Alaska River Fishing
In the Interior, Grayling are perhaps the most widespread species of fish, but trout, pike, burbot, char, and sheefish are also widely distributed. Salmon make long distance migrations up the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers. Fairbanks, the Interior's biggest city, sends its anglers out of town. They go eastward along the Chena River for arctic grayling, or westward to the lakes of the Minto Flats, along the Tanana River, for Northern pike.
The Kuskokwim river stretches over 900 miles and empties in the Bering Sea. Because the Kuskokwim is glacially turbid, most anglers focus on the clear water tributaries. Confluence areas are good locations to intercept migrating salmon. Fishing guides are limited in the Kuskokwim region. Air charter/outfitter services are available in Aniak, Bethel, and Dillingham to provide transportation to your float trip destination. Many of the popular tributary float trips are over a hundred miles in length, offering remote fishing opportunities for salmon and resident fish. Depending on the time of year, you could catch several species of salmon, rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic grayling, northern pike and sheefish.
Another area to fish is the Unalaklett River, which runs through the town of Unalaklett. This river supports a large run of king salmon in late June. A fishing trip and be arranged with a fishing guide ranging anywhere from $300 to $500 a day.
Selecting a river to float requires some planning. A fishing guide comes highly recommended. A majority of the land in Alaska is either federally or state owned, while a portion of it is privately owned. Each of these regions require the angler to know the designated rules and regulations, which is often supercede with Emergency orders when salmon numbers decline. Also, the traveling angler should be well versed and proficient in backcountry survival skills. Most of Alaska is still remote and it is possible to not see another angler for hundred of miles. By hiring a fishing guide that is medically certified and intimate with the area, your fishing trip should be safe and exciting.
Directory of Alaska Fishing Guides and Charters
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