Kenai Fisheries Experience Growing Pains

"Kenai residents say that other Alaskan dipnetters are putting their fishery in danger, creating coastal erosion, polluting the water and littering along the Kenai and Kasilof rivers..."
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/102807/coa_20071028032.shtml

Seems to me like the last statement of the article makes the most sense. As the fisheries become more popular, there need to be tighter controls, more enforcement from officers and more facilities (like garbage cans) so people can do the right thing. As for the fisheries being created for a specific group of people, that just doesn't seem right. All Alaskan residents should be free to use the fisheries because they were paid for by everyone.

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Alaska Cruise Fishing Excursions

When you go on an Alaska cruise, there's no better way to experience the "real" Alaska than to try your hand at Alaska sport fishing. Most cruise lines offer trip excursions at each port. Excursions are packaged activities that are organized by the cruise line.

Why should you book a fishing excursion through your cruise ship?

Booking a fishing excursion through your Alaska cruise can simplify your plans because you don't have to do the same research to find a fishing guide or rent fishing tackle, the cruise line has already done it for you. Also, you don't need to worry about returning to the ship late and having it leave without you. The cruise ship will always wait until all of the organized shore excursions have returned before the ship leaves the dock. And, most importantly the quality of your fishing excursion is probably going to be very good because it has been evaluated and approved by the cruise line.

What is the downside of booking a fishing excursion through your cruise ship?

Well, depending on the particular fishing excursion, it could be crowded with other cruise passengers. Also, let's say the excursion is for King Salmon Fishing, if you're in Alaska during mid April, that excursion probably won't be offered and if it is, you won't be catching a lot of fish. If you use a local guide, he can cater the trip to the fish that will be in season the time of year that you're visiting. Another big caveat of fishing shore excursions is the cost. For 3 hours of fishing (counting transportation time to your fishing location) a shore excursion will cost you around $150 to $200. The prices go up from there if the excursion involves a float plane or a longer time frame.

Find out what your cruise line offers and start planning your trip from there. See more on Alaska cruise fishing

New Resource for Alaska Anglers

New Alaska fishing website, Alaska Fishing 411 gives information about fishing locations, fishing licenses, fly fishing and more.

Check it out http://www.alaskafishing411.com