Fishing guides for salmon.

179 guides in the Driftline directory run trips for salmon, across Alaska, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

179 guides · Alaska, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin

179 guides in the Driftline directory run trips for salmon. They are based in Juneau, AK, Monroe, MI, and Sheboygan, WI, plus 115 other towns. Trips run as nearshore, walk and wade, stillwater, and drift boat for halibut, walleye, perch, smallmouth bass, and largemouth bass. 44 of the 179 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example spring and Fall and apr to Dec). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

Water where guides here run salmon trips, photographed by 49th Fathom Charters49th Fathom, AK
Water where guides here run salmon trips
179 guides for salmon
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Which guides run salmon trips?

49th Fathom Charters, A2Z Guide Service, AA Phoenix Fishing Charters, Adirondack TrOutfitters Guide Service, Adirondack-Champlain Guide Service, and Adrian LaSorte Guide Service, and 173 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

Where can you fish for salmon with a guide?

On Southeast Alaska, Detroit River, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Salmon River, Lake Ontario tributaries, Lake Champlain, and Long Pond, across Alaska, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

What kind of trips target salmon?

nearshore, walk and wade, stillwater, drift boat, backcountry, and jet boat trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When is the season for salmon?

44 of the 179 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example spring and Fall and apr to Dec).

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide for salmon?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

More on the species: Salmon on Wikipedia.

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