Area Sport Fishing Reports
Ketchikan

Archived Sport Fishing Report

August 24, 2015

Saltwater Fishing
King salmon catch rates have tapered off for the season with just a few fish being caught weekly in the Ketchikan area.

Coho catches continue to be slower than average for this time of year, and hopefully catch rates will improve as fall fish move to the inside waters through the end of August and into September.

Pink and chum salmon are starting to wind down a little with a lot of fish moving into freshwater systems to spawn. Catch rate will continue to dwindle over the next couple weeks for these species.

Halibut catches remained strong last week and should continue to be good thru the summer season.

Freshwater Fishing
Cutthroat and Rainbow trout fishing will continue to be productive over the summer months. Roadside anglers should give the Ward Lake, Harriet Hunt Lake, Talbot and Carlanna Lakes a try. If remote fishing is on your agenda, give the Naha or McDonald lake drainages a try.

Numerous freshwater opportunities are now available with decent numbers of pinks and chums showing up in most anadromous streams and will continue to build thru August and into September.

A few coho will start making an appearance in freshwater, however, except for a few summer run systems, they will be few and far between. Freshwater runs will start building stronger in September.

Dolly Varden fishing should be picking up with many fish following the salmon returns into freshwater. Fishing should continue to improve over the next couple months and into fall.

***Reminder
All anglers are responsible for knowing the current regulations for the area that they will be fishing. Regulation handbooks and copies of the most current regulatory changes are available on this website and at the Ketchikan ADF&G office, (907) 225-2859.