Kodiak Island Fishing Spots

One of the eas­i­est beach­es to access from town, this park has a nice over­look and excel­lent water­front with pic­nic sites. In late July through Sep­tem­ber, you can fish from the beach for sil­ver and pink salmon. Bird­ing is good year round, but it’s espe­cial­ly great dur­ing the winter.

Stop off at the bridge and fish or raft on Amer­i­can Riv­er (there’s a good fish­ing spot to the left when you get to the bridge).

Pasagshak State Recre­ation Site on Kodi­ak Island offers a few water­front camp­sites near the mouth of Pasagshak Bay. Sur­round­ed by beach­es and wet­lands, it fea­tures vault toi­lets and a boat launch with sweep­ing ocean views. This scenic spot is ide­al for fish­ing, beach­comb­ing, whale and bear watch­ing, or explor­ing the island’s wild coast, with the town of Kodi­ak just a dri­ve away.

A favorite local spot for fish­ing on the Pasagshak Riv­er. MP 8.5, Pasagshak Rd

Buskin Riv­er State Recre­ation Site near Kodi­ak offers 15 wood­ed camp­sites along a top salmon fish­ery. Sur­round­ed by spruce for­est and coastal beach­es, it fea­tures vault toi­lets, pic­nic shel­ters, and a wheel­chair-acces­si­ble fish­ing plat­form. Ide­al for fish­ing sock­eye, coho, and pink salmon, beach­comb­ing, wildlife watch­ing, or explor­ing Kodiak’s wild charm, with the town min­utes away.

Good fish­ing site. Kodi­ak Island Sports­men Asso­ci­a­tion Fir­ing Range. MP 11.6, Chini­ak Highway

This riv­er flows past a prim­i­tive camp­site (first-come basis, free) and emp­ties into the bay. Only three miles long, the riv­er is fed by Lake Rose Tead, which is a prime spawn­ing area for sock­eye salmon. The riv­er also has runs of pink, chum, and sil­ver salmon, as well as Dol­ly Var­den. Fly fish­er­men love the chal­lenge of fish­ing in the tidal­ly-influ­enced low­er stretch of the riv­er; but spin­ner or fly cast­er, you’ll find good game in this stream,  ...more