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Fish of Alaska Guide:
Fish of Alaska
There are lots of different species of fish you can fish for in Alaska. Whether or not you fish on a charter boat in Southeast Alaska or off the backs of the Russian River your goal is still the same, to catch an Alaska salmon. Salmon is by far the most popular and there are several different types, but there are other fish that are just as enjoyable to fish for.

A special breed of angler flocks to Alaska, where fishing lore is born. Alaska fishing legend is home to salmon runs so thick you can walk across their backs, halibut so big they're called barn doors, and bottom fish so plentiful, fishing for them is called "catching". More on Alaska Charters
Alaska Salmon Fishing Sockeye

Arctic Char:
Very difficult to distinguish from Dolly Varden. Arctic char are generally found in the Bristol Bay area and throughout western Alaska, and Dolly Varden are found on Kodiak Island and throughout the waters of southcentral and southeastern Alaska.
Alaska Fishing Arctic Char

Arctic Grayling:
Light brown to dark purple back, fading to bluish gray with black spots on sides. With a very large dorsal fin with red violet spots.
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Alaska Fishing Arctic Grayling

Sockeye Salmon:
Dark blue-black back with silvery sides. No distinct spots on back, dorsal fin or tail. Spawning sockeye salmon adults develop dull, green-colored heads and brick-red to scarlet bodies.

Alaska Charter Fishing Information 		Alaska Samon Fishing Sockeye Salmon

Chum Salmon: (Dog Salmon)
Dull gray back with yellowish-silver sides. No distinct spots on back or tail. Large eye pupil covers nearly the entire eye. Spawning adults develop olive green coloration on the back with maroon sides covered with irregular dull red bars. Males exhibit many large canine-like teeth.		 Alaska Salmon Fishing Chum Salmon

Pink Salmon: (Humpy)
Very large spots on the back and large black oval blotches on both tail lobes. Very small scales. Spawning adults take on a dull gray coloration on back and upper sides with a creamy white color below. Males develop a pronounced hump.

Alaska Charter Fishing Information 		Alaska Salmon Fishing Pink Salmon
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Steelhead:
Sea-run rainbow trout with bluish gray back and bright silvery sides. Small black spots on back, sides and tail. Pink/red coloration develops after returning to fresh water to spawn.		 Alaska Fishing Steelhead

Sheefish:
The largest member of the whitefish family. A large jaw with the lower jaw overlapping the upper, silvery sides with large silvery scales and tail is deeply forked.		 Alaska Fishing Sheefish

Rainbow Trout:
Their color is green to bluish back with silvery to yellowish-green sides. Broad pinkish band along side and black spots on back, sides and tail. Upper jaw usually does not extend past eye on adult.		 Alaska Fishing Rainbow Trout

Cutthroat Trout:
Yellowish-green body with no pinkish band along sides. Many black spots on back, sides and tail. Upper jaw extends well past eye on adults with red to orange slash on underside of lower jaw.		 Alaska Fishing Cuttroat Trout

Dolly Varden Char:
Olive green to blue-gray back with silvery sides. Small yellow, red or pink spots on sides. Pelvic and anal fins often have white leading edge.		 Alaska Fishing Dolly Varden

Lake Trout:
Dark green to grayish back and light silvery sides with oval or irregular white to yellowish spots.		 Alaska Fishing Lake Trout

Northern Pike:
Back and sides usually greenish with yellow-white spots. Head depressed forward with duck-like jaws containing many large, sharp teeth.		 Alaska Fishing Northern Pike


Yellowtail Rockfish:
Olive green to greenish brown with lighter underside, fins distinctly yellowish green. Size: up to 26 inches.		 Alaska Fishing Yellowtail Rockfish

Black Rockfish (mistaken as Black Bass):
Dark gray to black with white belly. Usually uniform in color, but may have lighter patches along back. Size: up to 25 inches.		 Alaska Fishing Black Rockfish

Burbot:
Slim brownish-black body with smooth skin. Flattened head with wide mouth and one barbel hanging from lower jaw.		 Alaska Fishing Burbot

Copper Rockfish:
Olive brown to copper with pink or yellow blotches, white on sides and belly. Dorsal fins dark copper brown to black with some white. Rear two-thirds of lateral line is light Size: up to 22 inches.		 Alaska Fishing Copper Rockfish
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