Ketchikan Winter KingsSalmon Fishing
Winter Fishing
Winter king season runs between Oct. 15 and Jan. 15 with Nov. and Dec. as the peek time. The winter kings size runs 10 to 30#. Winter king fishing is not for the faint of heart, the weather can be cold and blustery. The quality of the winter fish is off the hook, Copper river salmon cannot hold a candle to the taste and texture of a fresh caught winter king.
The Bites On! Charters is a locally owned and operated fishing guide service. Captain Clay Slanaker grew up in Ketchikan and has 30 years of experience fishing for Salmon, Halibut, Snapper, other Rock Fish, and Cod.
Come and enjoy Alaska's friendliest catch with Captain Slanaker of The Bites On!
* Fishing Licenses and King Salmon Stamps should be purchased online prior to arrival. Children under the age of 16 do not need to purchase a fishing license. THis saves time at the dock and gets you to the fishing grounds as quickly as possible. Follow this link to the Alaska State website to purchase your license: www.adfg.alaska.gov/Store.
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Recommended By Trip Advisor
"Captain Clay Slanaker is the absolute finest fishing guide in Alaska! On a beautiful, sunny 4th of July Capt. Clay guided 3 of us out to his "honey hole". We caught turbot, pacific cod, rockfish and of course some Halibut. Not just any halibut, but an area record 265 lbs monster of a halibut. I know that this doesn't happen every day, but Capt. Clay was extremely well-prepared to handle this giant of a fish...This was an unbelievable fish! Even if we had not landed such a huge fish (after a long struggle), I would have still rated Capt. Clay as EXCELLENT. I will make sure that my next fishing trip in Alaska is in Ketchikan with Capt. Clay. He is very organized, very knowledgeable, and easy to get along with. With my strongest recommendation - ask for Capt. Clay!"
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - mainesully
"Captain Clay Slanaker from The Bites On took us for a wonderful day salmon fishing. I booked him directly and not from the cruise boat mostly because of cost but also based on a recommendation. I am so glad we did. We were a group of five with three adults and two kids aged 11 and 8. He was great with the kids and adults alike. Captain Clay was waiting for us at the dock and we were in his boat and fishing in 15 minutes. It was a great day and we caught 25 salmon. We did have the fish processed and sent home and it is delicious. One of our favorite days on the Alaskan Cruise."
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - cuerpodepaz
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