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Homer Parks and Outdoors Travel Tips

By Jeremy Pataky

Fish deep water on a charter boat within sight of snowy volcanoes. Though the area is the “Halibut Capital of the World,” you could land salmon, Ling Cod, and rockfish in addition to the famous flatfish.
Enter the Homer Halibut Derby for a chance to catch some serious money in addition to halibut; the derby runs from May 1 through September 30 each year.
The little-known winter King Salmon fishery runs from October to April. Check with Sea Nymph Charters to arrange a winter fishing voyage. The Chamber of Commerce administers a Winter King Salmon Tournament with cash prizes.
Thousands of salmon are harvested each year by fishermen lining the shore at the fishing hole on the Homer Spit.
If you launch a sea kayaking expedition from Homer, take a pole and some tackle—fresh rockfish makes an excellent camp meal.

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Homer's leading mystic, the late Brother Asaiah Bates, always maintained that a confluence of metaphysical forces causes a focus of powerful creative energy on this little seaside town. It's hard to argue. Homer is full of creative people: artists, eccentrics, and those who simply contribute to a quirky community in a beautiful place. Indeed, Brother Asaiah may have been the quintessential Homeroid, although perhaps an extreme example, with his gray ponytail, extraordinary openness and generosity, and flowery rhetoric about "the cosmic wheel of life." Homer is full of outspoken, unusual, and even odd individualists—people who make living in the town almost an act of belief. I can say this because I'm a former Homeroid myself. Read More

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Lands End Resort

4786 Homer Spit Road
Homer, AK 99603 Map

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Hallo Bay Wilderness Bear Tours

Flightseeing based in Homer
Homer, Alaska

Distance: 1.4 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The flight departs from Homer, passing the Mount Augustine Volcano and following the lush green... Read More

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Norman Lowell Studio & Gallery

Mile 160.9 New Sterling Hwy; Norman Lowell Dr
Homer, Alaska 99556

Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center)

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Lowell built his own huge gallery on his homestead to show his life's work. The immense oils... Read More

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Alaska Islands and Oceans Visitor Center

95 Sterling Highway, Suite 1
Homer, Alaska 99603

Distance: 0.6 mi. (from destination center)

Description: A state of the art facility which opened its doors in 2004, the Islands and Oceans Visitor Center... Read More

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