| Just the thought of Alaska and salmon fishing in the | | | | cranes, killer whales, sea ducks and more waterfowl. |
| same mental picture conjures images of grandeur, | | | | A week on Prince of Wales will usually show you |
| pristine forest, snowy peaks, and a pole bent double | | | | afternoon showers and then sunshine. The weather |
| while the line rips through the water. Alaska salmon | | | | in April will be cool but not freezing. Bring a raincoat |
| fishing has been discovered closer than you could | | | | and pants. Oh, and you are going to see some fish! |
| expect and more beautiful than all the pictures you've | | | | 30 pound king salmon is not uncommon. 60 pound |
| seen. This secret location is... | | | | kings come every year. And don't forget Prince of |
| Alaska salmon fishing is closer than you think. A few | | | | Wales is one of the best locations to catch barn door |
| hundreds miles north of Seattle is the southern most | | | | size halibut. |
| tip of Alaska. Prince of Wales Island is the largest | | | | Silver salmon are 8 to 12 pounds, fight very hard and |
| island in North America and the closest Alaska salmon | | | | will show up in huge numbers. You are allowed a 70 |
| fishing grounds that has extreme fishing success. | | | | pound "fish box" by the airlines on your return trip. |
| If you choose not to drive up the Alaska Highway | | | | You will fill two of these boxes in 5 days of cleaned |
| you will arrive in Ketchikan Alaska via commercial | | | | frozen filets. Silver salmon are later to show up to |
| airlines, and take the ferry over to Prince of Wales | | | | the party. Plan on a June trip for silver salmon. You |
| Island or a commercial float-plane will fly you over to | | | | have an option, have some of your salmon smoked. |
| the island. There are resorts, lodges and guides that | | | | Never have you experienced salmon till you have |
| will accommodate you based on your vacation | | | | tried fresh smoked. |
| budget. | | | | Sockeye salmon, the most red meat of all salmon is |
| Craig and Klawok are two villages that welcome | | | | next to last to arrive in late June or July in large |
| salmon fishers from all over the world. Coho or King | | | | schools. Sockeye salmon are usually 4 years old and |
| Salmon arrive off the Island of Noyes bringing in the | | | | weigh 5-12 pounds. A local guide and boat is a must |
| first salmon harvest for the year. There are | | | | for sockeye salmon fishing. Try driving your RV up or |
| thousands of miles of inland shores to fish without | | | | staying in a log cabin resort for the ultimate |
| ever reaching the Pacific Ocean. Most of the king | | | | experience. You will dine on Dungeness crab, Alaska |
| salmon fishing is within a cast of shore. To reach the | | | | shrimp, sockeye salmon and halibut. If you have |
| early arriving king salmon you will need to meet them | | | | never fished Alaska you are in for the fishing trip |
| on the edge of the Pacific as they feed up to the | | | | that will make memories for a lifetime! |
| inlets that flow in and around the Prince of Wales. | | | | Salmon fishing has been a way of life for Alaskans. |
| Expect the grandest of fishing trips with the widest | | | | For the sports fisherman, salmon fishing in Alaska is a |
| array of visual candy. Gray whales, sea lions, sea | | | | dream come true. I've been there, you won't be |
| otters, puffins, geese, bald eagles, loons, seals, | | | | disappointed! |
| majestic mountains, peaceful lagoons, bear, deer, | | | | |