Alaska
offers fishing at it's best! Alaska’s coasts and the inside passage boast strong runs of several species of salmon. Catching King salmon weighing over 50 pounds is normal. In addition to salmon, Alaskan waters are also habitat for halibut, cod, red snapper, sea bass, and other varieties of delectable fish. Besides its saltwater fish, grayling, northern pike and several varieties of trout are easy to catch in inland streams and lakes. Book the package that suits you best at one of our fishing lodges to fish amidst picturesque scenery with the best guides. Our transportation page contains more information about traveling to and from our incredible Alaska fishing lodges.
Known as the panhandle, Southeast Alaska is home to breathtaking scenery such as glaciers, deep fjords, crystal-clear waters and rushing mountain streams. In addition to picturesque landscapes in the Tongass National Forest, Katmai National Park and Misty Fjords National Monument, this corner of NorthwestAlaska offers some of the best fishing in the world, as well as charming, historic towns such as Ketchikan and Whitehorse. In the summer, southeast Alaska boasts strong runs of five species of Pacific salmon. Halibut, sea bass, red snapper, cod and other varieties of bottom fish also inhabit the waters of Alaska’s inside passage. Additionally, the waters of the region’s inland lakes and streams are home to several species of trout, as well as steelhead, grayling, and other freshwater fish. Southeast Alaska summers are cool and moist, while winters are cooler and snowy, but warmer than other regions of Alaska.
Species:
Southeast Alaska is an angler’s paradise with the variety of fish available to catch. Its surrounding waters are home to five species of Pacific salmon (pink, silver, sockeye, chum and king) as well as halibut, cod, red snapper, sea bass and other varieties of delectable bottom fish. In the region’s freshwater, its streams and lakes, anglers will have a chance to land several species of trout as well as steelhead and grayling.
| BEST
SALTWATER FISHING
TIMES in southern Southeast Alaska (ADF&G data) |
| Species |
Availability |
Peak |
|
|
year
round |
May
thru mid July |
|
Sockeye
salmon
|
June
thru August |
June
thru August |
|
Coho
salmon
|
June
thru mid October |
mid
July thru September |
|
|
June
thru August |
July
thru mid-August |
|
Chum
salmon
|
June
thru mid September |
mid-July
thru August |
|
|
year
round |
June
thru mid-July |
|
Cutthroat
trout
|
May
thru September |
June |
|
|
February
thru December |
mid-June
thru mid-September |
|
Rockfish
|
mid-January
thru December |
June
thru mid-September |
|
Lingcod
|
year
round |
year
round |
| BEST
FRESH WATER FISHING TIMES in southern
Southeast Alaska (ADF&G data) |
| 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.
|
Geography:
The Ketchikan, Alaska area landscape consists of islands surrounded by arms of the Pacific Ocean as well as a portion of the mainland that deep fjords have cut. Heavily forested with thick underbrush, Ketchikan and its environs receive extensive annual precipitation. In addition to lush vegetation, the area is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including whales, seals and sea lions in its saltwater and river otters, deer and mink on the shore.
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