Fishing on Kodiak

FRESH WATER STREAMS OF ALASKA AND ESTUARIES OF KODIAK PROVIDE IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR SPAWNING ALASKA KING SALMON. IN NORTH AMERICA, KING SALMON RANGE FROM THE MONTEREY BAY AREA OF CALIFORNIA TO THE CHUKCHI SEA AREA OF ALASKA. KING SALMON IN ALASKA ABUNDANT FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE TO THE YUKON RIVER.
KING SALMON COULD BE HARVESTED ON KODIAK FROM LAST WEEK OF APRIL TILL THE END OF AUGUST.
THE BEST FISHING PERIOD FOR KING SALMON IS IN JUNE, JULY AND THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.

SILVER SALMON FRY LIVE IN PONDS, LAKES, AND POOLS WITHIN STREAMS AND RIVERS, USUALLY AMONG SUBMERGED, WOODY DEBRIS- IN QUIET AREAS FREE OF CURRENT. SILVER SALMON ARE FOUND IN COASTAL WATERS OF ALASKA FROM SOUTHEAST TO POINT HOPE ON THE CHUKCHI SEA AND IN THE YUKON RIVER TO THE ALASKA-YUKON BORDER. SILVER SALMON OCCUR IN NEARLY ALL ACCESSIBLE BODIES OF FRESH WATER. SILVER SALMON SALMON HAS RICH, REDDISH-ORANGE MEAT AND HAS BEEN CALLED ONE OF THE BEST TASTING SALMON. THE FISHING PERIOD FOR SILVER SALMON IN ALASKA STARTS FROM THE MIDDLE OF JULY AND LASTS TILL THE END OF OCTOBER.
THE BEST FISHING ADVENTURE FOR SILVER SALMON ON KODIAK HAPPENS TO BE IN SEPTEMBER – BEGINNING OF OCTOBER.

FRESH WATER LAKES, STREAMS AND ESTUARIES IN ALASKA PROVIDE IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR RED SALMON. ON THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, RED SALMON RANGE FROM THE KLAMATH RIVER IN OREGON TO POINT HOPE IN NORTHWESTERN ALASKA. THE LARGEST RED SALMON POPULATIONS ARE IN THE RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO ALASKA’S BRISTOL BAY. RED SALMON ARE PRIZED FOR THEIR FIRM, BRIGHT-ORANGE FLESH. AS RED SALMON RETURN UPRIVER TO THEIR SPAWNING GROUNDS, THEIR BODIES TURN BRILLIANT RED AND THEIR HEADS TAKE ON A GREENISH COLOR, HENCE THEIR COMMON NAME, “RED” SALMON.
THE FISHING RED SALMON ON KODIAK STARTS IN THE MIDDLE OF MAYAND ENDS IN AUGUST.
THE BEST TIME FOR FISHING RED SALMON IS CONSIDERED TO BE FROM THE MIDDLE OF JUNE TILL THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST.

Halibut fishing on Kodiak Island is a fantastic saltwater experience! Alaska Halibut are very high on the list of fish to pursue for the majority of anglers, because Halibut is known as one of the mildest tasting fish in the oceans.
The areas in which Kodiak Guide Service commits halibut fishing on Kodiak are also rich with several species of rockfish, pacific cod, and lingcod.  The day spent fishing for halibut and rockfish is a great fun.
Kodiak Guide Service operates in the very small fishing community on Kodiak Island.
Some regulations to preserve and increase the halibut stocks in the Pacific waters of Alaska have been implemented recently. Restrictions for fishing halibut in Alaska are the following: 4 Halibut per year for each guest.
Size restrictions for fishing Halibut in Alaska are placed upon the daily limit of two fish per day, one fish being over 28 inch in length and the one retained being under 28 inch in length.

PINK SALMON ARE THE SMALLEST OF THE PACIFIC SALMON FOUND IN NORTH AMERICA. AS WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE SALMON FAMILY, PINK SALMON ARE COLDWATER FISH. THEY ARE ALSO THE MOST NUMEROUS PACIFIC SALMON AND HAVE BEEN HARVESTED AND CANNED COMMERCIALLY IN ALASKA SINCE THE LATE 1800’S.
THE FISHING TIME FOR PINK SALMON IS FROM THE MIDDLE OF JULY TILL THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER.
THE BEST FISHING TIME FOR PINK SALMON ON KODIAK IS THREE FIRST WEEKS OF AUGUST.

CHUM SALMON FROM KODIAK ISLAND CAN BE THE BEST VALUE ON THE MARKET WHEN THE SKIN IS BRIGHT AND THE MEAT DEEP RED. SINCE MOST CHUM SALMON SPAWNS NEAR RIVER MOUTHS IN ALASKA, THEY HAVE LOWER OIL CONTENT THAN KING SALMON, SILVER SALMON OR RED SALMON.
THE BEST FISHING TIME FOR CHUM SALMON ON KODIAK IS JULY – THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST, BUT IN GENERAL FISHING IS POSSIBLE FROM MIDDLE JUNE TILL THE END OF AUGUST.