| Alaska is famous for being one of the best fishing | | | | best salmon fishing. It is a dream for every angler |
| places in the world. It is a paradise for anglers. | | | | to live out this kind of fun and excitement. |
| Alaska is perfect for salmon fishing. There are | | | | However, there are many places in Alaska where |
| different types of salmons - king salmon, red | | | | you can easily find a place to go fishing. 50-pound |
| salmon, silver salmon, and pink salmon. The king | | | | king salmons are not unusual to catch in many |
| salmon usually weighs between 20 and 40 pounds, | | | | inland streams. |
| but they can sometimes weigh over 100 pounds. | | | | In South-central Alaska, salmon runs in large rivers |
| You can fish them all year round in either | | | | and coastal waters. It is home to some of the |
| freshwater or saltwater. It is an angler's dream to | | | | state's most famous fishing quarters. In |
| catch a king salmon.o King Salmon and Silver | | | | Southeast Alaska, sometimes known as |
| Salmon Fishing- There are many methods to | | | | "panhandle" is a land of rushing mountain streams, |
| catch king salmon and silver salmon. Sometimes | | | | deep creeks and glaciers. Summers are humid and |
| the techniques still depend upon the time of day, | | | | breezy; winters are colder and snowy, but not |
| water, tidal conditions, and position on the river. | | | | colder than other places in Alaska not warmed by |
| You can catch them with back-bouncing hooks | | | | the ocean. A variety of fishes can be caught. |
| (baited with king salmon eggs), back-trolling | | | | Salmons come back in huge numbers of streams. |
| Spin-n-Glow (propeller is connected to a hook | | | | There are many red salmons (sockeye) in the |
| baited with king Salmon eggs) and back-trolling | | | | North Pacific, Arctic Ocean, and freshwater |
| banana shaped plugs (baited with herring or even | | | | systems of Alaska. In some parts, the red |
| without). Fly-fishing is also possible for catching a | | | | salmon exists in freshwater their whole lives, but |
| salmon, but it is perfect to have clear water for | | | | is much smaller. Sockeye has a rich flavor and the |
| this choice.o Red Salmon - Using flies is the best | | | | most marketable salmon type. Its color is deep |
| way to catch red salmon.o Pink Salmon (also | | | | red and it does not have large black spots that |
| known as Humpies) - The best way to catch pink | | | | the silver salmon and Chinook have. |
| salmon is to use the same methods of catching a | | | | The silver salmons (Coho) are exciting to angle |
| king and silver salmon. | | | | because they make wild movements when |
| For some people, salmon fishing in Alaska is a | | | | hooked. They weigh 8 to 12 pounds and choose |
| hobby, but for some it is a job. Alaska is truly an | | | | to stay in small streams to reproduce between |
| incredible place for fishing. If you want to | | | | July and November. Trolling or drifting is the best |
| experience great salmon fishing just try to visit | | | | way to catch them when you are near the shore |
| Seward, Alaska. They have salmon fishing trips | | | | and when in freshwater cast and retrieve them. |
| that can make you experience the action of the | | | | |