 that is an awesome story. It’s by far my favorite fish as well. We are stocked up on salmon now so we have shifted our attention to halibut. We need to get some in the freezer before winter kicks in.
Awesome Halibut fishing....
Thanks 👍
Wow, really liked seeing the icebergs and definitely sweet seeing the Halibut, I heard them jokers can get huge!! Y'all stay safe up there and thank ya for taking us along on the fishing trip!! Dan
Yeah them things can get big. The really big ones don’t taste as good though. We caught a couple of good size ones and our a lot in the freezer. Thanks for watching Dan. Have a great weekend.
Oh, beautiful vedio! Glad you all had a blast. Looks like a good workout too.. Thankyou for taking us along. Ravin giving her mom puppy kisses so sweet. Glaciers so beautiful. Ok everything is! Glad you young people are doing what you want, living how you want. Enjoy and cherish each other forever!!! I cut firewood today. God bless
Thank you Dianna. It was a great day and a good workout 👍
Incredibly cool of Capt. Funk to take you guys to his secret halibut honey holes! The best part was him masterfully filleting that beautiful piece of fish! Bet you guys enjoyed my favorite eating fish! White, flakey goodness! Fun Trip B! Thanks for sharing!
It was awful nice of him to let us tag along. Those fish are tasty.
Great video, what a small world, we bought our place from Mandy and just brought a couple butts home today from Swanson harbor.
That’s awesome.
thank you Brian,your videos get us up close and personal to the real Alaska.I got to come see Southeast Alaska!!
You should, you’d love it. Just bring some wet weather gear. 😂
Gotta get me some wool shits and some “oil skins”😉
@@afj3rd 😂yes sir
Awesome halibut fishing action! You guys were on a chicken factory - looked like nonstop bites! Chicken halibut are the best to eat anyway - I hope you enjoyed that fresh halibut! Tracy Arm is such a beautiful area, especially on a calm day like this one. Thanks for sharing and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Thanks, halibut is always delicious 😋
Hi Brian. This was first video I saw pop up and just watched a few minutes of it. Had to check out your Channel and see what it was all about. Wow after almost 2 months of watching what u and Diana have done in what about 6 years of living on the island. It's amazing all the hard work it took being there. Sad that both of the dogs passed away and then u get 2 more which will live good lives there. Another thing the tractor u got was a great investment and it makes it alot easier doing things around the Homestead. Like u said in one video should of gotten one in the beginning. Wish u both the best of luck on future projects and will be watching the videos on them. Also like to say is, what wicked views from the island of the mountains in the background and the waterway going too Juneau.
Thank you Lenny. Yea it’s sad we’ve had two dogs pass out here. Luca didn’t like the island life, he preferred to stay inside but Gunner was in 7th heaven.
We’ve been going at it for awhile now but things have really been speeding up lately. The tractor definitely helps. We appreciate your support Lenny. Hope you have a great week.
Your welcome Brian. Some dogs just prefer to stay inside and some rather be outside enjoying the sights and sounds that surround them. The 2 new pups sure enjoy themselves being outside like Gunner did on the island. Good to hear that things are moving along on the Homestead. Have about 6 videos left to watch and then all caught up on the channel. Have yourself a great week there also.
Once I saw the dogs, I knew I was in. And those icebergs were beautiful!
Who doesn’t like dogs.
That was really cool. I loved seeing all the dogs, them jumping in the water, and Raven is getting so big! Not much better in life than to catch halibut and cod in that beautiful scenery.
She is getting big. We went to Fairbanks for three days and she looked bigger when we got back.
Beautiful sights...we can visit Alaska from our own homes.....Michigan enjoys your adventures..keep them coming..
Thank you Connie. We love having our virtual visitors.
Those icebergs looked incredible. What an amazing color.
Way to beat that fish! Got to get it before it gets you.😆
I may have got a little carried away hitting the fish😆 Those icebergs were super cool to see, even cooler to touch.
Those ice burgs was priceless! Still laughing over if you want a black eye! That is a cool boat! Not broke out the slap jack to stop the flopping! LMBO.. Nice fishing my friends!
I sure didn’t want a black eye😂 My wife said I went a little overboard with the fish be good stick. It’s hard to bear fishing with friends. Hope you two have a great rest of the week.
