Ketchikan salmon fishing adventure

Capitan Justin gave a great day of salmon fishing. Wonderful adventure with lots of fun and plenty of fish, even a salmon shark adventure!

We did a family salmon fishing charter with Alaska King Fishing in August, 2026. Our captain met us and dropped us off right at our cruise ship dock. Our party included my two grandsons age 6 and 12. Moses, our captain, was extremely helpful and patient with the boys who were "over-the moon' excited about being able to reel in some nice pink salmon. Our 4-hour charter was cut short because we limited out in about 2-1/2 hours! A fabulous experience- would highly recommend these guys if you want to book a fishing charter out of Ketchikan.

Unbelievable experience!! Our captain was great, boat was great, views were fantastic and over had a wonderful time! Silvers and Kings didn’t cooperate but had all the action with pinks wanted and did get a couple bonus silvers.

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We had a great day with Captain Moses. Moses was waiting for us as we departed our cruise ship and quickly got us loaded and on our way. After a short ride we were fishing and enjoying the day. Our group caught 7 pink salmon and 2 coho and took advantage of having it processed and ship back home. We would highly recommend Moses and Alaska King Charter and hope to some day return.

We had a great experience. We were all (4) able to catch our limit of salmon plus a few bonus rockfish. We had originally planned to halibut and salmon fish, but Alaska restricted keeping halibut on Thursday’s, the day we could go. Alaska King fishing charters let us change our reservation to salmon only with no problems. Our guide, Kevin, did an excellent job of putting us on fish. We were catching fish when from what we could see other boats around us were not. Thanks again for the great memories.

Awesome experience all the way from booking to meeting up and of course during the fishing. Reggie was very knowledgeable, flexible and helpful and made this a great trip for us. There were always 3 lines active (unlike some I saw that only put 1 line in at a time) so we caught several coho and rockfish. We had the salmon processed and shipped to our home. Definitely would recommend

Fished with Captain William and his daughter in mid July 2026. Everything about the fishing was fabulous! We caught very large King Salmon. Capt. William knows his business as does all of his family. He took care of having the fish processed and sent home for us to enjoy. I HIGHLY recommend booking fishing with Alaska King Charter. You will catch and feel like family in just 4 hours. We loved it so much we are planning to fly back to Alaska next year just to fish with Capt. William on his wonderful boat that met or exceeded all our needs.

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Excellent service offered. We loved the salmon fishing experience. We rented a private boat for salmon fishing and were very well guided by owner William, who had a lot of patience with all of us. Our whole group fished a salmon. William only returned to the harbor after everyone had caught some fish. Thank you so much for the experience, William.

Overall a bit of a disappointment. Weather was miserable, of course, it's Alaska so we knew this was a risk. Caught no Salmon, only 3 small Cod. We trolled for hours in the same spot without any luck. Only moved to a new spot once. Was hoping this would be the highlight of our trip to Alaska, based on web site and marketed testimonials. I really had my hopes up so was pretty disappointed in the day. I read that June was a good month for Salmon but our guide told us that end of June and beginning of July was not a good time. Hmm?

My wife and I wanted to skip the cruise ship excursions during our port day in Ketchikan. Since we love to fish, my wife found Alaska King Fishing Charter online and booked after a great phone call, trusting their 35+ years of family-owned experience. Her choice completely blew away our expectations! The logistics were seamless. Our captain, Moses, was waiting right at the dock with a massive smile the moment we stepped off the cruise ship. The clean, organized boat was less than 100 yards away and stocked with snacks and drinks. Moses gave us a choice between keeping fish or heading to a catch-and-release spot with more action, on our half day trip. We chose the action, and boy did he deliver! Within minutes, we both had fish on the line. We caught a total of 7 King Salmon—each at least 20 lbs—including a monster 38-inch fish weighing over 40 lbs! The wildlife was spectacular, featuring whales, and numerous eagles swooping just 20 yards away. But the absolute best part of the trip was Moses himself. As a Native Alaskan, his unbridled enthusiasm kept us stoked all day. He was funny, professional, and shared beautiful stories about his family, culture, and growing up in Alaska. He is truly an inspiring, all-around decent human being. Props to my wife for picking the perfect local charter. We cannot recommend Alaska King Charter and Moses enough!

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