Ketchikan, Alaska Fishing
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Ketchikan is a beautiful place with some fabulous fishing. You can catch all 5 species of Northern Pacific salmon, trout, halibut and more. Most people don’t realize the excellent bottom fishery in the waters near Ketchikan, Alaska. While fishing for big halibut, you may also catch a number of other species such as ling cod, red snapper, sharks, sea bass, rock cod and grey cod.
The fishing seasons run through the summer and into fall with the king salmon fishing picking up in mid-May and ending at the end of July. The silver salmon get started in mid-July and they go through early October with September being their peak time. Halibut pick up strong in July and are still very strong in August.
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