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The Best Fishing is in Craig Alaska. We Have the Fish
Salmon Fishing Craig Alaska
Your Day Starts Out Salmon Fishing
King salmon fishing is very good out of Craig due to our location with many stocks of king salmon moving through. Craig is the gateway to the Noyes Island area, which is one of the major feeding grounds for kings as they return to their rivers in BC and the PNW. We have been fishing our area for decades and network with some of the best guides in the business to ensure we are always on the fishing available in our area. Because of the large number of islands to hide behind in our area, we have good fishing opportunities even in foul weather.
We use a combination of mooching and trolling to catch kings in some of the most iconic fishing spots in Southeast Alaska.
King salmon start showing up in big numbers to the Noyes area in April and stick around until Mid Aug. Abundance and limits vary from year to year and it's very political with the state of Alaska and the pacific salmon commission on what our limits will be. If you want the thrill of catching and retaining a king salmon, you better come in June as kings aren't guaranteed in July and August anymore.
Multi-Species day in June.
Some Jumbo Sized Cohos in Late August
Textbook multi-species day in 2018.
Silver Salmon
Coho salmon are fantastic fighters and are very fun to catch. We have generous limits for cohos: 6 per person per day, which equals a full fish box after three days of fishing. Mooching is the primary way we fish for them, and it's hands-on action for hours on end. Cohos start moving into our area at the beginning of July. They average about 6.5 lbs each, but grow as the season goes on and can reach over 10 lbs. They bite and fight aggressively, and it is not uncommon to have more than one hooked up at at time, causing fishermen to do the coho shuffle around the boat to stay untangled. Often we will get into a "Wide Open" bite, and it will be fast and furious catching until the limit is secured.
One advantage we have here in Craig is that the largest coho hatchery in the world is located here. They have excellent returns, and we have good coho fishing even on low-abundance years when other ports in Alaska are struggling.
A coho and halibut limit day. Lots of catching.
Scouting trip, early season. We were limited in under 20 minutes. I do a considerable amount of scouting prior to charter season to ensure I can hit the ground running when guests show up. A BIG reason to book with a local guide.
