Ketchikan Salmon
Charter
Locally owned salmon & halibut charters in the Salmon Capital of the World — small groups, all gear aboard, departing steps from the Ketchikan cruise docks.
- ★★★★★ 550+ five-star reviews
- TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice 2025
- 30,000+ guests since 2009
- USCG-licensed & insured
Family-run since 2009. Four boats, six guests apiece, one obsession.
Family-run charters,
big-water results.
We’ve spent a lifetime fishing the protected waters around Ketchikan — so we know where the kings hold, when the silvers run, and how to put first-timers and seasoned anglers alike on fish.
You’ll chase Chinook, coho, pink and chum salmon plus hard-pulling Pacific halibut, all inside the calm, scenic channels of the Inside Passage — with whales and eagles for company.
- Locally owned & operated — not a cruise-line concession
- Kids, beginners & multi-generation groups welcome
- Rods, reels, tackle, bait & rain gear all provided
Just bring a jacket. We handle the rest.
Three ways to fish, plus a quick wildlife run.
Private Salmon Charter
Chase hard-fighting kings, silvers, pinks & chum in sheltered, scenic water.
Private Halibut Charter
Drop to the deep for Pacific halibut, lingcod & rockfish — freezer-filling fish.
Private Salmon & Halibut ComboMost popular
The full Alaska mixed bag — a whole day chasing salmon and halibut both.
Private Wildlife & Eagle Tour
Not fishing? A quick narrated cruise for whales, eagles & sea lions.
Every charter is genuinely all-inclusive.
Just bring a jacket and your sense of adventure.
- All gear includedPremium rods, reels, tackle, bait & ice — rigged and ready when you step aboard.
- Always privateYour own boat and captain — every charter is private to your group, never shared with strangers.
- Licensed & safeUSCG-licensed captains, full safety gear, and a small, well-kept fleet of four boats.
- Your catch, handledWe clean & bag your catch at the dock; a third-party processor then fillets, packs & overnight-ships it home.
Booking to freezer, in four steps.
Book your date
Reserve online or call. Tell us your group size and, if cruising, your ship’s schedule.
Meet at the docks
We meet you right at the cruise-ship gangway with a sign — no taxis, no hassle.
Fish the good water
Your captain runs straight to the bite and coaches you through every hook-up.
Shipped to your door
We take your catch to a trusted third-party processor, who fillets, vacuum-packs and overnight-ships it straight to your house.
Whales, eagles & the wild Inside Passage.
Between bites you’ll share the morning with breaching humpbacks, orcas, bald eagles overhead and sea lions on the rocks. Ask about adding the Wildlife & Eagle Tour.
550+ five-star reviews and counting.
“Best trip of our whole cruise. The kids each landed a salmon, and we saw a whale on the way back.”
Raquel Z. — Family of five · Combo Charter
“We limited out on halibut in three hours. Top gear, spotless boat, a captain who loves it. 11 out of 10.”
Jake C. · Halibut Charter
“Picked us up right at the gangway and shipped our catch home for us. Can’t recommend them enough.”
Scott O. · Salmon Charter
Steps from the cruise docks — no car needed.
Meet us downtown,
steps from the ships.
- Meeting pointBerth III, Front Street — we meet you at the gangway with a sign.
- SeasonDaily, May–September. Departure times are set around your cruise schedule or your group’s plans.
- Call to book(907) 555-0117
Summer 2026 is filling — lock in your dates.
Your Alaska fish story starts here.
Tell us your group size and cruise schedule, and we’ll match you with the right trip and the right tide.