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One of the Best
Alaska Fishing Guides |
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Flyfisher's Guide to Alaska
By Scott Haugen
A fantastic Guide to fishing Alaska. This book combines great information
and great illustrations and is one of the best statewide fishing books
in print.
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Alaskan Fishing
By Region
Alaska
Regional Fishing Guides
Alaska is immense - far too extensive and varied to handle as a whole.
So to describe Alaska fishing locations, we broke the state up into
seven regions. Each region has its own characteristics and unique fishing
opportunities.
Fishing
Southcentral Alaska.
Here is the perfect sampler of what Alaskan fishing has to offer.
From barn door halibut out of Homer, to the legendary Kenai River
king salmon run, Southcentral delivers the perfect Alaskan experience.
No other region has the combination of accessibility, amenities,
and fishing opportunity. Southcentral is the best place for the
do-it-yourself fishing trip.
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Fishing
Southeast Alaska
The dense rain forests and rugged archipelagoes of the Southeast
make an amazing backdrop when fishing the Southeast. In a land
of beauty, stands proud. And in a land of amazing fishing, the
southeast still holds its head high with strong runs of salmon
and great halibut and cod fishing. It is a shame that so many
people only see the area as a series of ports of call
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Fishing Southwest
Alaska
This is Fly-in Country, the land of the bush pilot. There are
no roads. And, where there are no roads, there are no crowds.
You will not find combat fishing here, only some of the largest
salmon runs on earth and miles of unspoiled wilderness. The Southwest
is for those who want to go one step further. This is not 150
pound halibut in Homer but 400 pounders out of Dutch Harbor.
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Nearly inaccessible, prohibititely expensive, oppressive weather
patterns, little or no support infrastructure, and a merciless
horde of mosquitos during the painfully short fishing season.
So what's the upside? Literally no fishing pressure to compete
with. The Arctic region offers a unique, but logistically challenging,
destination for those in search of unexplored wilderness fishing.
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Fishing Interior Alaska
The Interior is the heart of Alaska. And the artery that nourishes
the heart is the Yukon River and its tributaries. What it lacks
in the diversity of coastal fishing areas it more than makes up
for in endless opportunities for solitude and trophy Salmon, Sheefish,
Pike and Grayling.
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Fishing West Alaska
Like the Southwest, the bush plane rules in northwestern
Alaska. Also,like the southwest, you can leave the crowds behind
and get onto some prime waters. The area holds huge potential
for trophies including the sheefish, monster pike, and Arctic
Char.
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Fishing Kodiak
Island
Choose any kind of Alaskan fishing and the Kodiak Archipelago
has it. Barn door halibut, a crossroads of ocean going salmon,
and even steelhead. It may take a little more planning than
the Kenai but the effort can be well worth the results. |
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