The incredible Nushagak River in Southwest Alaska is quite possibly the best king salmon fishing stream on the planet, and because Alaska King Salmon Adventures’ first-class camp is located right on the most productive hole on the river, you’ll be center stage for all the action.

Come enjoy a luxurious wilderness adventure and let our extremely professional guides treat you to king salmon fishing beyond your wildest dreams. Then, sample some of the outstanding fishing we have for other species like hard-fighting chum and sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, arctic grayling, sea-run dolly varden and explosive northern pike.

The largest of the Pacific Salmon the King is Alaska’s state fish, and an important sport and commercial fish. The largest on record was found in a fish trap near Petersburg in 1949 and weighed 126 pounds. We Alaskans devote many hours to the pursuit of this fish, and with good reason. A King gives an incredible fight which can often last hours. I’ve seen Kings take a line to the bottom of a river and just sit there. The fisherman unable to move it eventually giving up. Some people hook Kings that are just too big for them to handle either losing it or letting someone else reel it in. It is a thrilling experience that leaves you understanding why they are called Kings.

In Alaska they are abundant from the southeast panhandle to the Yukon River with major runs returning to the Yukon, Kuskokwim, Nushagak, Susitna, Kenai, Copper, Alsek, Taku and Stikine rivers. Important runs also occur in many smaller streams. Streams normally receive a single run of Chinook usually sometime from May through July. Water clarity is important when choosing a river to sportfish. Rivers that continually run muddy with silt, such as the Yukon, are nearly impossible to fish successfully.

The King color, Bluish green on back with silvery sides and white belly in ocean,Irregular black spots on back, dorsal fin and tail.Darker colored and increasingly reddish when spawning. King size is 15 to 20-pounds, 20 – 30 inches up to 80+ pounds.The bigger record at 97-pounds, Kenai River, 1986.

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