There are 5 species of salmon in Kachemak Bay. King, Silver, Pink, Sockeye and Chum. Here is a great illustration on how to remember all the salmon. The King salmon or Chinook will grow to be the largest. The State Record is 97pounds. In 1987 Alaska Fish and Game began stocking king salmon in Seldovia …
History of Kachemak Bay
The beautiful water that you see from The Lodge at Otter Cove is Kachemak Bay and it has a very interesting history. The Homer Spit, Cohen Island, Yukon Island, Sadie Cove, Tutka Bay and Seldovia are all areas easily seen and explored just minutes from The Lodge's dock. According to W H Dall, “KA” means water, …
Sunrise / Sunset Times in Homer
Daylight seems to be the most common question for guests that have not visited Alaska. The chart below gives the sunrise and sunset times for our Lodge in Homer, Alaska. Civil Twilight is when the center of the sun is 6% below the horizon. This is when it will first start getting last sight of …
Orcas in the Bay
Killer Whales or Orcas as they are known are the only extant species in the genus Orcinus Orca. Orca means large bellied pot or jar in Latin and this name was likely picked due to the way the whale’s body is shaped. There are three different eco types of Killer whales in the North Pacific, …
A Bit to Know About Eldred Passage
In 1880, Eldred Passage was named after Sarah Eldred Baker, wife of Marcus Baker. Marcus Baker was a local trader and a naturalist who helped a U.S. Coast guard surveyor named William Healy Dall collect topographic and hydrographic data of the area. The passage, just 5 miles from Homer, Alaska is bordered by Kachemak Bay …