Cruise-port charter
Four to six hours, timed to your ship, fish shipped home.
Alaska fishing · harbor · No fee to you
Ketchikan Fishing
Salmon capital, cruise-port convenient.
Salmon capital of the world, and a classic cruise-port fishing day.
Overview
Why Ketchikan.
Ketchikan calls itself the salmon capital of the world, and all five species run through here. It is also the first Alaska stop for most cruises, which makes it the easiest place to add a real fishing day to a cruise vacation.
Charters leave from the downtown harbor minutes from the ship, and lodges in the surrounding waters offer multi-day trips for anglers who want more than a day.
Species & season
What you'll catch, and when.
- King salmon
- Silver salmon
- Halibut
Typical season: May – Sept
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Runs shift with the year. Tell us the fish you want most and we'll aim your dates at it.
Trip types
Ways to do Ketchikan.
Remote lodge
Floatplane or boat to a lodge for three to five days of salmon and halibut.
Fly-out fishing
Day trips by floatplane to lakes and rivers for trout and salmon.
Things to do
Build the days around Ketchikan.
Add any of these to your trip. Your planner books them with people we trust, at no fee to you.
Half-day fishing charter
Four to five hours on the water with a licensed captain. Good first day or last day.
Full-day charter
The real deal: farther out, more species, more fish in the box.
Fly-out fishing day
Float plane to a river or lake nobody else can reach. Bucket-list stuff.
Fish processing & shipping
Vacuum-packed, frozen and waiting at your door when you get home.
Bear viewing or glacier day
The trip the non-anglers talk about afterwards. Boat or float plane, half a day.
Lodge dinner
Your catch cooked for the table, and everyone lying about the size of it.
Getting there
Nonstop flights from Seattle to Ketchikan (KTN), or arrive by cruise ship or the Alaska Marine Highway.
We book the flights, the floatplane and the transfers as part of the trip, so you only have to show up.
Good questions
Before you go.
Will I make it back to my ship?
Charters that work with cruise passengers build in a buffer and monitor sailing times. We only book operators who do.
Does it rain a lot?
Yes. Ketchikan is a rainforest. Rain gear is provided or required, and the fish do not mind.
Traveler reviews
What travelers said about Ketchikan.
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Ready for Ketchikan?
Tell us what you want to catch and who's coming. A person who has fished it will reply with a plan. No fee to you.