Alaska · Alaska
Alaska saltwater fishing forecast
66 bay systems and 4,012 named spots on the Alaska Pacific coast, with 29 NOAA tide stations. Right now the top-scoring bay system is Clarence Strait at 62 for Lingcod.
- Bay systems
- 66
- Named spots
- 4,012
- Tide stations
- 29
- Species guides
- 10
Bay systems right now · 66
Scores from the Waterlands engine, computed 6:04 PM AKDT. Best window is the rest of today.
PKZ761 · 7 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-8 PM (peak 60)
PKZ742 · 18 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-8 PM (peak 60)
PKZ740 · 40 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-8 PM (peak 60)
PKZ805 · 10 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 61)
PKZ724 · 100 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7-8 PM (peak 66)
PKZ725 · 130 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7-9 PM (peak 64)
PKZ726 · 215 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7-9 PM (peak 65)
PKZ730 · 33 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-8 PM (peak 58)
PKZ762 · 50 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 59)
PKZ803 · 14 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 59)
PKZ806 · 9 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 59)
PKZ808 · 6 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 59)
PKZ810 · 4 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 57)
PKZ817 · 27 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 59)
PKZ804 · 15 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 57)
PKZ802 · 21 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 57)
PKZ809 · 14 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 59)
PKZ814 · 29 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 54)
PKZ813 · 40 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6 PM-12 AM (peak 56)
PKZ815 · 40 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 53)
PKZ816 · 25 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 8-10 PM (peak 59)
PKZ812 · 21 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 49)
PKZ811 · 5 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 8-9 PM (peak 52)
PKZ752 · 112 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 8-10 PM (peak 56)
PKZ652 · 2 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-8 PM (peak 46)
PKZ765 · 42 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7-10 PM (peak 51)
PKZ775 · 10 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 9 PM-12 AM (peak 50)
PKZ807 · 2 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6 PM-12 AM (peak 40)
PKZ784 · 214 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6 PM-12 AM (peak 45)
PKZ777 · 7 named spots
Top now: Chinook salmon · Best window 9-10 PM (peak 47)
PKZ785 · 162 named spots
Top now: Chinook salmon · Best window 7-9 PM (peak 49)
PMZ151 · 0 named spots
Top now: Chinook salmon · Best window 12 PM-12 AM (peak 35)
PMZ161 · 0 named spots
Top now: Chinook salmon · Best window 11 AM-12 AM (peak 35)
PKZ756 · 29 named spots
Top now: Chinook salmon · Best window 8 PM-12 AM (peak 48)
PMZ152 · 0 named spots
Top now: Chinook salmon · Best window 12 PM-12 AM (peak 35)
PMZ154 · 0 named spots
Top now: Chinook salmon · Best window 12 PM-12 AM (peak 35)
PMZ153 · 0 named spots
Top now: Chinook salmon · Best window 12 PM-12 AM (peak 35)
PMZ171 · 0 named spots
Top now: Chinook salmon · Best window 12 PM-12 AM (peak 35)
PKZ786 · 39 named spots
Top now: Pacific cod · Best window 5 PM-12 AM (peak 36)
PKZ787 · 53 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 5 PM-12 AM (peak 35)
PKZ766 · 28 named spots
Top now: Pacific cod · Best window 7 PM-12 AM (peak 38)
Scoring best right now
Each species' best score in a Alaska bay system this hour.
- 62Good
- 35Fair
- Coho salmon35Fair
Best in Barren Islands East · scored in 60 bay systems
- 35Fair
- Pacific halibut35Fair
Best in Adak to Kiska Bering Side · scored in 60 bay systems
- 35Fair
- Sablefish35Fair
Best in Barren Islands East · scored in 60 bay systems
Species guides · 10
Season, water temperature, depth, structure, tackle and regulations for each species in Alaska waters.
- Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha · sea-runOff season, about 17 more weeksoff
- LingcodOphiodon elongatus · nearshoreOff season, about 25 more weeksoff
- Pacific codGadus macrocephalus · bottomOff season, about 25 more weeksoff
- RockfishSebastes spp. · nearshoreOff season, about 24 more weeksoff
- Chum salmonOncorhynchus keta · sea-run
- Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch · sea-run
- Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis · bottom
- Pink salmonOncorhynchus gorbuscha · sea-run
- SablefishAnoplopoma fimbria · bottom
- Sockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerka · sea-run
Regulations and licenses
Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Synced with ADF&G Oct 31, 2026.
Alaska has no separate saltwater license. The sport fishing license applies in fresh and marine waters, and a king salmon stamp is also required to fish for king salmon. Saltwater rules are in the regional sport fishing regulations (Southeast, Southcentral, Southwest, Northern), and emergency orders supersede them. The license store blocks automated requests; link taken from the ADF&G Sport Fishing Licenses page.
No reviewed rules are on file for Alaska yet. Check the regulator's page before you keep a fish.