Best Mid July Fishing

Mid-July it's probably all good....assuming you're talking saltwater for both salmon and halibut.

The Kenai Peninsula areas might be slightly better for Halibut (Seward, Homer Ninilchik) while Valdez might be slightly better for salmon.

Tried to paste a link, but probably beyond me

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingsportfishinginforuntiming.main

PA12's advice is accurate. Fishing is good everywhere in July! Valdez and Seward have better varieties of fish with Halibut, rockfish, ling cod, and salmon. Ninilchik and Homer are centered more on Halibut.

With any luck, I'll have some guts-n-blood on the new boat (23' SSD by Wooldridge) by mid-July and can offer a direct personal report.

What about shore fishing without crowds??

Moosehead05 wrote:
What about shore fishing without crowds??

You're kidding, right?

PA12 is settling back in like a native ! Do you hear Katy calling....even once ?

Thanks for replies !

"Katy calling...."

I heard Katy calling a month ago (when it was -20 in Los Anchorage and -30 in Squarebanks) but with +40 temps and the Great Alaska Sportsmans show this weekend, Katy doesn't stand a chance.

Moosehead05 wrote:
What about shore fishing without crowds??

If you're shore fishing without crowds, you're fishing in a closed river! It's not called "combat fishing" for nothing.

There's lots of places to go shore fishing, but

- There will be crowds anywhere the shore is road-accessible (or relatively road-accessible) for salmon season(s);
- There will likely be crowds on most riverbanks that are within a 30-60 minute boat ride of popular spots (think Talkeetna, Wasilla, Houston, Kenai/Soldotna) particularly during King and Silver season
- During the popular salmon runs, even the relatively close air-accessible spots will be "crowded" but that would mean 3-4 parties on any given stretch, not the shoulder-to-shoulder combat fishing on the road-accessible areas.....riverbanks that are a couple hours flight away are less likely to be crowded in general
- For roadside fishing...go in the fall for trout/grayling/char after the salmon and the combat fishing have passed.

Moosehead05 wrote:
What about shore fishing without crowds??

If I only knew how to post pictures.