Fishing In Alaska

If you are looking for the fishing adventure of a lifetime salmon fishing in beautiful Alaska is exactly what you need. Alaska is so popular with tourists because of its wonderful fishing grounds, wildlife, and beautiful northern lights.

Alaska is known around the world as the best place for catching giant king salmon. King salmon are the largest of all the salmon species. While the largest recorded king salmon caught in Alaska weighed in at 97 pounds, the normal average weight is around 35 pounds. King salmon fishing in Alaska is at it’s peak in the month of June. Whether a beginner or a fishing pro, salmon fishing is a must when you visit this beautiful state.

Silver salmon fishing in Alaska is also very popular. These are the salmon species that jump out of the water. Silver salmon tend to arrive in the many rivers of Alaska late July making August the best time to fish for them. This species is the most aggressive species of salmon. They tend to strike at almost anything especially very early in the morning time. This fish usually averages around 10 pounds each but have been known to weigh close to 20 pounds frequently too.

Pink salmon are also a common species people love to fish for in Alaska. August and September is the prime time for these salmon.The pink salmon only arrive on even years. Hundreds of thousands of pink salmon arrive during a three week time period in the river.

There are many options for guided salmon fishing tours throughout the state of Alaska. Most like to charter a boat and spend either a half day or full day on the waters fishing. A guided charter is the best option since the people running the charter know exactly where in the water salmon fishing is at its best.