Duck Hunting Boats, Decoys, rigging and Dogs

Kodiak Island Boats For The 2007-08 season                                    Aleutian Islands Waterfowlers will be conducting all there overnight long range Kodiak Island Duck hunts aboard the mothership the FV Reel Fun  While utilizing Bankes Layout boats and Zodiaks for the actual hunting, and rumor has it we might ship out another 17ft bankes boat. The boat is being repowered with brand new Diesel Engines for the upcoming season. We can accommodate 4 hunters per hunt comfortable with our overnight trips ranging from 4-7 days with trips starting at $2500pp.

 The FV Reel Fun, is a 42'x16' catamaran,which is known for it's stability and smooth ride. With a huge deck, the clients can enjoy  the space.  The F/V Reel Fun also has a huge heated cabin with almost all of the amenities of a home kitchen.  It has two state rooms to sleep 4 guest's, a bathroom/shower, and all the latest electronics for a safe and successful Hunting adventure.  With new engines being put in in Feb 07, the F/V Reel Fun is the ultimate mobile Duck hunting lodge being able to move locations daily to follow the bird Migrations around Kodiak, As always we feel we can offer our a guest's the ultimate Duck hunting experiance on Kodiak Island with with this magnifacent vessel.

About The Captain   Captain Michael began fishing at the age of 18 as a commercial fisherman in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. He fished the rough and cold waters of the Bering Sea, fishing for the infamous Red King Crab, and of course, other species. He then moved to Kodiak, where he met his wife, and began a family. Since becoming a family man, fishing in the Bering Sea was no longer in his heart, but did not want to give up hunting or fishing.  he soon began studying for his 100 ton master's license and the rest is history. Mike is one of the safest and most knowledgeable Captains on Kodiak Island today and we are proud to have him as part of our team of professional Captains and Waterfowl Guides.

 Our New Bankes 17ft Freedom Duck Boat on Island X Put in service Dec 06 

Different places and conditions call for a wide variety of boats.  We have a new Ron Bankes 17 Freedom as well as another  one man Bankes pumpkin seed layout boat that will be added to our fleet of custom boats spread out across Alaska.  We  have a large 25ft boat as well as many custom aluminum boats varying in size from 15-42 feet.  All of our boats are powered by Yamaha outboards, Chevy and Kodiak jet inboards, and Beavertail mud motors.  All of the boats and motors are in great working condition and are maintained daily to insure their dependability.  Some of our boats have custom duck blind built on them to suit certain needs.

Decoys and Rigging

 Aleutian Island Waterfowlers promotes safety first and foremost and success comes next. We only use  top of the line equipment,boats and decoys.  Phil’s love for water fowl hunting is the only thing that he loves more than the gear  he uses.  Our motto is doing not reinventing the wheel, but there is always a better mouse trap and that keeps us coming up with new ideas all the time.  Born and raised duck hunting in North Carolina Phil is a decoy conniseur, and is a collector of famous decoys. Decoy carving is in his blood it it shows with our daily decoy spreads as  Phil makes most of his decoys and they are true working decoys.  These decoys are made out of foam or from longline and crab pot buoys.  The crab pot and longline buoys are cut in half with a cypress plank added to the bottom and a head is carved and attached with a dowel rod.  The second method that Phil uses is after sculpting a decoy makes a mold and use 2 part urethane foam to make the decoy.  Most of these decoys are made into divers and sea ducks, because they do not sink when shot.  The puddle duck decoys that are used are mostly high quality plastics because of the weight factor.  All diver and sea duck decoys are rigged on longlines using heavy tarred line and 550lbs mono for droppers with the use of longline clips to make setting out and picking up easy.  The puddle duck decoys are rigged for shallow water, using 550 lb mono and custom made weights are used to prevent tangles.

 Different places and conditions call for a wide variety of boats.  We have a new Ron Bankes 17 Freedom as well as another  one man Bankes pumpkin seed layout boat that will be added to our fleet of custom boats spread out across Alaska.  We  have a large 25ft boat as well as many custom aluminum boats varying in size from 15-42 feet.  All of our boats are powered by Yamaha outboards, Chevy and Kodiak jet inboards, and Beavertail mud motors.  All of the boats and motors are in great working condition and are maintained daily to insure their dependability.  Some of our boats have custom duck blind built on them to suit certain needs.

20 year  Master Waterfowl Guide Rafi Jeknevarian with our Labs King ~ Kodiak~ Grizzly

 Aleutian Island Waterfowlers takes pride in their hunting dogs.  All of our dogs are from champion blood lines, but they are not trained to be field trial dogs as they are Working Dogs. Our dogs are some of the best for what we do.  We have four male yellow labs; King, Grizzly and there father Kodiak and Bo.  Hunting in Alaska with cold rough water, mud, strong tides, and eel grass beds is hard on dogs but ours were born and raised in this environment, and can not wait until September so they can start hunting. These dogs are strong large framed yellow labs that spend 6 months a year in remote Alaska. When there not hunting they are training and swimming all summer in the Alaska rivers and lakes near there home in King Salmon, AK.