I am often asked, “What can I do to catch more salmon?” The simplest and often most accurate answer is, fish where the salmon are. Or more precisely, fish in a school of salmon. Salmon will often congregate around a pinnacle, behind a rock, near a point or on some sort of structure along a… Continue reading How to Catch More Salmon
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Fresh Water Fishing in Ketchikan, Alaska
While Chinook Shores Lodge offers some of the calmest salt water fishing around, peeople often ask us “Where can I fly fish in Ketchikan?” or “Where can I fresh water fish in Ketchikan?” The two fresh water fishing spots nearest Chinook Shores Lodge are Ward Lake and the Naha River National Recreation Trail. Naha Bay Getting There: Access… Continue reading Fresh Water Fishing in Ketchikan, Alaska
How’s the Halibut Fishing in Ketchikan?
Successful halibut fishing really depends on timing and weather… From mid June through August halibut fishing is pretty good to excellent in Ketchikan. I can only think of a few days in recent years that we targeted halibut and did not catch our limit while I was guiding. Some of those days were due to… Continue reading How’s the Halibut Fishing in Ketchikan?
2014 Ketchikan, Alaska Fishing Report
The 2014 fishing season in Ketchikan, Alaska proved another great summer for anglers seeking salmon and halibut! The King (Chinook) salmon fishing started out slow in May and early June but by mid June fishing started to pick up and we saw a lot of nice kings through the whole month of July with peak… Continue reading 2014 Ketchikan, Alaska Fishing Report
All in a Days Work
People often ask what they can expect to catch on a guided sport fishing charter in Ketchikan, Alaska. Today’s bag is: Silver salmon, halibut, pink salmon and lingcod.
Lingcod Bonus Fish for Silver Salmon Fisherman
Limit Out On The Salmon? Go For The Lings! Silver (coho) fishing in Ketchikan can be phenomenal from July through September. So what do you do when you and your buddies have limited out on 24 coho salmon before 10:30 AM? Go bottom fishing! You can find a spot to halibut fish in nearly all… Continue reading Lingcod Bonus Fish for Silver Salmon Fisherman
Alaska Sport Fishing
The Pura Vida, Jeff’s 30ft Shamrock, returning to Chinook Shores after a day guiding Washington state anglers. Every day is Fish Friday at the lodge.
Bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan!
Nonresident anglers can catch two king salmon a day in Southeast Alaska (May-June 2014) due to new Alaska Fish and Game sport fishing regulations. If she can “bring home the bacon, and fry it up in a pan” SO CAN YOU! Alaska Department of Fish and Game to allow nonresident anglers to bag and possess… Continue reading Bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan!
Live from Portland Inside the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show
The Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show remained through the week and weekend during inclement Portland weather. Those able to make it safely to the Portland Expo Center enjoyed all the show has to offer. See you next year in Portland!
How to Land a Big Halibut
WHEN YOU GO HALIBUT FISHING YOU BETTER HAVE A PLAN ON HOW TO GET IT IN THE BOAT. There are a lot of halibut that are lost at the side of the boat by inexperienced halibut fishermen and it’s not just the big ones that get away. 20-Pounders get lost too, because when you break their nose… Continue reading How to Land a Big Halibut