Ketchikan Authentic Alaska Fishing Adventure
Overview
This combination trip gives your guide the freedom to pursue the best fishing opportunities available on the day you arrive. Whether it’s highly technical salmon trolling with downriggers, jigging pinnacles and kelp forests for rockfish and lingcod, or plumbing the depths for halibut, this trip highlights the diversity of species and fishing techniques Southeast Alaska is famous for! The guides who take these trips out are chosen for their versatile skill set, to run a trip like this you have to be rigged up with multiple sets of rods to facilitate completely different types of fishing rapidly within the course of a half-day trip. They’re ready to run far, pivot rapidly between locations and styles of fishing, and lean into the best seasonal opportunities on the day of your trip!
What's Included
- English Guide
- Fishing Gear, Rain Jacket, Rain Bibs, Boots, Hat, Gloves. Snack,.. Merchant Mariner Licensed Guide
- Gratuities
- Alaska Fishing License
Meeting and Pickup
We will have a sign with your last name on it near the gangway of your ship, and escort you to our marina which is located downtown Ketchikan near where the cruise ships dock.
What To Expect
Every morning on the water is different, and nobody reads it better than your captain. On the Alaska Fishing Adventure, you leave the decisions to a seasoned local who knows these waters by heart. Before you leave the dock, your captain weighs the tides, the weather, and the latest reports from the fleet, then sets a course for wherever the fish are biting hardest. This five-hour trip is built around one idea: going where the action is.
When the salmon are running, your captain may put you on a troll through schools of pink and silver salmon, with a shot at the elusive, mighty king. If the bite is on below, you could be dropping light tackle onto schools of rockfish suspended in the water column for nonstop fun. On a calm day, your captain may push farther offshore in search of hard-fighting Pacific cod and lingcod, or set up over the bottom for a shot at a prized Alaska halibut. Wherever the day takes you, you’ll cruise past primeval forests and mountains rising straight from the sea, with a good chance of spotting whales, porpoises, seals, and more.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (10)
Q: Is bait provided?
Cancellation Policy
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Activity code: C-5564894P7
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Frequently Asked Questions (10)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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Yes. Whatever the fishing calls for: live bait, frozen bait, cut bait, or chum, our Charter Captains will have plentiful supplies on hand. The same thing goes for artificial bait such as lures, flies, or plugs.
Jul 2022If you have any doubts about becoming seasick on the water, we recommend taking a Dramamine® Motion Sickness Relief tablet the night before your trip. Some people recommend taking it the night before your cruise and then again that morning so you will not feel so drowsy.
Feb 2023- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (AKST).
- English Guide.
- Fishing Gear, Rain Jacket, Rain Bibs, Boots, Hat, Gloves. Snack,.. Merchant Mariner Licensed Guide.
- Gratuities.
- Alaska Fishing License.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 3. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Ketchikan Authentic Alaska Fishing Adventure is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Ketchikan Authentic Alaska Fishing Adventure will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- English Guide
- Fishing Gear, Rain Jacket, Rain Bibs, Boots, Hat, Gloves. Snack,.. Merchant Mariner Licensed Guide
- Gratuities
- Alaska Fishing License
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
