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Bristol Bay - Alaska Peninsula - Aleutian Islands - Kodiak Island

Alaska's Southwest is an angler's paradise. This region offers world class sport fisheries that are sampled by anglers from every country. Terrain varies from the grass lands of the Aleutians to the deep lakes and rivers of the Bristol Bay and Lake Iliamna areas. Other attractions include Katmai National park and Preserve and McNeil River State Game Sanctuary.

COMMUNITIES
The Kodiak Island Borough (population 13,309) includes the largest Coast Guard Station in the U.S., as well as several outlying villages. Dillingham (2,017), King Salmon (696), and Dutch Harbor/Unalaska (3,089) are the other major communities in this region where commercial fishing activity causes the summer population to swell.

ACCESS
There are no connecting roads into this region. Scheduled or charter air service is available from Anchorage. State ferries operate year round to Kodiak from Seward and Homer, limited ferry service is available from Kodiak to communities along the Aleutian Chain. Charter service is available from many bush communities.

ANGLING OPPORTUNITIES
From trophy rainbow trout to tremendous annual returns of all five species of Pacific salmon, the Southwest has it all! Some sport fisheries are road accessible from local communities, others require aircraft or boat.

SERVICES
Fly-in lodges dot the Bristol Bay area. Most services can be found in major towns, fly-in charters and outfitters are widely available. Kodiak is a modern city with full services.

WEATHER/WHAT TO WEAR
The Bristol Bay area experiences little rainfall, but is frequently windy. It is quite rainy in Kodiak and the Aleutians with average July temperatures in the low 60s. Good rain gear or a water repellent wind breaker is essential. Layer clothes for warmth.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Kodiak Island Convention and Visitors Bureau
100 Marine Way
Kodiak, AK 99615
(907) 486-4782
FAX (907) 486-6545

Dillingham Chamber of Commerce
Box 348
Dillingham, AK 99576
(907) 842-5115
FAX (907) 842-4097

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Box 27
Dillingham, AK 99576

U.S. Parks Service
Katmai National Park
Box 7 
King Salmon, AK 99613

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