For the adventuring person, exploring the great outdoors can be an exciting excursion. There are many different types of tours and adventures an individual can pursue for a once in a lifetime experience.
An Alaskan adventure provides a unique experience to witness the beauty of the last American frontier.
What to Fish and When
Alaska is known for its fishing industry and offers year round adventures, from bay fishing to ice fishing. If you are looking to experience as much as possible, and less interested in the unique Alaskan winters, the best time to visit is during June, July, and August.
During this time, salmon fishing reigns supreme, including king, pink, red, silver, and chum salmon. King salmon can weigh 30 pounds, on average, and the mature ones, at 7 years old, can weigh as much as 50 pounds!
If you are looking for halibut, fall is the best time, from September to October. The weather can be more inclement at this time, but the beautiful fall foliage is breathtaking.
Limits on Fishing
Fishing for a half day, or up to a week, can yield a high return of fish. These fish are not wasted, and can be shipped to your home. There are no limits on pounds of fish – only on how many fish you can catch a day, or per year.
You can only catch a total of 5 king salmon per year, and 4 halibut per year. With king salmon maxing out at 50 pounds and halibut weighing as much as 500 pounds and measuring 8 feet in length, these limits are more than sufficient.
A fisherman can expect to send home between 50 and 100 pounds during their fishing adventure.
Disappearing Snow Crab and King Crab
Unfortunately, not all the fishing in Alaska is fairing well. With rising temperatures, an estimated 1 billion snow crab have disappeared. This has severely damaged the crabbing industry.
Snow crabs are not the only crab affected, as king crab numbers are also waning. Due to these decreasing numbers, crabbing season has been canceled the last two years. Alaskans take their fishing industry seriously, and these decreasing numbers have the potential to devastate many fishermen.
Taking Your Adventure Home
When you go fishing in Alaska, you are able to ship your catches home. Although you may be able to take the fish home with you, it can be difficult to want to leave! From fishing the beautiful lakes and bays of Alaska, basking in the wild and awe-inspiring landscape, and witnessing the untouched wildlife in the national forests, many adventurers may want to bottle up that feeling and find their own piece of paradise at home.
Although your freezer may be full after such an excursion, the feelings of being in the peaceful wild can be recreated at home. Find your own local lake and get an inboard electric boat motor to attach to a new or used boat.
These motors offer a green alternative to your basic boat motor, helping to ensure that you are doing your part to keep your own little piece of paradise as peaceful and wild as possible.
Conclusion
Traveling to Alaska and experiencing a different lifestyle can make you reflect on your own life. Although there are many heart-pumping adrenaline rushes when reeling in a big catch, having some peaceful reflection time can truly be life-changing.
Alaska is a location that every adventurer should explore, as it provides many thrills, nature, and an amazing feeling of contentedness.