Halibut Fishing Charter in Hoonah & Icy Strait Point

My wife and son joined me on a fantastic experience fly fishing Game Creek on August 26th, 2026. Our guide was Elliott (the owner’s son)! I would not have wanted anyone else. He did such a great job and was so kind and worked really hard for us. He grew up on the island. He met us in the parking lot of the excursion hub a short walk from the cruise port. It was maybe a 30 minute van ride to the trailhead after he outfitted us with waders and grabbed the appropriate fishing gear. It was about a 10 minute walk on the trail. Upon arrival to the creek, we found there was a large Alaskan brown bear upstream from us 100 yards or so. Got to watch him catch a salmon! Elliott was well armed to protect us from any bear encounters (pump 12 gauge, handgun, and bear spray). Although he said there’s plenty of food so the bears never bother them. After being in awe of all the pink salmon migrating, we began casting and caught roughly 25 pink salmon and some Dolly Varden in our three hours. It was a fantastic time. Highly recommend this trip and Elliott! I wanted a authentic Alaskan experience that included some hiking, river walking, fly fishing, wildlife and salmon fishing! Having my son hear Elliott’s stories of growing up there was so great for my son. (Elliott is the one in the Kuiu camo jacket.)

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