Winter / Spring 2026 Alaska Fishing Reports I am often available to guide our 4-hour ice fishing trips on Mat-Su Valley lakes in the Palmer-Wasilla core area north of Anchorage from January through March — and depending upon ice conditions sometimes into early April. Many visitors choose this trip, because it provides a good … Read more
2026 Alaska Fishing News Mat-Su Valley For 2026 we plan to guide all of our June salmon fishing trips for king salmon at the Eklutna Tailrace / Knik River side-channel. Guest will meet us at the Knik River Access off of the Glenn Highway. King salmon harvest is allowed 7 days per week, the fishery … Read more
June 2026 Alaska Fishing Reports June is our best month for catching king (Chinook) salmon in the Mat-Su Valley between Anchorage and Denali National Park. We are guiding king salmon fishing trips in June 2026 to the Knik River side-channel below Ekltuna Tailrace. If you want to fish for / hope to catch a … Read more
July 2026 Alaska Fishing Reports This young man caught his first ocean-fresh coho salmon from Little Susitna River on a July 10 charter. July is the month when our guests catch all 5 species of Alaska salmon. It is rare for a person to catch all 5 species on the same trip, but it … Read more
August 2026 Alaska Fishing Reports August is when our guided fishing charter guests harvest the most silver (coho) salmon. Mat-Su Valley salmon anglers also continue catching chum, pink, and sockeye salmon during August. Deshka River coho fishing often peaks during the first half of August, while coho catching at Little Susitna River and the Knik … Read more
September 2026 Alaska Fishing Reports Ocean-run coho salmon remain available in September with bait fishing at Knik River Fishing on the Big Susitna River drainage is restricted to artificial lures only, starting September 1, … Read more
Fall 2026 Alaska Fishing Reports Open water Trout / Pike / Grayling in Mat-Su Lakes or Susitna River drainage Streams During 2026 I may guide some September / early October fishing trips for resident fish species … Read more