My wife and I are in the proccess of finalizing some deatils for our trip to Alaska next summer (probably mid June).
I am looking for advice on planning a couple of fishing outtings.I would like to book something along the lines of a 1/2 “off-shore” fishing trip and another 1/2 day of fly fishing.
In broad terms here is a rnn-down of our trip thus far:
Fly into Anchorage. Spend most of 2 days in that area
Travel to the Seward/Homer area. There for most of a full day. Then back to Anchorage.
Travel to the Denali NF area. There for better part of 2 days.
Travel to Fairbanks. There for about a day and a half.
Fly out of Fairbanks.
Any specific types of fishing packages I should look for? Specific areas I should definately consider for fishing? What kinds of activities in these areas should my wife look into to keep herself busy while I chase fish?
Thanks for any suggestions.
[This message has been edited by Royce (edited 09 November 2005).]
[This message has been edited by Royce (edited 09 November 2005).]
Well.
Logistically, forget about your one day in Homer/Seward.
It would eat up a full day to go from Anchorage to Homer and back, so I dont know how you would find the time to fish.
You could do Anchorage to Cooper Landing on the Upper Kenai and do a float, I suppose, but you would be shortchanging yourself. It is so beautiful there that you should spend more than a half day if you can.
There are several options for guides and lodging in the area. I suggest picking up a copy of the Milepost to help with your planning.
Up in the Denali area, you would do well with Susitna River Guides.They arent really near Denali, but rather on the way there.
They have a website, but I dont have it.
If you really want to fish the salt, then either Homer or Seward will have plenty of opps.
Good luck.
The upper Kenai and tribs is closed May1-June 11. Mid-June is still runoff, it’s a tougher time of year to fish glacial rivers. Perhaps the Fairbanks option would be better, fishing tundra streams for grayling. Call the guys at Moutain View in Anchorage they’ll give you the scoop. August and September on the Kenai Peninsula are much better, less tourists and better water conditions.
Seward/Homer should be good in the salt that time of year.
Gear fishing on the Kenai will be good for kings just not great for flyfishing.
Check with fish and game on upper Kenai closures and any body of water you aren’t familiar with. Regs are dowloadable.
-John
[This message has been edited by ktokj (edited 09 November 2005).]