Best Sport Fishing in Alaska?

6 Comments on “Best Sport Fishing in Alaska?”

1. #1 martyvillasuso
   on Oct 28th, 2008 at 8:26 pm

   Check out Homer, Alaska in July. You’ll find lots of charter captains willing to take you out and troll for salmon or bottom-fish for huge halibut. I have fished the Anchor River outside of Homer, and can tell you that there are AWESOME silver salmon and king salmon runs pretty much every year. You simply can’t go wrong with the Kenai penninsula. Good luck!

2. #2 Da C' man
   on Nov 1st, 2008 at 6:57 am

   both halibut and salmon are found in alaska. both can but a good fight and who doesnt like salmon.

3. #3 Dan B
   on Nov 4th, 2008 at 8:49 am

   Alaska is by FAR the biggest state in the union, being bigger than the next three largest states (California, Montana, and Texas) combined. It has more coastline than the continental United States. Needless to say, its world famous reputation comes from the fact that it abounds with thousands of miles of streams, more than 3,000 streams, and its lakes are counted in the tens of thousands. Added to that, saltwater angling opportunities unequaled almost anywhere in the world gives you an angler’s Heaven. Likewise, Alaska is blessed with an abundance of state licensed and U.S. Coast Guard inspected and approved fishing guides using the best of equipment. There are literally hundreds to choose from and picking just one can be a bit challenging. To make your selection considerably easier, I recommend you contact the Alaska State Department of Fish & Game who should be able to provide you with a list of licensed guides in the area you wish to visit. They won’t make individual recommendations, but they should be able to provide a list of licensed fishing guides. My selection process would begin in the south-central area of Alaska for the greater selection of lake and river opportunities and the abundance of guides. Try the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce also to see if they have a listing of guide members in the area. There are a number of more than qualified guides listed in the yellow pages of the Wasilla/Palmer phone books as well. Good luck in your selection.

4. #4 Commonsense
   on Nov 6th, 2008 at 11:34 am

   In the spring, Salmon Sharks will be worth you wildest dreams!

5. #5 eko
   on Nov 9th, 2008 at 12:49 am

   I went to beautiful alaska in1995,take your dad to what the locals call the creek ,its in the heart of anchorage and i wathed guys pulling in 40,50,60 pound salmon well worth a look and a fish,check out the salmon trying too get up the spillwall witch crosses the creek,check it out on google earth,eko from australia,i loved alaska and its people,thanks for the holiday of my life!!!!!!!!!! as arnie said ,ill be back

6. #6 3 Olives
   on Nov 11th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

   Alaska has numerous fantastic fishing opportunities, one of my most memorable sport fishing trips came in a small town called Gustavus, Alaska. The town of Gustavus can only be reached by boat or plane, it survives strictly because of the sport fishing industry. Gustavus boarders Glacier Bay Alaska where all the cruise ships go to see Glaciers.

   My sport fishing trip was with a company called Black Rock Charters

   I flew from Seattle to Juneau on Alaska airlines, there was a brief layover before the same jet took off for Gustavus. It was really interesting once the majority of the passengers de-boarded in Juneau, there were about 30 of us left on the plane and before long we realized we were all going to the same place, for the same thing…FISHING IN ALASKA! By the time we landing in Gustavus, 20 minutes later, we all seemed like lifetime friends.

   After de-boarding, our fishing lodge owners were there to pick us up, and after a 2-3 minute ride to the lodge, we did not have to check in, instead we sat down at the bar, and had our first Alaskan amber as our bags were taken to our room. After a hearty dinner of Salmon, with all the fixings, we were shown our room, where we quickly fell asleep. In the morning, our breakfast was ready, and we were shuttled down to the dock where we met the owner/captain of Black Rock Charters, Josh Cozby.

   Josh had the boat warm and ready for us, within minutes of stepping on the dock we were untied and headed out to the fishing grounds. Having been on Charter fishing trips elsewhere in the world, I expected this to be a 1-2 hour trip to the fishing grounds. Instead, after 10 minutes of motoring, Josh killed the engines and we were fishing for herring to use as bait for halibut. After we had a bucket of bait, we were off to the fishing grounds. 15 minutes later we had anchored and our lines were on the bottom.

   For 5 days we repeated a similar pattern, the only variation was what we ate, and what we fished for. All in all we caught, Halibut (largest 170 pounds), King Salmon (largest 32 pounds), Ling Cod, Red Snapper, and Dolly Varden trout. I wish I could say we caught Salmon Shark but they were not available during our trip. I will have to book another trip to catch those, I see from the Black Rock website they have had tremendous success catching Salmon Sharks the last few years.

   So I encourage you to take your dad to Gustavus, Alaska. It is worth the trip, the fishing is top notch. When I called Black Rock Charters Josh answered the phone and made our bookings and reservations not just for the fishing but with the lodge of our choice as well. Josh was able to work out a fishing package that worked for all of us.

   Happy Fishing to You!

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