Alaska Fishing
Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska would be what is referred to as the panhandle of the state. This part of the state has glaciers, deep fjords, and fast, rushing mountain streams. Much of the land in this region is in the Tongass National Forest. Salmon, halibut, trout, shrimp, and crab are all caught in the waters in and around Southeast Alaska.
Southcentral Alaska
Southcentral Alaska contains most of the state’s population and some of the most popular and famous Alaskan fishing areas. The coastal waters from just east of the Copper River all the way to Bristol Bay are all included in what is considered Southcental Alaska. Trees cover most of the terrain that is east and north of Cook inlet, but the trees are much more sporadic to the west. In the west, it is mountains and rolling hills that dominate the terrain. The continent’s tallest mountain, McKinley, is located here. Salmon, halibut, and many other ocean fish are the more popular game to fish in the Alaskan waters here. There are also several other year-round fishing game like trout, pike, grayling, Dolly Varden, burbot, and whitefish.
Western and Arctic Alaska
In Western and Arctic Alaska, the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers take up most of area. The entire region is very sparsely covered with trees, except for alpine and sub-alpine areas, where it is very much covered by trees. The land is made up of mountain ranges, wide river valleys and flats, and rolling hills. Salmon make long distant migrations up the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers. Grayling, trout, pike, burbot, char, and sheefish are also popular fishing game.