Fishing in AK???

[wndshr]

trying to get info on a trip to AK....when is the best time to fish in the ANC area this summer...kings, silvers, sockeye and halibut

sorry, i am sick of all the airline talk and had to start an off topic thread! I know there are tons of good fisherman out there flying airplanes for a living!

thx

 

[coolyokeluke]

Define "in the Anchorage area". There are more possibilites over a wider scope of the year if you're able to drive. Otherwise, there's King fishing in Ship Creek around the July timeframe. Ship Creek goes right by downtown. There are quite a few lakes in town that are stocked.

 

[Ted Striker]

Ship Creek is good for local fishing. It's right downtown and easy to get to. Head down towards Kenai for some "combat fishing" on the river. It gets wild sometimes, people stacked shoulder to shoulder. There are charters out of Lake Hood if the crowds aren't your scene. Go down the Richardson Highway to Valdez and take a halibut charter if deep fishing is your deal. Of course Homer will generally have bigger "butts", but the drive to Valdez is spectacular. I wouldn't recommend going any earlier than June 1, but that's just me. Have fun, it's beautiful country.

 

[Instigator]

A big plug for Captain Steve. Had a great time last year in Seward going for halibut.

http://www.profish-n-sea.com/

 

[Formula1]

Regarding fishing in ship creek- the Kings start running in June, Reds in July, Silvers in August.

 

[FL280]

Great place to stay and fish.

http://www.alaskanfishing.com/




http://www.alaskaoutdoorjournal.com/Fishing/fishing.html

 

[hawg2hawk]

Ship Creek is good for local fishing. It's right downtown and easy to get to. Head down towards Kenai for some "combat fishing" on the river. It gets wild sometimes, people stacked shoulder to shoulder. There are charters out of Lake Hood if the crowds aren't your scene. Go down the Richardson Highway to Valdez and take a halibut charter if deep fishing is your deal. Of course Homer will generally have bigger "butts", but the drive to Valdez is spectacular. I wouldn't recommend going any earlier than June 1, but that's just me. Have fun, it's beautiful country.

Coming to Alaska to fish in Ship Creek is like going to Amsterdam and watching porn movies in your hotel room.
I fly floats for a charter outfit in Anchorage. I'd say July-August is about right to hit all the kinds of fishing you mentioned. Let me know when you decide to come up and I'll set you up with some good places to go.

 

[furloboy]

My favorite time has always been August. Silvers are in strong, reds are still good and you might still find a king or two. Anywhere around ANC...or even within a couple of hour drive either direction....stand by to fish with 9 ga-jillion of your closest friends. I'd get a boat or aircraft charter somewhere.

When you talk Alaska...people don't realize that there's only a couple of highways, and that's where everyone is stuck unless they fly or float.

 

[hawg2hawk]

My favorite time has always been August. Silvers are in strong, reds are still good and you might still find a king or two. Anywhere around ANC...or even within a couple of hour drive either direction....stand by to fish with 9 ga-jillion of your closest friends. I'd get a boat or aircraft charter somewhere.

When you talk Alaska...people don't realize that there's only a couple of highways, and that's where everyone is stuck unless they fly or float.

It took me two summers up here to learn that.

 

[HMR]

I once lugged all of my gear to a pristine mountain lake a few hours outside of ANC. I wanted to get away from the combat fishing. After an hour or so of casting everything in my tacklebox to no avail, a local hikes by and says: "HEY, this is a sterile lake...freezes solid in the winter. You knew that, right?"

 

[wndshr]

thanks so much for all the good info....in your opinion(s) late july to early august would be best for catching a diverse group of fish and June is really only good for the kings???

BTW....lets say were lucky enough to catch a few...then what....how do you pack all of the fish out...fedex? any good books out there to do some "how to" for the rookie here? setups, mooching, trolling, riggings etc...

thanks

 

[Ted Striker]

BTW....lets say were lucky enough to catch a few...then what....how do you pack all of the fish out...fedex? any good books out there to do some "how to" for the rookie here? setups, mooching, trolling, riggings etc...

thanks

What I have seen done before (depending on how far you are going) is to have someone freeze your fish for you- probably in ANC. Then wrap them in newspaper, throw them in a styrofoam cooler and wrap heavily in duct tape. There you have the Alaskan samsonite. Some of the airlines up there (I know Alaska does, or at least used to) sell "fish boxes", which is basically a cardboard box with a waxy coating.

I agree about going all the way to AK and fishing in Ship Creek - it's like kissing your sister while watching porn in an Amsterdam hotel room....or whatever that guy said.

Ship Creek is good for a quick cast or two after work, or if you are on a layover downtown. If you are going all the way up there to fish, get out of town. Enjoy!

 

[skytrash]

There is also a company in downtown Anchorage called The Alaska Fish Company (If my memory serves me), drop your fish off and give them the address to send it to and they take care of the rest. I shipped a whole 47 lb king that I caught in Ship Creek to my parents like that.

 

[garf12]

Coming to Alaska to fish in Ship Creek is like going to Amsterdam and watching porn movies in your hotel room.

Having just recently returned from Amsterdam I find that halarious, good comparison. God I miss Amsterdam, I love that city.

 

[adqrip]

Like the others have said, too many places to fish in AK to be covered by a single post. Might want to check out "Fish Alaska" magazine.

http://www.fishalaskamagazine.com/

 

[Shake A Leg]

Don't forget to check out the Alaska Bush Company there in Anchorage too.

Ummm, great T-shirts?