Wow what beautiful scenery and the icebergs wow. Good fishing I'm too old now for the workout bringing in the halibut 🤪. 😊🇱🇷
Yeah even bringing up a 20 pounder from 300ft is a good workout. 😂
Ausum! Thank you for sharing your halibut ,fishing ,trip! You guys did ,A-OK!!😀👍
Thanks
Awesome vid. Great fishing. Sweet furbabies. Brings back memories of when I halibut fished in Sept 2008 on Homer Spit. Awesome times
Man halibut is tasty. Glad you enjoyed the video.
You are so lucky to live there I was going to do the same thing till I got mixed up with a very mad and meet women my place was payed for 16 years before I met her now she is trying to take it I am thinking of letting it go and get a big sail boat and live on the ocean I love all sea food just have to have room for my Chickens and Rabbits I gave bin doing them this year for food I live off CUP Disability and that's only $770.00 a month and paying all the bills she works now and don't pad any I am a jack of all trades lol and old love your show take care and keep smiling
Thanks for watching. It’s sucks when life throws you a curve ball. Best of luck to you and the situation.
Sell it, don’t give her Jack, buy sailing cat, go have fun!
Good luck!
@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ I waiting for the lawyer to get back me she is a hitter bin kick, out by the cpu now 2 times and she is the aggressor not me I was trying to lock her out of my room before she started hitting me
@@AnAlaskaHomestead thank you
Yeah those belt things are called "those belt thing" 😂
You guys are having far to much fun.
😂we did
So so beautiful, one day I will come out to Alaska. Hopefully I will see the northern lights too , which has been a life long dream.
That would be cool, I hope you can. You have to come in the winter to see the aurora. The days are too long in the summer.
I love your videos your so blessed to be in Alaska i love alaska
Thanks we love it.
I’m trying to imagine the battle it would take to pull up a 300 lb. Halibut. You both have some good eats in your futures.
I’ve never caught a huge halibut I’m sure it’s exhausting. Diana’s dad carried a pistol in their boat for the big halibut.
I know, I know, you got tired of looking at the ice cubes, so you went fishing for the halibut....lmao...
Awesome new Logo! Keeps Getting Better! Alaska seems to be the best place to Fish. Fly fishing, Dip netting , Fish wheeling, That's some of the most fun I have watching all the ways to catch fish.
Just wait, we are going cast net fishing in a couple of month for sockeye. Fishing shoulder to shoulder with brown bears😂 Should be exciting. I can’t wait. PS I e never casted a net before, should also be interesting 🤣
@@AnAlaskaHomestead I cant Wait. I've seen Dip netting for salmon and Hooligan .I could live on half the allotted catch.
The blue color on those icebergs is fantastic!
I know that that "belt thing" is called, but I'll try to keep this channel family friendly.
Circle hooks eh? Good stuff!
Always hooks in the jaw corner.
Steve is awesome with the gaff!
Yeah those icebergs were really cool to get up close to. They can roll over so it’s always a risk. Yeah Steve has mastered the art form.
What a beautiful lifestyle you guys enjoy. I’m jealous for sure. Great video, friends and good fishing. Love the new puppy.
Thanks Rich. Raven the new pup is a terror but we love her😂 she eats everything, slugs, sea slugs, dead fish, barnacles. We are trying to break her of it so she doesn’t need a vet visit.
I watch you guys from a medieval town called Viterbo, in Italy. You guys are relaxing and fun to see and I love the nature in your beautiful area. Ciao!!
Thank you Anto. That would be cool living in a mid evil town. I went to Italy a few times while I was in the army.
Mandy is going to twist doorknobs off when she shows homes next!
😂🤣she was getting a workout
Making me jealous! We sure do miss filling our freezers with halibut. I may have to make a trip down.😊
Well let me know the next time you are in town. We are in Fairbanks now attending a wedding. Wish we had time to come visit you all. Canada is opening their boarders soon so maybe next year👍
In Australia we call the belt thingy a "gimble"
I doubt when Sir Mix A Lot made that song he would think it would be sung and associated with fishing in Alaska! Lol. Nice videos!
😂 probably not
Iceburgs were awesome!
They were really cool to pull up next to.
