Alaskan Fishing

Alaska truly is a mecca for any fisherman, the abundance of options available truly will cater for any angler. Fishing in Alaska is of course varied and depending on the fish you are seeking can be seasonal. The tables below show the species of fish and the season they available and most commonly found.

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Best Saltwater fishing times in Alaska

Species	Availability	Peak
King salmon	Year round	May thru mid July
Sockeye salmon	June thru August	June thru August
Coho salmon	June thru mid October	Mid July thru September
Pink salmon	June thru August	July thru mid-August
Chum salmon	June thru mid September	Mid-July thru August
Dolly Varden	Year round	June thru mid-July
Cutthroat trout	May thru September	June
Halibut	February thru December	Mid-June thru mid-September
Rockfish	Mid-January thru December	June thru mid-September
Lingcod	Year round	Year round

Best freshwater fishing times in Alaska

Species	Availability	Peak
King salmon	Mid-May thru August	Mid-June thru mid-August
Sockeye salmon	June thru August	July thru August
Coho salmon	Mid-June thru mid-November	Mid-August thru September
Pink salmon	July thru mid-October	Mid-July thru September
Chum salmon	July thru October	August
Dolly Varden	Year round	July thru October
Steelhead trout	Year round except July	April, May, Nov. & Dec.
Rainbow trout	Year round	May and June
Cutthroat trout	Year round	May and June
Brook trout	Year round	July thru September
Grayling	Year round	Year round
Kokanee	Year round	May, Jun, Oct. & Nov

These pages will offer various links to assist your Alaska fishing vacation and provide you with many options when making your plans. Whether you are an experienced angler wanting to catch the magnificent salmon in Alaska or a novice wanting to try something new an adventurous but with a little advice from the experts then you will find what you are looking for here. We have links for package deals or advice on how to create your very own Alaskan fishing adventure by simply booking you flight, car and very own Alaskan fishing lodge.

Some destinations like Larson bay amongst others offer both fresh and saltwater fishing and with fleets of boats and seaplanes catching that giant 300 ibs halibut is a realistic possibility as access to the richest areas to fish in Alaska could not be easier.

Flyfishing your thing then the Kenai peninsular could be for you. The Karluk river is repeatedly voted one of the top ten salmon rivers in the world with its wide shallow waters, here it is common to catch 20 – 25 king salmon per day!

Just a two hour drive from anchorage is resurrection bay which has a bounty of sea fishing trips for you to choose from, you can charter your own boat or book yourself on one of the many trips out into the bay each day the choice is yours in the fisherman’s paradise.

What makes fishing in Alaska that extra bit special is not just the prize catches you will net but also the surroundings. Stunning snow-capped mountains and rivers of the freshest mountain water, forests with an exciting variety of wildlife, cruising the dramatic coastline to those famed fishing spots passing glaciers as you go. All of this makes Alaska a varied and majestic fishing haven that will make other destinations you have visited seem barren of fish by comparison. Yet another wonder of this state truly is its fishing.