Our blog, like our business, stems from a deep love of sport fishing. We’ll inform our readers about the fishing, the techniques, and the fisheries resources that are unique to Alaska. The focus begins with what we do at Angling Unlimited – high quality, light tackle, hands-on, saltwater sportfishing in Alaska. The view extends to locations and species all over North America.
Regulations, Waste Reduction, Recipes & More
Review fishing regulations for 2022, AU’s efforts to reduce plastic waste, Captain Chuck’s offseason work, a black cod recipe & more!
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End of Season Review: 2021
Read Captain Tom’s end-of-season review for 2021 recapping grades for all aspects of the fishing experience.
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Sitka Fishing Report, September 2, 2021
King fishing reopens 9/1, excellent Silver fishing, and solid Rockfish and Lingcod fishing to close out the AU season.
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Sitka Fishing Report, August 27, 2021
Strong performance for silvers and lingcod, a slam dunk for rockfish, and fast limits for halibut in some places. Hoping for a strong finish to the season!
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Sitka Fishing Report, August 24, 2021
The past week offered up hot silver fishing with some of the fastest limits of the 2021 season. Plus, solid halibut, rockfish, and lingcod fishing.
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Home Stretch for the Angling Unlimited Season
We’re entering the home stretch of the 2021 fishing season! Be sure to book your trip for 2022 – spots are selling fast!
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Sitka Fishing Report, August 13, 2021
Whatever the weather our fleet gets out every day and we catch fish! When it’s too rough on the ocean, we find opportunities in protected water.
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Sitka Fishing Report, August 10, 2021
Decent weather on Sunday allowed catches of halibut & silvers on the ocean. Near limits were had by some of our boats & halibut were had by all.
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Sitka Fishing Report, August 5, 2021
Intermittent silvers, equal chums and kings, abundant pinks, nonstop salmon, solid black cod and pacific cod, a slight drop in halibut, and a slam dunk for rockfish.
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Sitka Fishing Report, August 2, 2021
Happy days are here again! Fast silver limits were the rule for our boats that ran south and the weather has been unbeatable here in Sitka, AK.
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Sitka Fishing Report, July 22, 2021
The theme for July remains the same – kings abundant, silvers sporadic.
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Sitka Fishing Report, July 16, 2021
The best king of Angling Unlimted’s 2021 season was landed by Dereck Grabelski with a 42 lb king salmon on July 15, 2021.
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Sitka Fishing Report, July 12, 2021
The salmon report for the past four days can be reduced to a headline: Kings Abundant, Coho Scarce.
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Sitka Fishing Report: July 8, 2021
Limits remain the rule! King salmon fishing was impacted, but not killed, by the July 1 commercial trolling opener.
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Sitka Fishing Report: July 2, 2021
AU guests have enjoyed some of the fastest king fishing in recent years over the past 6 days!
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Sitka Fishing Report: June 25, 2021
Windy & wet weather was the rule these past few days, but kings have arrived & better weather is on the way! Stay tuned.
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Sitka Fishing Report: June 23, 2021
Thanks to weather & orcas feeding on kings, the past 3 days were hit or miss for fishing in Sitka, AK.
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Revisions to 2021 King Salmon Regulations
Read up on recent revisions to the 2021 King Salmon Regulations and what this means for anglers visiting Sitka, AK.
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Sitka Fishing Report: June 15, 2021
AU’s anglers continue to enjoy a wonderful combination of calm seas and excellent fishing.
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Fishing Recap by Long-Time Angler Jim McLendon
We love hearing from our guests, and we know you do too! Enjoy this fishing trip recap from long-time Angler Jim McLendon.
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