Alaska

[bigbarrels]

If you do the Kenai penninsula.....find a place with a private beach access on the Kenai River. I was there about 5 years ago and the public access areas was full on shoulder to shoulder combat fishing. It was a blast but crowded for sure. Awhile ago I was on VRBO and saw a couple that rented out a condo right on the Kenai with private river access and it just seemed like the way to go.....good luck! I came home with 100 lbs of filets between the ocean and river fish I caught.

[mazilla]

I've been to AK dozens of times, I have a brother(AK Nat Guard) and a sister up there...my mom was too until she passed away a few years back. I've worked as a deck hand on a drift boat on the Kenai and at the salamatof seafoods cannery.

I'm partial to the Kenai/Soldotna area for salmon, in 96 I caught the summer record King salmon(@ 16..although I didn't buy a derby ticket so there went a few grand D'Oh!). That fish is hanging on the wall at my dads house. The combat fishing is going to be a problem just about anywhere with an airport nearby, or anywhere with a reputation(like kenai for example, double whammy). However a good drift boat guide should be able to get you on the fish for relatively cheap, and they'll probably point you in the right direction if you want some secluded shore fishing where you can relax, after you've spent a day on their boat.

One thing you have to do is familiarize yourself with the regs for the time you plan to be there, down to the day of the week and the exact location you plan to fish. They don't mess around in AK when it comes to F&G regs...they will take your gear and vehicle if they can. They're nothing like the F&G we have down here.


Depending on what you're going to fish you'll need to plan the timing of your trip accordingly.

There's too much info to just give you all of it, if you have specific questions I'd be happy to try and help. Keep in mind I haven't been back since 06' (just before my mom passed) so I may not be up to date on some things...


Once you go to Alaska the memories will stick with you for the rest of your life, it's like nothing you've ever seen before.


BTW, if you like catching the "halibut" we have down here, you MUST get onto a halibut charter in Homer...it'll ruin CA halibut until you finally forget just how big the ones in AK are.

[Old Man in the Sea]

Look up Taylor Charters and Glacier Bay Country inn - Some of the very Best Halibut and King Salmon fishing in Alaska. I bought 2 more trips...I am going back in June 2012 and July 2013. The lodging and family style meals are great. It is in Gustavus Alaska near Glacier Bay - You could fish with them for a couple of days and maybe try for Sockeye Salmon in the river. Then you can go up and visit Glacier Bay on a boat with the National Park service. The Glacier Bay Country inn vacuum packs your fish for the airplane and also provide drop off and pickup to the airport and the Glacier Bay National Park and other local activities.

My Trip pictures are here...click slideshow in the upper right hand corner
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdhuntf...7621786626880/

Here is the Glacier Bay Country Inn
http://www.glacierbayalaska.com/#

Greg's website is being re-done right now so it is not working at all.
http://taylorchartersfishing.com/ (800) 292-2010

here is the Glacier Bay Tour Boat
http://www.nps.gov/glba/planyourvisi...-tour-boat.htm

[tunaseeker]

Thanks for the advice fellas, really appreciate it! Hopefully I make it up there this summer!

Cheers
Todd