Alaska Fishing safety

[KodiakBeer]

I would just say that the Kenai and combat fishing is not Alaska. There are plenty of places you can go for much better fishing in complete solitude. You can only get to a 10% of the state by road, so anywhere you can drive to on that road system is crowded.

Fly into a remote area and rent a 4 wheel drive vehicle or an old pickup. With gas at $4 and $5 a gallon in Canada and Alaska, finding a package air deal to King Salmon, Dilligham, Kodiak, etc, is a lot cheaper than trying to drive up here.

 

[Shadow 7D]

yeah, or take the ferry, up and stop for layovers in the pan handle (or fish it) and get much more than what a cruise can provide at half the price. End in Kodiak for a few days of fishing/hunting and fly home.

 

[KodiakBeer]

That's a great suggestion, Shadow!

 

[Shadow 7D]

Should I point out that the ferry to Kodiak completely misses South Central (AKA the 'big City (thats any place with paved roads to some Alaskans)

 

[Aaron Baker]

Fly into a remote area and rent a 4 wheel drive vehicle or an old pickup. With gas at $4 and $5 a gallon in Canada and Alaska, finding a package air deal to King Salmon, Dilligham, Kodiak, etc, is a lot cheaper than trying to drive up here.

Dillingham can be a bit pricey on plane tickets, but since I lived there two years, I'd recommend it. Fly up there, rent a kayak and float down the Wood River from Lake Aleknagik to Nushagak Bay. Just make sure you time it so that you make the boat pull-out at the end of the Wood at high tide. The mud is a little thick at low tide. (Ask me how I know.)

But then, I'm not a fisherman. The best fishing I've ever done was using salmon eggs on a kiddie rod-and-reel with a bobber. But it's easy pickings--beautiful rainbows and nice silvers. You can fish the boat dock at the end of Aleknagik Road at the right time of year.

If you're fishing reds in Dillingham, though, all you're get in August is spawned out fish that are too dead to fight. Try early July.

Brown bear are a legitimate concern in this area of Alaska. If you fly, you can take whatever gun you want, and flying Alaska Air with guns is easy. I carried a short barreled AR15 in .458 SOCOM, but a pump shotgun with slugs is probably the best advice you going to get, gun-wise. Bear spray is probably advisable as well.

Aaron

 

[The Sarge]

This thread strikes a humorous cord with me.....my buddy lives in Alaska and is going to Idaho hunting and fishing. About to wet himself he is so excited.

 

[runtocover]

Now we are talking

Shadow 7D

take the ferry, up and stop for layovers in the pan handle (or fish it) and get much more than what a cruise can provide at half the price. End in Kodiak for a few days of fishing/hunting and fly home.

Shadow 7D And others Thank you that is great advice. sparking such interests I love the ferry Idea! But were do I start (Idaho is kinda dry haha.) if their was a name of the company that charters that route and anyone know it off hand that would be nice, Just typing in ferry in to Google doesn’t quite bring up what I’m looking for! I don’t mean to offend.

Also in Idaho a good horse, map, and GPS/compass and you can get away from people all together. Are their any reasonable outfitters that could provide the same idea?

 

[KodiakBeer]

Alaska Marine Highway System. You can catch it in Bellingham, Washington.

There are lots of routes and connections you can take - even out into the Aleutians for the best halibut fishing.

http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/

 

[runtocover]

This thread strikes a humorous cord with me.....my buddy lives in Alaska and is going to Idaho hunting and fishing. About to wet himself he is so excited.

This time of year, or next hunting season?

 

[87jeep]

Well for me I would save money........... Take a cruise ship (deals $500.00 last spring) to Whitter get on the train north or just take one to Steward. I like the food and good sleep vs the very overpriced ferry system. JMO

I drove my DP to AK & back in 2009 it was wonderful Wish I had placed a boat on top the jeep. Will not likely drive next time.

 

[olafhardtB]

fishing

There are lots of fish off of south Louisiana. I used to go out with a captian who is dead I'm sure and cartch lots of good eating fish and be back to the dock in daylight. Almost every coast in the US has great fishing. Salt water fish grow big and fight hard and ear good. I am sure the fishing is great in Alaska, but so it is on other coasts.

 

[TexasRifleman]

Interesting thread but since we don't have a dedicated Fishing forum it isn't on topic anymore.

Good information though.