Thanks for the fine video!
Thanks for taking us on your fishing trip. It was fun. My mom cut out halibut ears, when they were in Alaska. She said they are ivory. We haven’t found them since she died. We still have some things to go through. I wanna see what they look like. The dogs seemed to do well on the trip. I really enjoy your channel & getting to see Alaska. I’ll probably never get to go there, due to health issues.
Blessings, Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇺🇸👍❤️🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Well I wish for good health for you. Alaska would love to ha e you come up.
Thanks for coming along with us. We had fun.
That has always been my dream, to go to Alaska and fish for Halibut. To be able to catch, clean, and eat it right there would be amazing. I would also love to learn some of the recipes the Alaskans use to cook fish. I want to do justice to the fish when I cook it. Too many people want to drown the fish flavor with sauces and seasonings to the point that you can't taste the fish, I care for that, I like to taste the fish. YUM!
It is pretty cool, being able to pull fish out of the ocean and have it on the table for dinner. I want to do a video on a great recipe but you soak the fish in wine for two days. It might not be one you would like.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead That sounds delicious! I am landlocked in a desert, so we don't have all the fish you have. We do have catfish, large mouth bass, tilapia, and blue gill. They all taste best when fried with a cornmeal and flour dredge. I haven't been fishing since my husband passed and really miss it. I cook my cod in butter, lemon, capers, and a little white wine or I will dip it in flour, egg, and panko crumbs before frying it. All our fish at the stores are frozen. Halibut and flounder are very expensive here. Hope to see your recipe soon.
That was an excellent time and video!
Thanks Scott
These dogs have a better life than I do
😂👍
That was great Brian and worth the wait, but poor Gunner was having a bad day. Anyways Thanks, I wouldn't have missed your video if my life depended on it, Peace my friend!
Thanks Frederick. Gunner had a good time. He just wants to eat the fish raw😂
C-U need a stunt fisherman stand in LOL
Ha I do need a stand in.
That was great fun and some of the Halibut were huge.
Fishing and friend is always a receipt for a good time. 👍
Not really
Chicken = less then 40 lbs, Whales = 41+ lbs. Jigging for halibut its hard to tell when they're on because they don't fight, they just lie there. But they're hard to reel in because of their flat body and weight.
Awesome video thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jay.
Living a blessed life up there. 👍
We couldn’t agree more👍
cool fun ! :)
Wonderful video!!
Thanks Wayne.
Very cool video..big thumbs from POW !!
Hey Brett always good to hear from you. Hope al is well in POW.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead ..It is ..I am killing the spot shrimp right now..500-700 per day...all of a sudden I have more friends..weird ??..lol..
Looks like Gunner does believe in catch and release..lol
@@redwood9741 ha no he loves the catch and eat alive😂
Good to hear your racking em in. That’s awesome.
that is my favorite boat for your area!!!
It is a pretty sweet ride.
I love the pups sooooo darn cute :) Great job those halibut look delicious 😋 Cheers from Anchorage!
Oh she’s getting bigger every day. We were at the Anchorage airport yesterday, on our way to Fairbanks for a wedding.
Nice fishing guys. I have no idea how halibut tastes, but guessing it's wonderful. Good video.
It’s really good. Doesn’t really taste like fish.
That fish is do in the river dance
Awesome video! pick yourself up a deep sea fighting belt.
I have never ate halibut
before. I've heard that is
good eating and it looked
like some nice white fish
fillet's. Great video look
like fun.
Oh you need to try it. It’s good.
Was on Kodiak from May 1980 til November 1981. Wish I had stayed
It’s an awesome place
Bullseye!Beat it! Beat it! Lol!😆😅
😂 I may have gotten a little carried away.
That sure looks like a fun day. Gunnar just doesn’t understand why you keep throwing all those fish back.😂😂.
Ha Gunner really wants sushi. He says just get em in the boat 😂
I'm going on an Alaskan cruise. No one seems to have an answer to this question and I'm wondering if you know. Are there excursions that take people halibut fishing for the day? Where you can have it frozen and shipped to you?
Halibut is my favorite fish! I just love it!
