More about Homer, Alaska
FISHING
Ocean Fishing
Homer, Alaska is known as the Halibut fishing capital of the world.
Charter boats will supply everything you need except your fishing license. Most
charter operators will fillet your catch and you can have the meat flash frozen and
shipped home. Increasingly popular is saltwater King and Silver Salmon fishing.
Stream Fishing
Sara n' Jon's B & B is close to world class stream fishing as well. We're only a
half hour from the Anchor river, forty minutes to Deep Creek and the Ninilchik River,
an hour from the Kasiloff River and an hour ten minutes to the Kenai River, home
of trophy sized King Salmon known the world over.
Click on the house to see the view from our deck,
or on any of the other images for a full screen view.
Use Sara n' Jon's as a jumping off point to experience all that the Kachemak Bay area has to offer.
Tours and Activities
Homer is blessed with unparalleled natural beauty, and the area abounds
with opportunities to learn more about the environment. Eco-tourism is becoming
a staple of the local economy. While you're here, don't pass up the following
resources:
The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies has a land-based site at their Wynne
facility on Skyline Drive. Take a guided hike to learn about your surroundings. There's
also a marine and rain forest field station across Kachemak Bay at Peterson Bay, just
a short water taxi trip away. There are tours available daily during the summer.
The Pratt Museum is a world renowned facility with homesteader exhibits, shows
by local artists and a terrific marine room where you can become familiar with
the inhabitants of tide pools without even getting your feet wet. The Pratt created
a unique exhibit detailing the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. While
the original exhibit is still in Homer, a traveling exhibition has toured throughout
the United States.
For a true Akaskan experience, hop a boat or a plane in Homer for Kachemak
Bay State Park and State Wilderness Park. Homer is the gateway to some of the
most pristine Alaskan wilderness you'll ever find. With 375,000 acres of park
available, you'll feel like a true pioneer hiking the trails and glaciers.
Homer is also the jumping off place for Katmai National Park. This area has
the best Bear Viewing in the world. The giant Brown Bear (the same species as
the grizzley, but MUCH LARGER) grows to enormous size feeding on salmon that
return to area streams each year to spawn.
Homer, Alaska Why would anyone live anywhere else?
Not only does Homer offer unsurpassed natural beauty, it is home to a
unique community of artists. The shops and gallaries abound with the product of the
creative folk drawn to the natural beauty and laid-back lifestyle. Whether your
taste runs to landscapes and representational art depicting regional themes, or
prefer more modern, abstract works, you'll find Homer offers some of the best anywhere.
Both two and three dimensional arts, along with native crafts, are available for
you to view, or perhaps purchase as a memento of your trip.
The performing arts are alive and well in Homer. Pier One Theater on the Spit
and The Mariner Theater provide the settings for productions during the summer
season. Local bars and restaurants offer a wide variety of live music, so bring
your dancing shoes.
You won't go hungry in Homer. Of course you can find seafood! But there's
also Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Korean, and almost anything else you'd expect to find in
a much larger city.
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