Alaska Fly In Fishing
GUIDED SILVER SALMON OR TROUT FISHING (RENTAL CAR REQUIRED)
Includes transfers from/to the Kenai Airport, all accommodations & meals, daily happy hour, guided fishing (spin cast or fly fishing), fishing license, and fish filet and packaging for departure. Fish processing arrangements available through the lodge at additional fee (i.e. smoking, canning, vacuum packing). September is an excellent month for silver salmon and trophy rainbow trout. Rainbow trout and Arctic Grayling are catch and release only. Three day/three night package begins and ends in Kenai. $1239.00 ... [Read More]
Alaska Refuges - Selawik
A trip to the Selawik Refuge usually begins by traveling from Anchorage to Kotzebue, Alaska. Daily jet service is available from Anchorage to Kotzebue. Kotzebue is the location of the refuge Headquarters, and is not accessible by road. It is the aircraft hub for the many small villages in the Northwest Arctic Borough. From Kotzebue, it is possible to take a small bush aircraft flight into the refuge. Air taxi operators in Kotzebue will fly visitors out to remote locations for hunting or fishing trips, hiking, and other backcountry activities. A few visitors float the Selawik River but low summer water levels can make transport on the upper part of the river difficult. Call the refuge office or visit the Alaska Natural History Association online bookstore for more information. ... [Read More]
Alaska Refuges - Togiak National Wildife Refuge
Sport fishing guides with permits to operate within Togiak Refuge offer fishing packages of various types to people from all over the world. Packages include float trips, tent base camps on rivers, or full accommodations at lodges located off the refuge with daily fly-in fishing to Togiak Refuge rivers and lakes. You will need to contact the guides to determine the costs and availability of their services. All commercial guides are required to obtain special use permits to conduct activities within Togiak Refuge. Please check to see that businesses have permits to operate within Togiak Refuge. Contact Togiak Refuge with questions regarding permits. ... [Read More]
Hunt Alaska: Transporting Firearms, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
While a person is actually engaged in lawful hunting, trapping, fishing or other lawful outdoor activities that "necessarily involves the carrying of a weapon for personal protection," handguns may be carried concealed. ... Fly-in Hunts ... [Read More]
WDFW -- The Weekender Report: Licensing options expand with fishing opportunities
Fishing: The region's two "bubble" fisheries for chinook salmon are under way in Tulalip and Elliott bays. The fishery on Tulalip Bay has been open on weekends since early June, and the downtown Seattle waterfront fishery just got started July 8, but neither has been red-hot. "We've been at the boat ramps that provide access to both bubbles from dawn to dusk, and there just aren't many fishing coming in," said Patrick "Slim" Simpson, a WDFW fish sampler in the region. "Most of the catches in the Elliott Bay bubble were resident blackmouth, and the fishing was pretty good during the first two days of the opening weekend. But by the third day of the opener, only a handful of fish were caught," Simpson said. "The Tulalip bubble has never really taken off, although a few of the chinook we've checked have weighed in the mid 20s." Simpson said the largest fish out of Elliott Bay checked in at about 22 pounds. Fishing has been best early in the morning for anglers slowly trolling large spo ... [Read More]
Susitna Flats State Game Refuge, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
The Theodore and Lewis rivers are popular fly-in fishing streams for king salmon from late May through June. Combined, these rivers annually provide approximately 7,000 user-days fishing effort and a harvest of 1,000 king salmon. ... An impressive 40,000 user-days of sport fishing effort are expended on the Little Susitna River each year, reached over land on a rough 4-wheel drive trail. Some hardy fishermen head for the Little Susitna by boat from the mouth of Ship Creek. ... [Read More]
Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Public Use and Access: Redoubt Bay is one of the most popular non-road accessible waterfowl hunting areas in the state. Waterfowl hunters get to the area by boat or plane and annually spend over 500 hunter-days harvesting several thousand ducks and several hundred geese. Fly-in sport fishing on Big River Lake and the Kustatan River is a popular and growing activity. A small commercial gillnet fishery is present along the shores of Redoubt Bay. Off-road use of motorized vehicles (except snow machines, boats, and the landing of aircraft) in the critical habitat area requires a special area permit from the Department of Fish and Game, Habitat and Restoration Division. ... [Read More]
Alaska Wildlife Viewing Department of Fish and Gam
Respect the culture and privacy of Alaska Native peoples and their land. Recognize that fishing and hunting camps you may come across are essential to local residents' subsistence way of life. ... Try to view animals without changing their behavior. Avoid using calls or devices that attract wildlife. Resist the temptation to throw rocks to see a flock fly. Remember — harassing wildlife is illegal. ... [Read More]
Refuges Text Version
Seminars targeting adults have also been held in Dillingham, with Togiak Refuge and other U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service staff cooperating with Alaska Department of Fish & Game biologists to offer instruction. Topics covered include local fishing opportunities and strategies, fly fishing/fly tying/fly casting, lure making, catch and release techniques, and float trip opportunities. ... Quinhagak Village Corporation has sponsored fly-fishing clinics for village residents and visitors. The goal of the clinics was to promote a cooperative spirit and understanding between village residents and the sport fishing industry. Togiak Refuge staff assisted at the clinic by offering fly-tying instruction and presentations on fish biology, anatomy, and life history. ... [Read More]
Alaska Wildlife News Online Magazine
“I've always believed that fish and wildlife are the soul of Alaska. In Alaska there is just a connection to our resources. Whether it's sport hunting and fishing, wildlife viewing, or the commercial aspects of fishing and tourism, there is this tremendous, direct use relationship. It affects almost every aspect of our lives! If you open a newspaper, any newspaper in the state, and look at the Alaska stories, a sizable percentage will be about fish and game. ... Field care for fresh and salt water fish is similar. Most freshwater anglers who are freshwater fishing often have the room, storage facilities/containers to facilitate the temporary preservation of the trophy. However, I have found in my years of being involved in the taxidermy/ wildlife artistry business that most anglers are seldom prepared to assist in the process of field care. ... [Read More]
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