Alaska Fly Fishing Tours
Independent · Anchor Point, Alaska
Alaska Fly Fishing Tours is an independent fishing guide based in Anchor Point, Alaska, running walk and wade, drift boat, and backcountry trips for rainbow trout, dolly varden, arctic grayling, steelhead, and pacific salmon on Anchor River, Deep Creek, Kenai River, Kasilof River, and Ninilchik River. You book directly with the guide, and Driftline takes no commission.
Grant Anderson guides wade and drift-boat fly trips on the Kenai Peninsula out of Anchor Point, fishing the Anchor River, Deep Creek, Kenai, Kasilof and Ninilchik for rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, grayling, steelhead and salmon.
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Much of the fishing here happens on foot. The service is built around guided river bank trips on the lower Kenai Peninsula, sold in half day, full day and extended day lengths, for anglers who would rather wade than spend the day in a boat. Drift boat days on the Kenai and Kasilof rivers are priced separately, and the operation also runs hike-in trips, fly-in trips and multi day float trips. Grant Anderson owns the business and states he has guided in Alaska since 1992. The base is Anchor Point, near Homer, and the meeting point for most bank trips is The Fly Box tackle shop there. Home water is the Anchor River, about 15 miles from Homer, along with Deep Creek, the Ninilchik, Kasilof and Kenai rivers and Humpy Creek. Float trips reach further afield, to the Alagnak and American rivers and Moraine Creek in Katmai National Park and to the Goodnews, Togiak and Kwethluk rivers in the Bristol Bay area, with custom floats running three to ten days. Target species are rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic grayling, steelhead and Pacific salmon. Anglers are asked to bring their own gear where possible, but rods, reels, flies, tackle and hip boots or waders can be supplied. Beginners are taken, and the operators state they welcome veterans and anglers with disabilities.
Tripswalk and wadedrift boatbackcountry
RatesHalf day $200, full day $300, extended day $350; drift boat $350 per person
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What waters does Alaska Fly Fishing Tours fish?
Alaska Fly Fishing Tours guides Anchor River, Deep Creek, Kenai River, Kasilof River, and Ninilchik River, out of Anchor Point, Alaska. Trips are matched to water conditions and the season, so the exact stretch depends on when you fish.
What fish can you catch with Alaska Fly Fishing Tours?
On Alaska Fly Fishing Tours's trips you're targeting rainbow trout, dolly varden, arctic grayling, steelhead, and pacific salmon. What's biting shifts through the year, and the guide sets the day around what's fishing best on their home water.
What kind of trips does Alaska Fly Fishing Tours run?
Alaska Fly Fishing Tours runs walk and wade, drift boat, and backcountry trips on Anchor River, Deep Creek, Kenai River, Kasilof River, and Ninilchik River. Reach out for exact trip lengths, group sizes, and what's included. The guide sets those directly.
When is the fishing season with Alaska Fly Fishing Tours?
The Anchor River carries a king salmon run in May and June, and fishes for silver salmon and steelhead in the fall. The Alagnak River in Katmai holds one of the larger sockeye runs and also produces rainbow trout. Float trips and fly-in trips are booked well ahead of the season.
Do I need a fishing license to fish in Alaska?
Yes: everyone fishing Alaska waters needs a valid Alaska fishing license. You buy your own; get it from Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Alaska Fly Fishing Tours can point you to the right one for your trip.
How do I book a trip with Alaska Fly Fishing Tours?
You book directly with Alaska Fly Fishing Tours: through their website at alaskaflyfishingtours.com or by phone. Driftline lists the guide but takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.
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