Reeling those fish like that is really hard work! I caught a marlin in Mexico and the goofy fish dove on me three times! I don't know what the belt thing is that you're talking about. I mean I don't know what it's called. I know what you're talking about. When I went Marlin fishing as soon as one of the crew realized I had hooked a Marlin. He literally picked me up and threw me into this chair with an arm that came over the front and locked me into the chair so the Marlin couldn't pull me off the boat. It took me over an hour and a half to get that fish in the boat! I thought my arms were going to break off. I was covered in sweat. I mean I was soaked down to every piece of clothing I had on. But it was the best time! We had friends down there with a boat. So when we got up at 3:00 a.m., all the men at the hotel we're waiting for their charters to pick them up and take them out. They had paid thousands of dollars to go out Marlin fishing. We all decided to meet up at the end of the day at a local restaurant and whoever didn't catch a fish had to buy dinner and drinks for those who did.
This little 5'2 110 lb girl was the only one who caught a marlin! And I lorded it over them for the rest of the week! Good for you. Get that halibut!
Oh and great dogs!
Man that’s an amazing story. Obviously you didn’t get stuck with the tab😂
They have several charter fishing companies in Juneau and other towns. I’d also check out Hoonah if your cruise is going to that destination. They may have better halibut spots there. The charting company should be able to process the fish and mail it to you.
Good luck and hope you enjoy your cruise.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead I just finished the video! So perfect timing! Thank you so much for that information. I will definitely be checking it out!
I didn't get stuck with the tab all week!
Nice job with the fillets
Thanks👍
You need to turn on the cc for use people that cant hear to well please.
I have the cc turned on for the channel. Maybe something got turned off by accident. I’ll check into it.
Gotta do a catch and cook! 🤤
:) lets look again ty hug !;)
Awesome. That was a fun day.
More chicken nuggets!!😀👍
Perfect! Right through the brain!😀👍
She loves her nuggets.
That’s the ice for the whiskey
😂 that would be cool.
Love the boat !
Me too😂
Hello from Australia 🇦🇺 hope your all safe and well?
Love your vlogs and was wondering if you wouldn’t mind answering a question please. Are those iceberg really that blue in real life as they are on your video? AMAZING 🤩
Ha video doesn’t do it justice. They are more blue when it’s cloudy but they are more blue in real life.
Thanks for watching from Australia 👍
Hello from Melbourne Australia🇦🇺, I went to Alaska a few years ago, we went up Tracey Arm ( same place theses guys are) and I can tell you those iceberg are the most Amazing colour, ABSOLUTELY breath taking place, if you ever get the chance to go you’ll love it. ❤️🇦🇺
Why would you let that little halibut go? In Bend, Oregon we pay $29.63/lb. You all are so BLESSED!
We feel blessed. You can keep two a day so we go for bigger halibut. Not huge but 20-50 lbs is a perfect size.
Better eating, better life.
All natural foods right there.
I'll be in Haines hopefully next year, fishing for Halibut and salmon. That depends on Canada opening the border to us unvaccinated.
Halibut is our favorite fish to eat, salmon is fun to reel in. Good luck on your trip.
That big one DID want to kill you!BTW, that “belt” thingy is an angler fish fighting belt. Brian, I know what you are getting from Santa this year!
Posted before the video was over. Love the dogs wanted to jump off early. Poor Gunner. He must be the old man of the group. I feel his pain!
He is getting up there. His face is starting to turn white.
Am I the only person that mistook the thumb nail for two ice sculptures?
A dog's tail end on the left and dog's snout on the right.
That’s cute. Must have puppies on the mind. I know we do. Raven is trying to eat any and everything she can get in her mouth😂
Just a recommendation but those older Penn Senators have super slow retrieves. Very, very slow. You could spend $30-40 to buy something like a used Penn GTI or a Daiwa Sealine that are super reliable and significantly faster retrieves. I doubt you'd want to but there are more expensive reels, like $150-$200 that would last 50 years and would make you much more efficient too.
The other thought you may really enjoy is buying reels people don't want to or don't know how to fix. Recently I spent $29 on a used Daiwa Saltist. It had some issues, but $13 in parts and a little know how and I have a $250 reel, with brand new gearing, for $42. Essentially a brand new reel with some aesthetic issues for. I like in Florida so tons of reels around here but I'm sure Alaska is similar given the amount of fishing going on!
