Captain Cook state park
Has anybody been to captain cook state park? If so hows the kayaking and fishing there? Post pics if you got any please,thanks
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Captain Cook Rec Area is listed as 35 miles (IIRC) from somewhere on the Sterling before you get to Kenai and (as noted on the website) circa 25 miles from Kenai.....It's a long and slow-feeling 25 or 35 miles.
Ditto on the tides and as the website says "Boating in Cook Inlet is not recommended." Undertows, fast-moving tides, and more than a few spots where the mud can trap you. Lots of folks do boat in Cook Inlet (including moi), but put some careful thought into your put-in / takeout spots and times and work the tides. You DO NOT want a long walk across the mudflats if you take out on low tide; people have been killed due to this, although not many at the recreation area. Cook Inlet (generally) can be deceptive regarding "calm". Can look calm and be calm but there can also be rough spots that you can't identify until you are "in" them and it can be a real PITA to get through. Went out of Deep Creek one time in my then 24' RIB....smooth enough going out, rollers at the fishing spot and (all without apparent clues) rougher than a cob coming back in...navigated by heading since I lost sight of land in some of the troughs. Learning experience for sure.
And...vis-a-vis the "300 pounder": that had to be a halibut, not a salmon; even for a recreational halibut, 300#'s is a kick-*** fish and worthy of congratulations.
Ditto on the tides and as the website says "Boating in Cook Inlet is not recommended." Undertows, fast-moving tides, and more than a few spots where the mud can trap you. Lots of folks do boat in Cook Inlet (including moi), but put some careful thought into your put-in / takeout spots and times and work the tides. You DO NOT want a long walk across the mudflats if you take out on low tide; people have been killed due to this, although not many at the recreation area. Cook Inlet (generally) can be deceptive regarding "calm". Can look calm and be calm but there can also be rough spots that you can't identify until you are "in" them and it can be a real PITA to get through. Went out of Deep Creek one time in my then 24' RIB....smooth enough going out, rollers at the fishing spot and (all without apparent clues) rougher than a cob coming back in...navigated by heading since I lost sight of land in some of the troughs. Learning experience for sure.
And...vis-a-vis the "300 pounder": that had to be a halibut, not a salmon; even for a recreational halibut, 300#'s is a kick-*** fish and worthy of congratulations.
