Alaska's fishing is awesome, with five run's of Pacific Salmon, Steelhead, Artic char, native trout along and Sea-fishing for the giant Pacific Halibut.   Timing is the hardest decision in planning a fishing trip to co-incide with the fish runs, which is made more complex by the biological variation of runs in different rivers, and the regulations  which have open and closed seasons.

Alaska is a vast state, with only the south which radiates out from Anchorage, accessible by car. Transportation to the other parts of Alaska, is via either boat, or plane, of which the Beaver Float-plane is the regular taxi service. Generally the further away from civilisation, the better the fishing, although with the sheer numbers of salmon, it is not essential to travel miles to fish. Remarkable some of Alaska’s most popular rivers, like the famous Russian river, are so crowded with fisherman th stand shoulder to shoulder, casting in unison. This experience is called ‘combat’ fishing and requires a discipline, in casting and little forgiveness, when the sock-eye is hooked.