The Sitka Area Fishing Season
Chinook
(King) Salmon:
Sitka sits at a major migratory crossroads for Chinook (king) salmon.The
main runs pass our region from May through mid-August. These kings
travel in huge schools with multiple hook-ups commonplace.
Sitka fish are mint bright and aggressive feeders, not spawners. Expect the kings to average close to 25-pounds with fish over 30 fairly common. Fish in the 50, 60 and even 70-pound class are possible from the beginning to the end of our season. This is the best saltwater Chinook fishing in the world. Try it. We know you’ll agree.
Coho
(Silver) Salmon:
Fast, wildly aggressive,and acrobatic, coho(silver) salmon swarm
into Sitka ’s saltwater wilderness beginning in late June
or early July most years. Expect early season coho to average around
7-pounds.By late July the average weight creeps closer to 10. We
regularly catch coho in the 15-pound class with Fish pushing 20-pounds
a possibility.
What silvers give up to kings in size, they more than make up for in numbers. Quadruple-headers, four on at the same time, aren’t rare. You’ll see free-swimming silvers moving past the boat or chasing hooked fish. The aggressive nature and surface orientation of silvers make them the odds-on favorite for the saltwater fly fishermen and light tackle specialists.
Halibut:
The open ocean waters outside of Sitka abound in halibut ranging
from 20-pound “chickens ” to barn doors over 300 pounds.
We catch them with great consistency from the beginning of our season
in May until the end in September. Most halibut are 20 to 70-pounds,
but fatties over 100 pounds aren’t uncommon. Halibut fishing
is weather dependent — if the ocean isn ’t too rough,
we ’ll get them.
Green shaded areas show the best fishing dates for the species you want to fish.