Best Salmon Fishing near Anchorage 

Captain Ray was fantastic. Even though the fish did not cooperate for us that day, he worked hard from start to finish to give us every opportunity to hook one. You could tell he genuinely wanted everyone on the boat to succeed. What impressed me the most was his patience. We had some very young, pretty restless kids on board, and he never got frustrated or let it affect the trip. He stayed calm, encouraging, and made sure everyone had a good experience. He was also great to talk with and shared a lot of local knowledge. One of the highlights was seeing bald eagles perched up in the cottonwoods along the river. It was an awesome bonus to an already memorable trip. You cannot control whether the fish bite, but you can control the effort and experience, and Captain Ray knocked both out of the park. I would absolutely book with him again.

The only reason this wasn’t a great trip was due to the weather. We were out on a cold, rainy day. Our captain was Terry, and he did everything in his power to make our trip a great experience. We were really thankful for the canopy on the boat, especially when no one else fishing had one! With about 20 minutes left in our trip, my son caught a king salmon. Terry was so excited for him and made the experience truly exciting. He was a great captain and a lot of fun.

We had a great day in the Kinik River. Brian was a fantastic guide. My husband caught a tiny fish, but the most important part was being in the river surrounded by mountains and trees. Weather was perfect! Would def do it again.

Salmon fishing was down this year so not totally surprised we didn’t get any. Captain Brian did a great job trying to get us on the fish and I enjoyed our conversation and trip. Weather was perfect fortunately.

This fishing expedition was a wonderful experience for husband and I. We, along with a couple from Texas, fished the Knik River while Jeremy entertained us with yarns and jokes! The weather started out misty at our departure time of 10:30 a.m., but the skies broke and we enjoyed beautiful sunshine for the rest of our time. We only caught a couple of silver salmon (made for a great husband/wife competition of whose was larger!) and Jeremy cleaned, fileted, and packaged them up for us to take. This was a Bucket List check for a true Alaskan Adventure!

We added a early morning trip in the Knik River with Ray a week before our scheduled trip. They made the booking and scheduling very easy and never would have thought we would get on a boat at the last minute during the busy season. Ray put us on Silvers all morning and knows these rivers better than most. This was the first salmon trip for my teenage daughter and wife and Ray walked through exactly what to do to hookup. Will absolutely be back for another trip with them for Coho and need to give these Kings a go too of course. Dan, Wendy and Brynne San Antonio, TX

Worse thing I can say about this fishing trip was that there were no Starbucks open at 430am in route to Knik. Jeremy was a great boat captain and he had the right demeanor and attitude. I honestly wished I had fished with him both days instead of go to Kenai the day before. Great trip caught three but only keep 2. The motor blade saved one of the fish.

Captain Jeremy was FANTASTIC!! Love the way he took time to teach us so much about Salmon fishing. This was my first time so it was all very helpful. I would definitely do this trip again. Thanks Jeremy for making our trip so enjoyable!!!! Loved having Stormy in board as well. 😁🎣

We caught one silver salmon on a 5 hour trip. The Captain worked at it, but after talking to them it wasn’t the best place to spend the money to try ans catch fish. It was a good area to vist but just not to fish.