Where to go, where to go?

Picking the destination for the first trip of the year is almost always a painful process. You don't want to go to a spot which may have been picked over already or has a bunch of boats working the area.  Or, you may go to a spot where the fishing is marginal.  Too many questions and not enough data.  It takes a trip or two to get a feel for what's happening. For my first trip, I've decided to go west through Whale Pass to the Shelikof Straits side of the Island.  It is a couple of hours more travel time than going down the East side, but I haven't been this way in a while and I'm curious.