Guided Boat Fishing

You will be fishing aboard our 24' - 26' Cabin Cruisers, all equipped with a toilet, modern electronic fish finding equipment, GPS, down riggers, and all the fishing tackle needed to bring in the big one.

Boat Assignments

Guests will be assigned in groups of four. The foursome will fish together the entire stay unless other arrangements are made. You may switch places with others on another boat, but must inform skippers or the lodge manager the evening prior. Foursomes will rotate boats, and fish with different skippers on a daily basis.

Trolling

Since salmon fishing usually involves using different lures and depths on each of the four poles set out while trolling, a fair method of selecting who fights in the next fish, and on what pole, must be determined prior to fishing.

METHOD ONE (Strike Rotation): A random drawing will be made to determine a fishing order. The first fish that strikes on any of the poles will be fought by person #1, the second, by person #2, etc. What determines a turn should be clearly understood by all the people aboard (I.e., if fish is missed, the turn rotates to next in line or turn is kept until a fish is landed). This method insures everyone will get an equal share of fish caught, provided a fish is caught on each turn at the poles.

METHOD TWO (Pole Rotation): A random drawing will be made to determine a pole assignment order. Anglers will rotate poles every hour and will fight any fish which strikes his/her assigned pole during that hour. This method provides each angler with a chance to catch a fish during the entire trolling period and not having to wait until three fish are caught before fishing again.

During halibut fishing, mooching, and jigging, each guests will hold their own rod and fight their own fish.

Shoreline Fishing

Shoreline fishing is usually best during the months of May, June and July and possibly the first week in August. Anchor Point Lodge provides shoreline spinning rods, reels, and numbered fish bags for those who wish to do shoreline fishing. Unguided shoreline fishing is available in the evenings.

Alaska Fish & Game Daily Bag Limits

King "Chinook" Salmon 1 per person, per day, Minimum 28", three per year
Special Terminal Area King Fishery - 4 per person per day, no annual limit
Silver "Coho" Salmon 6 per person, per day
Sockeye "Red" Salmon 6 per person, per day
Pink "Humpy" Salmon 6 per person, per day
Chum "Dog" Salmon 6 per person, per day
Dolly Varden 10 per person, per day
Halibut 2 per person, per day
Rockfish 5 per person, per day. Only 2 may be Yellow-Eye rockfish.

*Subject to change by Alaska Department of Fish and Game