Saltery Lodge

Southeast Alaska Fishing

One of the philosophies we have here is that you will have a much more memorable time if we let you get hands on with the fishing and activities. Most Alaska fishing charter operations will bait your hooks, attach down rigger clips, lower it into the water, watch the strike, set the hook, and then hand you the rod. To us, that can feel a little hollow. Your Alaska fishing trip should be more than just counting fishing boxes. We encourage and will let you do much more, as long as it is safe. Now you may lose a few more fish with this method, there may be a few back lashed reels, and missed hookups, but we feel that the fish you do bring in will be very rewarding and taste much better on the barbecue when you do it yourself. Now, with this being said, we will still be happy to do as much as you would like to help you catch that fish of a lifetime!

 

If fresh water Alaska fishing is your game, we can arrange for guided or unguided fresh water trips. We operate under a US Forest Service Special Use Permit. If you choose to go unguided, the Naha River system is a world class southeast Alaska fishing stream containing salmon and trout and is only a short distance from the lodge.

 

For saltwater Alaska fishing, we fish for King Salmon, Silver Salmon, Pink Salmon, Halibut, and other bottom fish. Halibut fishing is good all summer in southeast Alaska. King Salmon run from late May through June. The Pink Salmon peak from July to mid September. The Silver Salmon start in July and actually peak in September in our area. We will also let you work crab and shrimp pots so you can enjoy them that evening on the dinner table!

  

Legendary Alaska fishing... there are not many feelings that beat that of a large fighting fish at the end of your rod. Here at Saltery Lodge in Ketchikan, Alaska you will experience that feeling over and over again! Aboard our world class charter vessels, Sarana and Linnaea, your seasoned professional Captain will make your southeast Alaska fishing experience memorable. We enjoy teaching you how to fish as well, making the experience much more rewarding for you.

 

Our captains are hand-picked by your host , Joe Paul. They are US Coast Guard licensed, and chosen for their experience, their safety level, their fishing ability, and their people skills. In some cases, Joe Paul himself may be guiding your trip, depending on how many boats we will be taking out. We want you to have a great time during your trip and understand that your experience on the water is a big part of that. We ask you every day how things are going and will make adjustments to fix anything that is not to your satisfaction.

There are many other things to do out on the water other than just fishing. You can set Dungeness crab and shrimp pots to later enjoy their bounty on the dinner table. We can land the boat at a beach under our US Forest Service Special Use Permit and let you do some beach combing and hiking around streams and waterfalls. If you would like, we can just cruise the boat, looking for whales, sea lions, bears or even deer swimming from island to island. Or we can feed the eagles by throwing herring in the water and watching them swoop down and grab it.