Alaska Northern Outfitters

Alaska Northern Outfitters is an owner-operated Seward charter. Captain and co-owner Sean Carlin started fishing Alaskan waters at 18 as a deckhand with the company and worked his way up to the wheelhouse; he holds a Coast Guard license, as does fellow captain Dave Fox, who has spent over a decade fishing Seward's waters and runs a hunting guide business in the off-season.

The operation runs full-day trips only, targeting halibut, salmon, and rockfish from the M/V Sea Quest, a 50-foot catamaran that can carry groups up to 34, with a small, experienced crew and continually upgraded gear.