Ice Fishing

Go fish­ing right in Anchor­age – whether you have only have a few hours or a full day. Rent a gear pack­age and fish on your own. Or, hire one of our local guides to take you on a guid­ed tour to land your dream catch. You can also buy bait and fish­ing licenses.

The lakes and rivers of Inte­ri­or Alas­ka teem with fish, and char­ters from Why Knot Adven­tures offer a great oppor­tu­ni­ty to go catch them. Cast in sum­mer­time while float­ing out on a shim­mer­ing lake, or expe­ri­ence the unique thrill of ice fish­ing in win­ter. If you’re lucky, you may even be under the famous north­ern lights!

See­ing the North­ern Lights is an unfor­get­table win­ter­time expe­ri­ence. Of course, you nev­er know quite when (or even if) Moth­er Nature is going to unleash the dis­play into the night sky. So while you wait, you’ll be try­ing your hand at anoth­er activ­i­ty that’s unique to the Alaskan win­ter: ice fishing!

Expe­ri­ence the fab­u­lous­ly unique sport of ice fish­ing in win­ter. Own­er, Rod Pang­born and his team of skilled guides based in North Pole will coach you, based on what­ev­er your skill lev­el. Choose from a day­time expe­ri­ence, or an evening tour with a chance to view the north­ern lights.

Ever gone ice fish­ing? Cari­bou lake is a great place to enjoy this cold and unique expe­ri­ence. You can spend a qui­et day to your­self, fish­ing for Dol­ly Var­den and Koka­nee. Or if you’re feel­ing more com­pet­i­tive, you can par­tic­i­pate in the Sno­mad’s (Home­r’s snow machine club) annu­al ice fish­ing con­test. (Either way, dress in warm lay­ers and be pre­pared to sit or stand in the cold!)