That’s great. Those old Penns are my father in laws. 40 years old but still going strong. I use a Penn international on a Lamiglas Kwik rod and love it.
Not sure if it was answered or not but it's called a fighting belt or an off shore pole belt.
Thanks👍
The Scales Has No Ability TO All That Weight!
Although you seem to have fun wouldn't it be more efficient to use long lines hauled behind the boat to get maximum efficiency for fish collection for winter use? Individual fishing seems hard work for so few captured, I a not sure of course if your allowed to do so by local laws.
I don’t know anyone who drags hooks on the bottom of the ocean? This technique is new to me.
🤣
You can't do that, only for salmon and if you're native
Fighting belt , they make rail sized .
But you can get an oversized rod butt , cheaper and easier to keep track of .
how far do you travel to fish cant ya fish right off your island? that would be great to do i would think thats a real neet boat ya had there not as good as your new one tho glad to see you guys having a good time
Yeah we can fish right at the island but typically 30 mins to a couple hours away just to try out different spots.
The Upper and Lower Yukon rivers are in crisis. No subsistence salmon fishing for Yup'ik/Cup'ik/Athabascan communities! While trawlers are free to decimate salmon and halibut by the tons!
Perhaps it’s been over fished there. King crab and king salmon have been over fished here. You have to let them repopulate.
Thank you for your reply. I'm trying to raise awareness of anyone with interest in Alaska Life Fishing. With that, I'm sure the issue is not due to "The Old Ways."
Also, sometimes they close areas when they have seeded the area from hatcheries. I don’t know if that happened this time, just putting it out there.
The Chinese fishing fleets are destroying all fish stocks globally .
@@joecucch8261 sinking Chinese fishing boats is good for the environment…. We need more pirates seizing Chinese boats out of their waters….
like the content but way too many ads for me ... good luck though brother love what your doing
Yeah UA-cam took over on ad placement. The longer the video the more ads.
how about crabs and shrimps .. they are so delicious guys!! I love all your footage. ( have you ever taken some glacier ice for use?)
We do catch crab. I don’t have any shrimp pots though. We have drank water on the glacier but never used any ice.
How are you folks and Gunnar doing
We are all doing great. Thanks
Gunnar love the fish!!!He has a great quality of life!Do you ever subsistence fish? Like put out a skate? Thanks.
Ha he does love to fish, at least once they get into the boat😂
We did sit a skate out this year for halibut but didn’t have any luck with it. This trip made up for it though.
Waiting for that 600 lb ...
Me too
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
That was awesome Brian. What kind and size was that boat?
We had a blast. He has a 25’ landing craft
@@AnAlaskaHomestead what make? what year? Cost new? inquiring minds (who have almost paid off their smaller boats and are looking for bigger and faster) want to know! lol
@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ I’m not sure who the manufacturer is.
Okay, I’m totally confused, the last video I watched, n ur reply to a viewers comment, u said ur wife’s name was Diana, nickname, Lulu, now u say her name is Mandy ??? It is sooo beautiful there, I wished I was there catching fish with y’all, not to mention eating them! Thank u for sharing!!
Sorry, Mandy is married to Steve, my wife is Diana aka Lulu. I wish everyone could come up here and experience Alaska and the fishing it offers. We both love it here.
Thanks for watching.
That's the kind of boat I'd like to have. Just drive my Honda Foreman on and off the boat. Do you know how long the boat is?
Looked like a good time.
Yeah that would be great to ha w a landing craft.
good eating size...when they get too big they taste very bland...stay safe
As usual a great video. I have a question though closed captioning wasn’t available as it usually is what determines if there is closed captions? Being hearing impaired it helps me. I still enjoyed the video immensely. Another question what is your favorite way to prepare halibut? Love mine battered and fried.
Bill your the second person that said cc was not on. I have it turned on for the channel so I’m not sure why it wasn’t working this time.
I love mine the same way. Although we just prepared it a different way and it took a close second place. We will do a video on it.
a fish fighting belt
👍
It is called a belt thing
😂that’s exactly what it’s called.
How far do you have to go to get halibut? And crabs?
We can fish locally for halibut but sometimes we go a little further for
A scenic trip.