The Cove House
your own private hideaway.
The cove House is closed for the time being. Please check the Halibut Cove website for other place to stay on our island.
There are no roads here: everyone comes via waterway and only a few are allowed to visit this tiny island on Kachemak Bay, just east of Homer, Alaska. Bring your walking shoes.
This is the land of never-ending summer nights, giant glaciers, stunning salmon, noble eagles, and proud whales.
Places this good are hard to find. Halibut Cove is beautiful--amazing seas and deep serenity--a place of inspiration. A time to indulge in the quiet, and catch the fish of a lifetime.
There's fishing right from
the dock, and the charter boats can swing by to pick you up for some of
the renowned Alaska sea fishing--Halibut and Salmon
are some of the favorites caught in these waters.Annual sport fishing success in our corner of Alaska ranges from 400 to 3,000 fish, weighing up to 40 pounds.
Our area is part of a King Salmon enhancement project of the Ala ska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). ADF&G supports other enhancement programs in the area, including Pinks and Cohos.
We can help you clean your fish, have freezer space, and will help you package your catch to take home. Naturally, supplies in the cabin's kitchen provide what you need to enjoy your fish, fresh from our cove!
Find out about licensing by clicking here and get your license by mail or online click here.
This island has attracted a community of artists who live and work
here. Stroll the island's boardwalk and visit the art
galleries.
The area has a long history
and there are many ways to experience it.
Bird-watching, kayaking,
photography, hiking, and beachcoming are all possible pastimes.
Flightseeing
is one other way to soak up the scenery and learn the lay of the land.
Good food is always special, and the island's Saltry restaurant prepares the freshest local catches to perfection.
It must be genetic.
In 1925, Adolf and Anna Nilson immigrated to this area, first operating a sawmill, and then a fish cannery. In the early days they processed their salmon using a hand-sealer from Sears and Roebuck ($16.95). That cannery grew to become a world-wide distributor of smoked salmon, bearing the Portlock and Port Chatham labels.
Today, the Nilson’s great-great-grandchildren continue this seventy-five year old tradition of catching and preserving delicious Alaska salmon.
The island’s small population includes other descendants of Adolf and Anna Nilson. This heritage makes
Halibut Cove
a place that even visitors can come home to.