We sometimes wade into the water and catch salmon by hand. AFFI Overview. Lightly spotted on their blue -green back, King salmon live from five to seven years, and weigh up to 120 pounds. In Alaska, it is most abundant in the Kuskokwim and Yukon river drainages and in the Selawik and Kobuk drainages of Kotzebue Sound. I love to eat fresh fish and around here we can’t get even frozen fish from Alaska waters. To begin filling these vast information gaps, the Alaska Freshwater Fish Inventory Database (AFFID) houses freshwater fish (anadromous and resident)-occurrence data sets compiled from a variety of sources. Thank you for the info about the fish.

There are 5 species of salmon.

Chinook (King) Salmon. My email is [email protected]. I recommend a Milepost Book which shows everything. Box 115526 1255 W. 8th Street Juneau, AK 99811 … Halibut are available all summer long but the salmon runs vary depending on the species and time of year. It is very possible to salmon fish on the cheap. Alaska, home to five species of Pacific Salmon, holds the world record for the King Salmon. I just don’t know how I would be able to because there are no hotels or motels that I’ve seen or heard about. The sheefish is found only in arctic and subarctic North America and Asia. Yelloweye Rockfish. Fishing is available everywhere but check for seasons when fish are most active per species. Coho (Silver) Salmon. As a federal territory Alaska was raped of its fishing resources by Oregon and Washington State fishermen. For most sport fishers in America, the Arctic grayling is a rare freshwater game fish symbolic of the clear, cold streams of Alaska. Rainbow trout occur as both freshwater resident and sea-run races. Northern pike inhabit protected, weedy bays. I live in Louisiana on the gulf coast. The rainbow trout is one of the most respected and sought after of Alaska’s native game fishes.

Alaska's abundant, remote, and predominantly pristine freshwater fish habitats are largely unexplored and undocumented.

Serious anglers from the world over are drawn to Alaska to experience the thrill of challenging this hard fighting salmonid in the state’s wilderness waters.

These fish are extremely aggressive predators, often growing to over 50 pounds in weight and 4 feet in length. With its sail-like dorsal fin dotted with large iridescent red or purple spots, the grayling is one of the most unusual and beautiful fish of Alaska. It is similar to the Atlantic cod, with a belly shading grey to white, and has the typical chin barbel of the cod. Most of them are right on the water, I mean 25-45′ from the river. Most rockfish weigh between 1-6 pounds, with the yellow-eye being the largest, averaging 6 pounds. But after watching Life Below Zero, I would love to go to Alaska and fish my heart out. Email Us, Board of Fisheries and Game: Actions & Activities, Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (ARLIS), About the Division of Commercial Fisheries, Western Alaska Salmon Stock Identification Program (WASSIP), Online General Season & Registration Permits, Subsistence and Personal Use Fishing Permits, CSIS – Community Subsistence Information System, The Technical Papers and Special Publications Series. I’ve seen Juneau in some magazines and it looks (although I haven’t seen) that it has the bluest/tealest waters.

Cutthroat Trout occur as sea-run or resident (non-sea run) forms in streams and lakes along the coastal range from lower Southeast Alaska to Prince William Sound and are the most common trout species in the region. Chef My family is planing a RV trip From just soulh of San Antonio to Alaska and everyone want to fish for Halbut but would like to fish for Trout as well. Blue-tinged silver in color, sockeye salmon live four to five years. Steelhead (Sea-run Rainbow Trout) Arctic Char/Dolly Varden (Saltwater Too) Arctic Grayling. Greatly appreciated. One of the most desirable of the North Pacific Ocean’s groundfish, the Pacific cod is also known as grey cod, true cod or P-cod. The Arctic grayling is an elegantly formed cousin of the trout.

Known to fishermen in Alaska as reds, the sockeye is historically our most valuable fish because of its high oil content and ability to hold its bright red flesh color.

Here, you will find many of the different fish species that you can catch while fishing in Alaska. I rent a cabin on Prince of Wales Island every year and pay $40 a night. Halibut and Salmon are especially abundant in the Glacier Bay, and Icy Strait area. Pelagic Rockfish (Sea Bass) Chum Salmon. When Alaska became a State in 1958 there were approximate 5 million salmon in Alaska. Alaska salmon swim wild throughout the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska and are quite plentiful.

Like Halibut and rockfish, Lingcod are usually found on or near the bottom, most often over rocky reefs in areas of strong currents. The whole idea of making salmon fishing sustainable and a growing industry is to ensure enough salmon make it up the rivers to spawn. I live on Woody lake in Houston Alaska city limits and i have discovered little minnows, but the weird thing is that they are blue. Most of Alaska’s abundant, remote, and predominantly pristine freshwater fish habitats are largely unexplored and undocumented. Trip of a lifetime. You can find a place to park nearly everywhere. Dolly Varden are plentiful in Alaska’s lakes and streams, providing year-round excitement.

Its tremendous size, fighting ability, and fine eating qualities make the sheefish one of the most unique fish in North America. Rockfish is a term used to describe over 35 species of light-fleshed bottomfish, including the yellow-eye (red snapper) rockfish and black sea bass. i spent 24 days there and wanted to stay longer.I carried a lot of gear with me but it may be easier to buy it there. Pink Salmon. Most Dollies range from 10-21 inches. Alaska Freshwater Fish awaits you in the most spectacular setting on earth. They retreat to deep, cool waters in summer. They are usually the only one with single fish limits. No idea but that sure sounds interesting. I was told to buy a Milepost Book. Gets even cheaper when you invite friends to come along. I did research but couldn’t find anything maybe you can shed so light on the situation. Coho are known as silvers when caught before full maturity.

Since these State of Alaska Department of Fish & Game regulations have been in place there are now approximately 25 million salmon in Alaska, and those numbers are still growing.