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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wjschmaltz" data-source="post: 340850" data-attributes="member: 6150">YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION IN MID JUNE!!!The Susitna drainage is pretty limited to Chinook that time of year and an emergency order was put in place only allowing catch and release.  That can and likely will change hopefully by mid June on the Deshka.  I've fished the Deshka a few times and like all king fishing, it's hit or miss. If you just want a fight and a picture with a big old king, it's worth looking into.  I've fished with these guys once and had a good time: <a href="https://phantomsalmoncharters.com/services/" target="_blank">Fishing Tours Talkeetna, AK | Phantom Tri-River Charters (phantomsalmoncharters.com</a>) and we did better than most on the river. It' worth calling around and watching the emergency announcements.  I suspect (hope) it will be open to retention of kings by mid June.  That's the only place I would really recommend north of Anchorage around that time.  From Denali Park to Cooper Landing is a minimum of 6 hours of driving.  That's without tourist traffic so add on a couple hours.  If by the time you're in Anchorage and are sick of driving but still want to fish, Whittier is a solid option and only about 1.5 hours from Anchorage. Crazy Ray's is a great option out of there.  If you just want to fish and don't care about touristy stuff, then Whittier is an hour closer than Seward and just a scenic and the fishing will be about the same.  The boat ride out of Seward can be a long one to get to where fish are.  My favorite place to fish halibut on the KP is out of Ninilchik/Deep Creek. You're looking at 3-4 hour car ride from Anchorage to get there. The boat rides are short and you have just as good or better shot at a 100lb fish as anywhere else.  What you sacrifice is the scenery and the marine wildlife that Seward and Whittier have, which is fine by me. Fished with Captains Steve's out of Deep Creek last year and had a good trip (ask for captain Chuck). You may get extra lucky and get a calm day and be able to run to where basically all the world record Ling Cod have been caught but it would take some luck. Keyo and Cook Inlet Charters are also good (among several others I'm sure).  You may get lucky and hook into some saltwater salmon, but I wouldn't count on it.  A bit too early.  I've never personally been a fan of fishing out of Homer after about April 15th.  Some people love it, but to catch big fish and a variety of fish, the boat ride is WAY further than other places for the same thing.  The marketing team for the city of Homer is world class, that's for sure.  No matter where you go, expect rough seas and rain so you're not disappointed.  The Kenai is bubbling with sockeye by mid June. That's where I spend most of June. There are tons of operations floating out of Cooper Landing. Fish em LLC is one I always hear good things about. If you do it, make sure you got one leaving EARLY.  Like 4-5 am early and I would go Monday-Wednesday if possible.  You get on that river after 7 am and you will never again complain about a crowded fishing spot in your life! Mid June is peak for the early run on the Kenai and solstice weekend is always the busiest of the year here.  Realize sockeye fishing is a different experience so do a little research online and see if that's something you're interested in.  Could head down to Kasliof are if you want to get a fresh water king.  The real shit part of freshwater salmon fishing is either they are there or they are not.  There really isn't any "lets go find em" like what we're all used to in ND.</blockquote>

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