How to catch a king salmon at Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage, Alaska

[@annreplogle7401]

Thanks for sharing this. My son and I are up here right now with family friends and plan to fish either Ship, or Bird Creek tomorrow and the next day! Caught a nice 16 pounder in Whittier yesterday. Silver, that is.

[@keithlovett6209]

Thank you. Best video I’ve seen yet !

[@beebop9808]

Wow 1 fish. Hope your populations come back however they need to. Commercial fishing I imagine? I've had a blast going up to Michigan in the fall and hitting the King run out of the lake. I don't know what their limits are there but it's more than one. Maybe 3 or so? I've never kept any of them. I'm a picky fish eater and salmon isn't on my list. They are definitely on my fun catch list though!

[@bigpardner]

This is my idea of fishing, the guiet, the solitude, being at one with nature.

[@TheKentuckyWoodsman]

Great info! I would love to do this one day.

[@damienbell3155]

Hey ended up with 1. Nice. Great video

[@serafimfilms2412]

Nice video! Hope to stop and do some fishing in early June. You think they might come early this year?

[@Toolbox138]

lol my mom used to work across the street at hobbs

[@unaverage_6669]

I Hooked up a huge one yesterday, but it snapped off where I tied my hook.

[@andyfam5613]

Don't be like me and lose fish. If you use the bobber method. Don't set the hook until it goes under. The fish will normally play with it first before taking a bite

[@Kdawg101]

How are you supposed to measure potential jacks if you can't take fish out of the water? Strange rules.

[@squamishfish]

Is it single Barbless Hooks in Alaska? it is in British Columbia for all rivers and Ocean

[@Stormvue]

Depends on where you're fishing. In ship creek you're allowed to use 2 hooks with barbs.

[@sdpy15]

BC has single barbless hooks in all rivers/creeks and if you are fishing for salmon.

[@EATSLEEPJD]

Do you need specific licence in Alaska? You cant come up from Texas with a licence here right.

[@michaelteague9230]

You are correct. You can go online and get a non-resident license and king stamp.

[@CalvinGill-s6d]

Can Immigrants fish in Alaska?

[@RaisedinAlaska]

Well done.

[@stevet8121]

Be sure to buy a license or you could be up Ship Creek.

[@Flawlesssed]

Can you catch a unlimited amount of jacks

[@thereelalaska]

You can keep 10 Jacks but it’s very uncommon

[@pondybro]

please go back through your loop after the knot shown at 1.30-1.50. YOu will lose fish otherwise

[@tristannyman1318]

Not true. I've caught plenty of kings at ship creek using just a clinch knot; an improved clinch is not necessary.

[@Re3iRtH]

Tristan Nyman Do you know which part of ship creek is displayed in the video? I went end of May and it seemed like most of the creek was off limits.

[@adammiller4879]

Good video, but I never understand why people use such heavy line for salmon, I used medium action rods with 8 lb test for both kings and steelhead and iv never broke off a fish

[@BlackJackGSD]

+Adam Miller One of the reason is people density, you really don't have room play a fish at ship creek, you have to horse the fish in or your going to be in a tangled mess.

[@adammiller4879]

+BlackJackGSD that makes a lot more sense to me now

[@mikevrabel5349]

+Adam Miller 8 lb for Kings, LMAO!

[@adammiller4879]

+Chris Sharpe yeah, just about everyone I know doesn't go higher than 10lb test unless fishing chocolate milk water with fast current.

[@mikevrabel5349]

In Alaska, Ive never known anyone to not use at least 20 lb test for Kings. I sure as hell don't want no 8 lb if I hook a 30+lber.

[@bskr2096]

I need salomon bro, send ship to me

[@FennessyMusic]

This guys hands are shaking because everyone else is fishing and he literally exploding to cast out

[@richardwilliams8248]

That’s too much shit, just tie one a vibrax spinner.

[@leeleschper8263]

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[@PatrickCha13]

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