Salmon Fishing: Ketchikan Fishing Report June 06, 2025
Information provided by ADF&G
Ketchikan fishing report June update: The 2025 season is off to an excellent start! ADF&G creel technicians are currently on the docks, and the data shows that King Salmon fishing is open and productive. Whether you are fishing the marine waters or shoreside, the spring runs are arriving in force.
Salmon Fishing King salmon fishing is open in Herring Bay with great success reported.
Herring Bay: Retention is open with a bag limit of three king salmon of any size.
Carroll Inlet & Thomas Basin: Retention is open with a bag limit of one king salmon (28″ or greater).
Mountain Point: Opens June 8 for retention of one king salmon (28″ or greater).
Regional Openings: On June 15, most of the Ketchikan area will open with regional limits (Resident: 1 fish; Nonresident: 1 fish with a 1-fish annual limit).
Halibut and Bottom Fish As noted in our Ketchikan fishing report June update, the halibut are moving into shallower waters. Anglers are finding success with halibut as we approach the summer peak.
Reverse Slot Limit: For guided anglers, fish must be less than or equal to 37 inches or greater than or equal to 80 inches.
Retention Closures: Charter anglers in Area 2C may not retain halibut on Tuesdays from May 13 through September 9, 2025.
Lingcod: Residents (1 per day/no size limit); Nonresidents (1 per day; 30–35″ or 55″+).
Rockfish & Steelhead Rockfish remain a reliable target year-round. Remember, all sportfishing vessels are required to have a deep water release device on board. Meanwhile, the spring steelhead season is coming to an end as fish move back out to saltwater.
Campbell’s Fishing Charters is based in Ketchikan, Alaska—the “Salmon Capital of the World.” Join us for an action-packed charter on the 4 C’s and let a 5th-generation local guide you through the best of Southeast Alaska.
Phone: (907) 204-1056