Ketchikan Guided Fly Fishing Tour

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5 reviews

Excursion Overview

Grab a reel and enjoy one of Alaska's favorite past times

Take advantage of Alaska's ideal fly fishing conditions with this guided fishing tour! Your guide will pick you up from the dock and take you to get outfitted with all the fishing gear you'll need. Then you'll be ready to start reeling them in!

You'll be fishing mainly for rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, and Dolly Varden trout. Ketchikan is a fishing hotspot, famous for its abundant populations of marine life. We'll drive you out to a peaceful spot where you can get away from the crowds of downtown. While multiple locations may be used for fishing, this tour primarily focuses on Ward Creek and White River.

If you're not a fishing expert, don't worry. You'll have help from your experienced fly fisherman guide. Fly fishing utilizes small, lightweight, artificial "flies" for bait, which are essentially an imitation of a bug or a small fish.

Get ready to sit back, relax, and enjoy a peaceful day of catching fish in the beautiful wilderness of Southeast Alaska.

Things You Need to Know

Inclusions:

  • Roundtrip transportation from the cruise ship dock
  • Bottled water
  • Fishing gear/equipment
  • Guidance from an experienced fly fisherman

Requirements:

  • This tour requires that you obtain a 1-day fishing license, which can be purchased through the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game
  • Minimum age: 5 years old
  • Guests must be comfortable walking short distances
  • Signed liability waiver

Duration: 5.5 hours (Roundtrip from cruise terminal.)

  • 15 minutes - transportation from the cruise terminal to our facility
  • outfitting at our facility
  • fishing
  • 15 minutes - transportation back to the cruise terminal

Meeting Instructions:

  • This tour meets at the Bronze Statue on the north side of the Visitor's Center. Fully detailed instructions are included on your finalized ticket vouchers. If your ship docks at Ward Cove, you will be picked up there and you do not need to take the shuttle.

ADA Accessibility of Tour:

  • This tour is not wheelchair or limited mobility accessible.

Refund Policy:

  • You may cancel for any reason up to seven (7) days prior to the date of the tour for a full refund.
  • Please see our Refund Policy Page for complete details.

Frequently Asked Questions

Wildlife is abundant in Southeast Alaska and sightings are possible on any tour. However, this is not a designated wildlife tour and nothing can be guaranteed.

We recommend purchasing your one-day fishing license online through the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game

The minimum age for this tour is 5 years old. Purchase of a child's ticket must be accompanied by two adult tickets. If purchasing tickets for only 1 adult and 1 child, an adult-priced ticket must be purchased for the child. Please contact us with questions.

Non-alcoholic beverages in closeable containers and snacks are allowed on tour.

Bottled water is provided.

Guests must be comfortable walking short distances.

Layered clothing and water-resistant jackets are recommended.

 

Guest Reviews

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James B

On Jul 2024

My son and I signed up for this as we have never fly-fished before. This also looked more fun than the usual cruise excursion of getting on a boat a trolling for fish. AT THE SHOP The section we were in was small but had numerous supplies for just about anything you could need. We were fitted with waders and boots. We did not have a license, so we went online and got that taken care of (should have done this in advance). FISHING Our guide was confident and knowledgable and was never frustrated with teaching us the simplest of things. She provided us with all of our gear in a parking lot near-ish to where we were going. We walked down the road we came in on to a path that we hiked down to the stream. Some other more experienced fishermen were with us as well that she set up with gear and set them on their way just ahead of us. We were taught the techniques we needed to get started and we were fly fishing!... sort of anyway. It takes a minute to coordinate and get into the groove. LOCATION I don't recall the name of the lake/stream but it was beautiful. The weather was in the 50s and rained off and on all day. Almost perfect if not for the rain. POSSIBLY HELPFUL I have seen plenty of movies and pictures of fly fishing and it's always serene and peaceful and just awesome looking. This trip was all of that. The thing I wasn't prepared for was the hiking in and out plus the unevenness of the rocks we had to stand on and move about on all day. I'm a plus-sized middle-aged dude and I was SPENT by the end of this excursion (only blame myself for not being more in shape). You have to navigate over a few fallen trees plus a few places with current all while trying to plant your feet on slippery-ass moving rocks. While I didn't completely fall into the water, I almost did about five times. My 27 yo son DID fall in twice (haha). I think I used every leg muscle and tendon plus every core muscle group that day. It was totally worth it and I would do this trip again (maybe with a little more exercise beforehand though). SCORE Me and the boy give this experience two thumbs up! ~ james ballard

Steven R

On Jul 2024

I had a great experience with my guide on a stream that was on the other side of Ketchikan from the port. We fished for 4 hours straight and didn t see anyone else the entire time. He helped me with my casting and taught me some new ways to cast under trees. We caught probably about 50 trout in that time. I would recommend this to anyone interested in fly fishing, especially if you are at an intermediate level like I am.

Pamela F

On Sep 2023

Better than expected. Tour guide did a wonderful job will be back to do it again. Made my whole trip worthwhile. Best excursion I have ever had. Thank you.

Kay L

On Aug 2023

Cyrus was a great guide and we had a fabulous experience fishing with him. The record (in our party of four) was fourteen fish with second place catching ten. We learned a lot and caught a lot. It was a spectacular day.

Amanda S

On Jun 2023

Our guide was fantastic. He basically saw that I was proficient and spent the entire time helping my younger son stay on fish. He also took multiple pictures and videos to share with us at the end of the day. I have already recommended this to friends if they go to Ketchikan.

$350.00

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$350.00

Duration: 5.5 hours

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Duration: 5.5 hours



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Passenger (Ages 5+): $350.00