What Everyone Needs to Know About Trout Or Steelhead Creek Fishing
Trout or steelhead creek fishing in Alaskan waters is certainly a great sport to engage in. It does not matter if you are a neophyte or a seasoned veteran with several fishing years under your belt; the Alaska steelhead trout (predominantly silver cousin of the rainbow trout) will still pose as a wonderful challenge.
Nonetheless, the only kind of trout or steelhead creek fishing that is allowed in these waters is the catch-and-release method. This is to ensure a sustainable sports fishing industry that protects both the Alaska steelhead trout (also known as the sea roving rainbow trout and the sea run rainbow trout,) and the rest of the ecosystem that relies on the health of the indigenous fish population as well.
If you are on your way to the Alaskan creek fishing grounds, some of the best sites for steelhead fishing are: Kailua Creek and Karok River in Kodiak; Anchor Rivers and Deep Creeks in Kenai; Copper River Tributaries in Chugach; Peterson Creek and Taku River in Juneau; and Thomas Creek in Wrangell. Hasselborg Creek, Plopilor River and Port Bank in Sitka are also wonderful places to fish; as with Castle River and Kah Sheets Creek in Petersburg. Steelhead trout is also especially abundant in Karta River, Salmon Bay, Thorne, and Staney Creek (Prince of Wales); in Fish Creeks and McDonald Lake System (Ketchikan); in Sapsucker River (Nelson Lagoon); and in Russell Creek (Cold Bay.)
