It’s never too soon to begin planning your next vacation, so let’s talk about the best time to reserve a lodge for your Alaskan adventure.
Whether you want the full Alaskan experience during your fishing excursion — where you will have the chance to view the Northern Lights — or enjoy the natural beauty of the Alaskan landscape without needing to pack your parka and snow boots, you’ll surely find the perfect lodge for the time of year you would like to visit. You just need to keep some basic advice in mind.
Where should you go?
Alaska fishing lodges all inclusive trips make it easy for you to have your dream vacation. In Alaska alone, you will have 42 lodges from several different companies to choose between, so you can definitely find a lodge that meets all of your needs.
Do you want to go freshwater or saltwater fishing? Will you have the option to fish without a guide? Will you have the option to drive in or is your lodge in a location with exclusively airplane access? Finally, the most important deciding factor: your travel destination. This primarily depends on what you would like to reel in.
Once you’ve decided on a lodge to reserve, you’ll have a variety of travel options. You can plan out every step from your walking out of your front door to settling into your lodge.
It is no secret that Alaska has an abundance of wildlife, but you’ll have to face the difficult task of deciding what environment you most want to surround yourself with and where you’d like to stay. Once you have figured out some of your basic travel logistics, it’s time to figure out the best time of year for you to plan your trip.
What time of year should you go?
Before planning your trip, booking a lodge, and traveling to Alaska, you should already have decided on what type of fishing you want to do and during which season(s) those species of fish are most active. Knowing this can make or break your success as an angler.
If you are lucky, the fish you’re after might have a nearly year long run while others might have two shorter active seasons. Several types of salmon are active in the beginning of summer and again for the second time mid-fall, while others like rainbow trout have a roughly 11-month long active period.
Catching the right fish
Furthermore, certain fishing requires additional licensing. For instance, if you plan on fishing for king salmon, you will need both a fishing license acquired through the state of Alaska, as well as a stamp permitting you to catch that type of fish specifically. You can either purchase one online or from a number of sporting goods stores in person; whichever is more convenient for you.
After wrapping up your day long fishing trip, drop your catch off to be cleaned and prepared, and head back into town to enjoy some of the popular local hangouts and revel in your fish tales over a few beers and a hearty meal. Planning the perfect Alaskan fishing trip does not have to be stressful. And once all that is done, all that’s left for you to do is to gather your fishing buddies for the trip of a lifetime and go see all that Alaska has to offer.
