Alaska Salmon Fishing
Experience salmon fishing in Alaska!
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- There are five species of Pacific Salmon that can be caught in
Alaska. We have an Alaska fishing directory below the fish
species. You can find a lodge, fishing charter or just more fishing
information.
- Chinook or King Salmon: Average 10 to 20 pounds with some
tipping the scales over 100 pounds. 100 pound fish are very
rare, but it is common to see 50 pounders landed every year in
Alaska.
- Sockeye or Red Salmon: Average 5 to 8 pounds with some up to
15 pounds.
- Coho or Silver Salmon: Average 6 to 10 pounds with some up
over 20 pounds.
- Chum or Dog Salmon: Average size 10 to 15 pounds with some
fish above 20 pounds.
- Pink or Humpback Salmon: Average 3 to 5 pounds with some fish
up to 10 pounds or more.
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