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Alaska Steelhead Fishing Spots

Steelhead are the migrating version of a Rainbow Trout and are a top fighter for their size. Anglers are known to stand in partially frozen rivers to catch this beautiful fish. Here’s where to find them:

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Steelhead Fishing Spots

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Kasilof River - North Shore Access

Kasilof River - North Shore Access

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Kasilof Riv­er per­son­al use salmon fish­ery. Per­mit and fish­ing license required. Dip­net­ting avail­able to Alas­ka res­i­dents. Con­firm sea­son with ADF&G.

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Deep Creek

Deep Creek

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King salmon enter Deep Creek dur­ing late May and ear­ly June and con­tin­ue to spawn into ear­ly July. Watch for their dark red bod­ies in the rif­fles and deep­er holes. A very lim­it­ed fish­ing sea­son is pro­vid­ed dur­ing the ear­ly sum­mer for kings and steelheads.

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Ninilchik River

Ninilchik River

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King salmon enter dur­ing late-May and ear­ly-June and there are always some fish spawn­ing in areas near the high­way dur­ing ear­ly-July. Wear polar­ized glass­es if you have them and watch for dark red kings in the rif­fles and deep­er holes. A very lim­it­ed fish­ing sea­son is avail­able on these streams dur­ing the ear­ly sum­mer for both salmon and steelhead.