Anchorage Alaska Fishing
Downtown Anchorage : Image by Frank Kovalchek
Fishing in Anchorage Alaska
Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city, but also provides a very unique
opportunity for sport fishing. In Downtown Anchorage, you can catch a
Broadway style show, eat dinner at restaurants the rival any modern
city‘s offerings, and catch 25-30 pound King or Chinook Salmon and 7-10
pound Coho or Silver Salmon.
Within the town there are numerous lakes and streams which offer
excellent fishing for Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling, and other
stocked fish, including landlocked Salmon.
There are a variety of areas to fish in and around Anchorage. Some of
the most popular areas are below. By clicking on the name of any of the
areas, you will be taken to another page with more detailed information
about the fishery.
Anchorage Fishing Areas
Fishing in Ship Creek:
Ship Creek offers fishing for King and Silver Salmon right in
downtown Anchorage. Famous for its “Combat Fishing”, this is one of the
most popular fishing areas in the city.
Eagle River Fishing:
Eagle River offers a small run of King Salmon, Silver Salmon, and
both freshwater and ocean going Dolly Varden Char.
Fishing in Campbell Creek:
Campbell Creek is a wonderful sport fishery that runs through the
middle of the Anchorage area. The area is designated a “green belt”, and
offers an opportunity to view wildlife right in the middle of town, in
addition to great fishing for Salmon, Trout, and Char.
Bird Creek Fishing:
Bird Creek is a popular fishing area located about 25 miles south of
Anchorage on the Seward Highway.
Bird Creek offers a solid of Silver
Salmon (Coho), as well as runs of Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, and Chum
Salmon.
Fishing Anchorage Area Stocked Lakes:
The State of Alaska stocks nearly all lakes in the area with fish on
a frequent basis. Some of these lakes offer fantastic fishing,
especially when other options are limited while the Salmon runs are not
in area rivers and streams. All
lakes in Anchorage are open to fishing
year round, with the only exception being Campbell Lake, which is closed
to all types of fishing.
Fishing Turnagain Arm and Area Rivers:
There are numerous opportunities for fishing in the
Turnagain Arm
area, including area rivers and creeks. Twentymile and Placer rivers,
and Portage, Glacier, and Ingram creeks are great areas to target all
types of Salmon except kings.
Rules and Regulations:
Fishing in Anchorage Alaska
Fishing regulations are often different for each water you fish, and
ca change frequently. If you are unsure of the regulation in your area,
we recommend you read the current regulation posted by the ADF&G
Division of Sport Fish. When fishing, be sure you have your sport
fishing license or a ADF&G
permanent ID card.
All Fishermen must purchase a king salmon stamp to fish for kings
with very few exceptions. Licenses and stamps can be purchased at most
grocery stores and tackle shops in the Anchorage area, or on the fish
and game website.
Bear danger when fishing in Anchorage Alaska
Don‘t be foolish and ignore the bear danger just because you are in a city. People have encounters with bears frequently within the Anchorage City Limits. Both brown bears and black bears are abundant in the Anchorage area, and they congregate in and around the same salmon streams people prefer to fish. Common sense says you should prepared for a bear encounter whenever you are outside in Alaska, but you should be especially careful while you are fishing
Keep yourself, your belongings, and your friends safe by following bear safety recommendations when fishing in Anchorage.
Visiting other towns in
the
Kenai Peninsula and
Southcentral Alaska?
Here are more places to look for Alaska fishing information for the
Anchorage Area:
Anchorage,
Ship
Creek,
Eagle River,
Campbell Creek,
Bird Creek,
Anchorage Stocked Lakes,
Turnagain Arm and Rivers.
Alaska fishing information on the Kenai
Peninsula:
Kenai,
Nikiski, Soldotna, Homer, Seldovia, Ninilchik, Anchor Point,
Kasilof, Sterling, Seward.