King salmon fishing

Guess I'll focus on halibut, & silvers this summer.

All things considered, a successful King trip is likely to be a long shot..id maybe focus on quantity over quality, and book a silver or red trip, with an outside chance of a king hookup..we flew out of kenai, across the inlet, for a great silver trip two years ago.
The Klutina offers reds and kings, but if they shut down the Copper drainage, it'll be a red trip. Just about anywhere that offers good fishing, will have people around..

I seen the May 1 emergency order in effect for practically all the zoned areas for Alaska regarding the closed king salmon fishing....

Subsistence fishing for king salmon will not open until June 1 in the Glennallen and Chitina subdistrict areas, as there will be a maximum two king limit for subsistence fishing...

Chitina subdistrict will only be permitted for a one week period and permanently close for kings June 7.....

Glennallen subdistrict will be open for the two king limit for subsistence fishing thru July 15.....

All Yukon River drainage tribes are permanently closed the entire year thru Dec 31 for retaining any kings - including all subsistence fishing.....

However my native friends in Circle living off the land always say.....it starts getting dark in August !

I feel for you lakeside....unless you can get a subsistence permit, or fly in fish in some other region or go out in the ocean...you might be out of luck unless the restrictions are lifted for the general areas.

sue.t wrote:

PA12DRVR wrote:
Suggest looking into an offshore trip from Whittier/Seward/Valdez. My guess is that all king fishing will be pretty spotty (meaning shutdown) eventually this year.

I hear that subsistence fishing on the Yukon River is shutdown already.

It will be much more difficult for those that rely on Kings to get through the long winters.

Lakeside

PA12DRVR wrote:
Kings are taking a beating in Alaska. I've heard that Kenai closure is also a possibility.

....won't comment on commercial vs. everything else use debate.

It seems that the people in authority are focused on the commercial fisheries more than they are on the sport fisheries. Really sad to see a ruined, once successful sport fishing industry.

Lakeside

Kings are taking a beating in Alaska. I've heard that Kenai closure is also a possibility.

....won't comment on commercial vs. everything else use debate.

PA12DRVR wrote:
Suggest looking into an offshore trip from Whittier/Seward/Valdez. My guess is that all king fishing will be pretty spotty (meaning shutdown) eventually this year.

I hear that subsistence fishing on the Yukon River is shutdown already.

Suggest looking into an offshore trip from Whittier/Seward/Valdez. My guess is that all king fishing will be pretty spotty (meaning shutdown) eventually this year.

The coast fishing for salmon will not open here in Brookings, Oregon this year. The salmon are disappearing.

Mike

Tom/Barb wrote:
Google search ,, and call ?? Southeast is great fishing because you can't drive there.

Thanks Tom.Barb. I did a Google search on the outfitter that I mentioned my neighbor had used. That search showed many pictures of successful Kings that has been caught, but no mention of the King season closure until I booked the trip. After I gave the outfitter my CC information, he mentioned that the King season was shut down, but he could provide pink salmon fishing guide service.

I am not paying an outfitter to fish for pinks. You can go to Valdez and catch pink salmon all day long from shore and for free. I think your idea about making a call is a good one.

I made this post to read about experiences that others have had with outfitters in Alaska. Hopefully others will chime in.

Lakeside