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General information on fishing Southeast Alaska:
Southeast Alaska offers the diversity of fish and shellfish in a
near-shore environment that is productive and fun to fish. The main
species pursued by fishermen are the five species of
Pacific Salmon
and the
Pacific Halibut. Rainbow, cutthroat, and steelhead trout
are also available in some freshwater stream. Most lodges will put crab pots out on the way to fish in the mornings
and dinner is waiting when you return from a long hard day of hauling
in the “Big Ones”.
The
variety of Lodges in Southeast is substantial, with most offering less
than a week stay. Day Charters are available from Juneau, Sitka, and
Ketchikan with some of the boats available for overnight charters.
Imagine spending your nights in sheltered harbors listening to the
water lap against the sides of your bedroom, with the sound of
Glaciers calving in the background and halibut bumping the bottom of
your boat. Because this is an inland waterway it is fairly well
protected from the open Pacific, but even the slightest storm can make
the going a little rough. Weather is always a factor in what ever you
have planned in Alaska, if you let it be a part of your Experience you
will always have fun and a trip you will never forget.
All
the lodges practice combination fishing and it means more action for
you! Lodges are generally within 1 to 1 ˝ hour run to the fishing
grounds and in a 10-hour day you will probably limit out on two or
three species. The scenery is magnificent in Southeast Alaska with
calm green waters rising up to rich dense forest covered mountain
peaks. Some of the Lodges offer Fly out day trips that can take you
back into secluded rivers where you can fish for
Trout or Steelhead.
Most of the fishing in Southeast is done in the Salt water and you can
expect long days on the water, so bring your sun block and your
Dramamine if motion tends to get to you. The Lodges in Southeast range
in level of service but most tend to be on the upper-mid side when it
comes to pricing and as I stated before, they do offer less than
weeklong stays, which helps with the cost. The one thing that adds to
your expense is getting there. With only one commercial airline, that
services Southeast Alaska the prices from your hometown to Juneau,
Sitka, Ketchikan, can be costly.
So if
Southeast Alaska sounds good to you give us a call or drop an email to:
GoFishingAlaska.com and we’ll get
you on your way to the fishing Experience of a lifetime.
FISHING CHART - FRESH WATER - SOUTHERN
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