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 Chiniak Bay at 80 for Lingcod.
In peak season this week: Coho salmon and 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 7:48 AM AKDT. Best window is the rest of today.
PKZ761 · 7 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 8 PM-12 AM (peak 80)
PKZ810 · 4 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 4-11 PM (peak 79)
PKZ742 · 18 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 4 PM-12 AM (peak 79)
PKZ816 · 25 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7-10 PM (peak 79)
PKZ802 · 21 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 6-11 PM (peak 81)
PKZ809 · 14 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 79)
PKZ817 · 27 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 81)
PKZ762 · 50 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 6 PM-12 AM (peak 79)
PKZ752 · 112 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7 PM-12 AM (peak 78)
PKZ806 · 9 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 4-9 PM (peak 77)
PKZ804 · 15 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 7 PM-12 AM (peak 76)
PKZ765 · 42 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 6-11 PM (peak 78)
PKZ730 · 33 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 8-11 PM (peak 80)
PKZ725 · 130 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 82)
PKZ724 · 100 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 82)
PKZ811 · 5 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 8 PM-12 AM (peak 75)
PKZ726 · 215 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 82)
PKZ805 · 10 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6 PM-12 AM (peak 76)
PKZ813 · 40 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 77)
PKZ756 · 29 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7-10 PM (peak 83)
PKZ740 · 40 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 77)
PKZ812 · 21 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 5-10 PM (peak 71)
PKZ784 · 214 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7 PM-12 AM (peak 75)
PKZ814 · 29 named spots
Top now: Pacific cod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 76)
PKZ815 · 40 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 75)
PKZ808 · 6 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 78)
PKZ803 · 14 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 8 PM-12 AM (peak 80)
PMZ154 · 0 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 10 AM-1 PM (peak 62)
PMZ153 · 0 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 2-5 PM (peak 62)
PKZ652 · 2 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 6-10 PM (peak 74)
PMZ151 · 0 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 10 AM-1 PM (peak 60)
PKZ766 · 28 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 8-10 PM (peak 64)
PMZ152 · 0 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 10 AM-1 PM (peak 58)
PKZ777 · 7 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 8-11 PM (peak 77)
PKZ775 · 10 named spots
Top now: Pacific cod · Best window 8-11 PM (peak 75)
PKZ807 · 2 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7 PM-12 AM (peak 69)
PKZ786 · 39 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 10 PM-12 AM (peak 68)
PKZ787 · 53 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 10 PM-12 AM (peak 64)
PMZ161 · 0 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 3-8 PM (peak 49)
PMZ171 · 0 named spots
Top now: Coho salmon · Best window 6-9 PM (peak 43)
Scoring best right now
Each species' best score in a Alaska bay system this hour.
- 80Great
- Coho salmon77Great
Best in Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM · scored in 66 bay systems
Peak season - 70Great
- 68Great
- 67Great
- 58Good
- 35Fair
- 35Fair
- 35Fair
Species guides · 10
Season, water temperature, depth, structure, tackle and regulations for each species in Alaska waters.
- Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch · sea-runPeak season, changing this weekpeak
- LingcodOphiodon elongatus · nearshorePeak season, about 2 more weekspeak
- Pacific codGadus macrocephalus · bottomShoulder season, about 2 more weeksshoulder
- Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis · bottomShoulder season, about 2 more weeksshoulder
- RockfishSebastes spp. · nearshoreShoulder season, about 2 more weeksshoulder
- SablefishAnoplopoma fimbria · bottomShoulder season, about 2 more weeksshoulder
- Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha · sea-runOff season, about 23 more weeksoff
- Chum salmonOncorhynchus keta · sea-runOff season, about 2 more weeksoff
- Pink salmonOncorhynchus gorbuscha · sea-runOff season, about 2 more weeksoff
- Sockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerka · sea-run
Regulations and licenses
Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Synced with ADF&G Sep 16, 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.