Alaska fishing

I’ve been to Alaska twice, both trips were more for vacation and we incorporated fishing trips into the week. If you want to catch Salmon, pick which kind and make sure the run for the species you want to catch is spawning in the area you are going at that time. Our first trip we fished in Ketchikan in Mid July and caught silvers. The Kings had run a few weeks earlier. Second trip to Alaska we did a combined fishing whale watching trip out of Juneaux with rum runner charters. It was great, we trolled for salmon, again catching silver in July, then spent a couple of hours whale watching, then went and caught a limit of halibut.

I've been up to Alaska to fish with this outfit several times. Not cheap, but top notch experience.

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Thanks for the info. It looks like Wild Strawberry is all about offshore fishing, rather than inside. Was that your experience?

I have been fishing the Kenai Peninsula for 30 years missing only two summers in that timeframe. For the last 15 years I have been staying at Tower Rock Lodge in Kenai. They are an Orvis endorsed all inclusive lodge on the Kenai River. You can Halibut fish in Homer, fish for Salmon in the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers, go on a fly out to Crescent Lake and see bears. The meals are great, all inclusive including the wine. You can fly to Anchorage, rent a car and make the three hour drive or fly from Anchorage to Kenai and get picked up at the airport. When you leave you will pick your fish up at the processor, vacuum sealed and frozen ready to be shipped back as your 2nd luggage bag. Tower Rock caters to all fishermen from beginners to expert fly fishermen. They supply all fishing gear, rain gear, etc.
If anyone has any questions I will try to answer them on this thread.

Go do it just to say you did it once

Morganb: My group of five (maybe six) is heading to Tower Rock in August. It has been a pleasure dealing with Griff. Thanks again for the recommendation.

Alaska sportsman’s Lodge: LINK /

They pick you up at Anchorage, fly you to lake Iliamna, then boat downriver to the lodge.

Float planes almost every day to various types of fishing. Food is incredible. But like someone else said, $$$$.

Damn I'm poor.
I can't swing this. Lol.

Wife and I went to Homer. Took a halibut charter we booked same week. Also fished that tidal pool they have in Homer and caught nice salmon from the bank. Also down at the spit state park. All via rental car to and back to anchorage. It was very affordable. Caught some nice halibut and some salmon on the charger and enough salmon from shore to keep me happy.