Alaska Fishing Trips & Adventures

 
 
 
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 Jeff Frost 
 
 
 
  
Sea Duck hunt of a lifetime! Thank you from all of us: Michigan Duck Hunter!
Jeff Frost
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Brandon King 
 
 
 
  
Had an awesome time out chasing Sea Ducks! Definitely was one of the coolest and scenic trips I have ever done. Would recommend to anyone looking to get out to chase birds.
Been hunting birds a long time and this was a dream come true. Just to be able to say I chased the Harlequin is insane and to harvest two was speechless. Every spot we got set up on we saw all kinds of birds and/or harvested birds.
Can't wait to come back down and do some fishing with Ray now!
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 mechconboy 
 
 
 
  
I don't even know where to begin... My wife and I did the Sea Duck hunt with Crazy Ray.  After doing this hunt, it really makes me question the people that left 1 star or bad reviews for Ray and his crew on other trips we read reviews about.

With that being said, Listen Linda...

For starters, my wife and I are fairly new to Waterfowl hunting.  We booked this trip with hopes of taking a few birds (Knowing NOTHING is guaranteed when it comes to Hunting/Fishing) but being from the Midwest, we really wanted to enjoy another trip to Alaska and take in all it has to offer.  Our adventure started with the Tunnel leading into Whittier.  That in itself was pretty impressive.  When we arrived at the shack "Crazy Rays" we went inside where we met Ray, the other 3 guys we would be hunting with (Uncle Si, Bob, Thad) and Manny.  We were given a pretty thorough briefing on what to expect, how to act on the boat for our safety, how to identify the birds we were after and how to shoot to have the best chances of success at taking the birds we were after.  Once on the boat, we all got to know each other and just enjoyed the scenery of Prince William Sound as we navigated to the hunting grounds... We got set up and Hunted that afternoon.  To say Manny and Ray put us on the "X" is an understatement.  After our first shoot, one of the guys in our group (Uncle Si) made the comment it was more like self defense than hunting.  The birds pretty much wanted to land in our laps.  Needless to say, we ended up with quite a few birds in our first hunt.  That evening, back on the boat, we were all expecting hot dogs and baked beans or something of the sort for supper.  I think I speak for the whole group when I say we were pleasantly surprised when Manny fired up the smoker and made us Smoked chicken with stuffing, Mac n cheese and cooked vegetables for supper.  The next morning we got up and after eating our breakfast burritos, we went after Harlequin.  As an avid hunter, I personally like the way they did this particular part of the hunt.  Ray and Manny are deffinitely dedicated to getting the clients their birds, but while the limit is 4, they only allow you to take 2 in order to help bring back the Harlequin population.  They are not out there trying to Kill every Harlequin they see.  I LOVED this about them.  Besides that, we didn't just hunt them in one area.  We moved around a lot to keep the pressure off just 1 group of birds... After we all got our 2 Harlequin (along with quite a few more Golden Eyes) we ended up back at the boat for supper.  Manny surprised us again with pork ribs off the smoker, cooked veggies, chicken Alfredo and stuffing... Day 3 they set us all up in groups of 2 for the morning hunt and then put us all together for the afternoon.  The afternoon hunt did NOT go well...  Ray and Manny put more birds in front of us than we could count but we didn't have to take our socks off to count how many we killed.  It was one of those days where nobody could hit anything... That night over supper (Halibut, Veggies, stuffing) there were a few friendly jabs thrown around by Ray and Manny about our shooting but all was taken in good fun and we all had some good laughs.  Our final morning, we got up and they put us on the X again.  Birds were literally in our face for 2 hours straight.  Our shooting was much better as well which made for a great hunt to end the trip... We all signed up for a Harlequin/Golden eye hunt but at the end of the trip we had taken Harlequin, Golden Eyes, Scoters, and Mergansers.  We saw Old Squaws and several different puddle ducks as well.  All in all one of the Best guided hunts I've been on.  I felt like Hunting with Ray and Manny was more like hunting with a couple old buddies you haven't seen in a few years.  Everyone on the boat agreed.  If anyone ever hunts with these 2 guys and feels otherwise, I suggest asking Manny for some Triactin.

In summary, we absolutely had a Blast and are already planning our next trip with Crazy Rays Adventures.
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Peter Wagner 
 
 
 
  
Everyone had a wonderful time and harvested the sea ducks they were all after, mainly Harlequin and Barrow's Goldeneye. The evening meals were surprisingly good, often cooked on an onboard Traeger grill!  The vessel accommodated the six hunters and two crew easily. Hunting was done in protected waters so wearing my scopolamine patch was a waste of money.  Even though we had two days of weather I don't remember the large boat rocking once and the hunting was good regardless.  If you need these ducks you now know where to go.  Do it while you can before the hunting of Harlequin in no longer an option (I am from Washington state).
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Patrick Gainey 
 
 
 
  
Now I’ve been on some sketchy vessels, given money to captains  that have zero give a damn, and always go fishing to enjoy myself, not with the need or expectation of landing a giant.

Im telling you what,  This operation is a world class outfit, bar none. I’ve fished all over the world, and gone on many charter trips in Alaska. Crazy Ray, Brenda, and their crew are the most laid back and welcoming! These guys taught me many different techniques I haven’t seen, and explained the steps very thoroughly.  My day of fishing started off with a delicious coffee right at their harbor view office, and ended at the airport with boxes of fish getting bombarded with how did you catch that many fish during poor weather? Well duh,   Simply the success came from the attitude and work ethic of this well oiled team.   I don’t always go fishing on the ocean, but when I do the operation that crazy rays crew has going will always be standard I use to judge my trip on.

Thank you for the memories, all your hard work, and the friendships I’ve gained! Y’all kick butt. Cant wait to be back!
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Joshua Sedlak 
 
 
 
  
Amazing coffee! Super helpful and friendly! Highly recommend!
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Amy Jones 
 
 
 
  
Didn't disappoint - was put right on fish, limited out quickly.  They made sure all were able to get their limit.  Nice and warm in cabin.  Glad we were placed onto the larger boat due to rocky seas that day.  Didn't get seasick as land was well within sight - had a great time.  Thanks so much!!
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Santa Ed Sevcik 
 
 
 
  
The crew were FANTASTIC!!! FIVE STARS IS NOT ENOUGH! Thank you for you above and beyond attitudes and your help. Top of the extra nice list!
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Dave Supinger 
 
 
 
  
We had a charter scheduled with 6 of us, but unfortunately the weather wasn't the best and wind picked up so we weren't able to launch and spend a day catching fish on the charter. They were very nice and gave us a refund but then told us a few local areas we could try to catch some fish and offered to reschedule us, but we left Alaska the next day and it didn't work. we plan to use them again in the future when we take a trip back to Alaska.
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
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