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Alaska Fishing
Alaska Fishing With Glacier Bear Lodge
World Class Fishing in Yakutat, Alaska
Yakutat has one of the healthiest fisheries in all of Southeast Alaska. It provides the perfect blend of fresh and salt water with a variety of trout, salmon, halibut, rockfish, ling cod, and more!
The highlights of the freshwater fishing are steelhead and all 5 species of salmon. A helpful calendar for the best months can be found further along in this page.
The saltwater highlights include massive halibut, lingcod, and rockfish. The regulations change annually but we’ll make sure you’re up to date before you go out!
Reel in the Best of Alaska
Catch the Adventure of a Lifetime
Guided Fishing
Embark on fully guided fishing tours with our expert guides, who provide local knowledge and top-notch equipment to help you catch the fish of your dreams in the pristine waters of Yakutat.
Non-Guided Fishing
Explore the rich fishing grounds of Yakutat at your own pace with our non-guided fishing tours, offering the freedom and flexibility to create your own adventure.
Guided Glacier Tours
Our ocean vessels are both well-equipped to get you up close and personal to one of Alaska's most famous glaciers and can be coupled with a little fishing on the way back to the dock.
Premier Fishing in Pristine Waters
Fresh Water Fishing
Fish You Can Find
Freshwater fishing in Yakutat is particularly special because of the Situk River. The Situk River is famous for hosting Alaska’s largest wild steelhead trout population but it also has a very healthy sockeye and coho population. Our guests can enjoy a 14 mile guided drift boat ride down the Situk and truly be surrounded by Alaska’s rugged nature as well as have the fishing adventure of a lifetime.
Salmon
Steelhead
Dolly Varden
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Saltwater Fishing
Primarily we target Halibut, probably because there are a lot of BIG ones here! We have a fish weight average that is about 3 times the state’s average. We fish from 30 feet to 300 feet for the barn doors you are after. A lot of it will be in 100 feet or less. While hunting halibut, we’ll catch Ling Cod, and a variety of Rockfish; to give you a true taste of Alaska.
Fish You Can Find
Halibut
Salmon
Rockfish
Pacific Cod
Ling Cod
Saltwater Fishing
Primarily we target Halibut, probably because there are a lot of BIG ones here! We have a fish weight average that is about 3 times the state’s average. We fish from 30 feet to 300 feet for the barn doors you are after. A lot of it will be in 100 feet or less. While hunting halibut, we’ll catch Ling Cod, and a variety of Rockfish; to give you a true taste of Alaska.
Fish You Can Find
Halibut
Salmon
Rock Fish
Pacific Cod
Ling Cod
Yakutat, Alaska
Fishing Season
| May | June | July | August | September | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Salmon | |||||
| Coho Salmon | |||||
| Sockeye Salmon | |||||
| Pink Salmon | |||||
| Keta Salmon | |||||
| Halibut | |||||
| Rockfish | |||||
| Ling Cod | |||||
| Pacific Cod |
Adventure Awaits in Yakutat Bay
Experience the Heart of Alaska
The Yakutat area offers some of the very best halibut fishing in Alaska. Halibut are typically targeted in depths of under 100 feet, making for a more enjoyable day on the water for anglers. This area also boasts the highest average weight per fish in the entire state.