Alaska’s Best Fishing Tours – Kenai Peninsula
Working in the tourism industry myself, I have found that most tourists planning their dream vacation to Alaska can be overwhelmed with the thousands of options Alaska has to offer, especially when it comes to the world of fishing! ! So I put together some simple tools to help move this process forward.
Finding the BEST Alaska Fishing Charters takes time, effort, and most importantly, extensive research. The Kenai Peninsula, which is the most common place to start your fishing adventure, offers several locations such as Seward, Ninilchik, Kenai River, Kasilof River, and Homer. Within these locations, you are searching over 100 charter companies to research and filter out the best of the worst. How can we accelerate this? As simple as it sounds, reviews!
Reviews, like on TripAdvisor and Google, can make or break a business in a number of ways. While you can’t have the good without the bad, the important thing to look for here is how many negative reviews are there compared to the great ones. And what are they saying? Do the guests seem valid in their complaints? Did the company take the time to respond? This is vital in filtering some of the nonsense (excuse the blunt verbiage) to legitimate concerns.
Once you’ve found three to five companies of interest after choosing reviews, you’ll want to move on to finding out who has the best options available for what you’re looking for. Looking for a specific location, boat size, length of trip, exclusive fishing or party style, or a specific species? While most Alaska fishing trips on the Kenai Peninsula offer roughly the same types of trips, asking these questions among your fellow travelers will help you narrow down the questions when it’s time to make the calls!
Which brings us to the next step: call! Most companies offer reservations online, but if you are new to fishing in Alaska, I recommend that you call first to clarify some details. You’ll want to ask important questions like what locations do you offer? Are your trips full days or half days? What hours are your trips offered? What do I need to buy and what does it include? Questions like these are crucial to making sure you are booking EXACTLY what you are looking for.
Once they are answered, you will be in a position to make a decision! Go ahead and go through the booking process for the charter of your choice and get ready to start preparing to fish in Alaska!
Alaska Fishing Preparation 101:
– Dress in layers
– Bring rain gear
– Treat motion sickness with a remedy BEFORE the trip.
– Bring lunch and drinks on board for snacks
– Buy Alaska Fishing License in Advance
– Plan how you want to bring the fish home: with you on the plane or in the shipment
– Bring a camera
And most importantly, excellent ready to have the trip of a lifetime!