Salmon Fishing on Kodiak Island

Because of Kodiak Island's location in the Gulf of Alaska, our fishing opportunities are seemingly endless.

 We have a year round population of King Salmon who hang around to feed on the numerous bait fish that surround the Islands of the Kodiak Archipelago. Although we catch them year round, they feed most actively from May through September. These King Salmon are generally known as "Feeder Kings". This means they are not destined for their respective rivers in the same year that they are caught in, and run in the three and four year old class. Their average size is about 23 pounds, and because of this we are able to use lighter tackle than one might expect when trolling for King Salmon.

During May and June, the Sockeye (Red) Salmon make their annual runs up the rivers on Kodiak, and provide our guests with spectacular fly fishing opportunities. These fish average around 6 pounds, and are the most acrobatic of all the Salmon.

July provides us with the first Coho (Silver) Salmon of the season fished in salt water. We fish these fresh Silver Salmon from our boat using a variety of techniques such as Trolling, Jigging, Spin Casting, and even Fly Casting. Silvers at this time are usually in large schools, and provide us with extremely fast action.

The month of August is when the Silvers start to gather in the river systems, waiting for their perfect moment to continue up stream. This gives our guests the opportunity to sight cast their favorite fly or lure at these acrobatic, chrome bright beauties while wading the banks in a stream, or from the boat in an inner tidal area.