Anchorage, AK NOAA 9455920 Guide Updated
Anchorage & Upper Cook Inlet Fishing Report & Guide
Urban salmon access beside the powerful tides of upper Cook Inlet. Use the current conditions as planning context—not a promise of catch—then match the target species to habitat, tide, bait, and current regulations.
Official-Source Planning Context
Current Fishing Conditions
Tide and environmental fields come from the providers named on the linked station page. The fishing score is TideAhead analysis, not an agency observation and not a safety or catch forecast.
Harbor Fishing Overview
Species Library
Common Fish Species
These are established regional targets, not a claim that every species is present today. Temperature bands are approximate angling ranges and can shift with life stage, oxygen, salinity, depth, season, and local stock behavior.
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
The largest Pacific salmon and a premier cold-water target from Alaska through California.
- Typical Catch
- Common recreational fish are roughly 10–30 pounds
- Good First Choices
- Flashers and spoons · Herring
Image: NOAA Fisheries / Jack Hornady · U.S. government educational illustration
Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
An aggressive, acrobatic Pacific salmon commonly called a silver salmon.
- Typical Catch
- Many ocean-caught fish are about 6–15 pounds
- Good First Choices
- Spoons · Herring
Image: NOAA Fisheries / Jack Hornady · U.S. government educational illustration
Pacific Halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis
A giant North Pacific flatfish prized from Alaska to the Pacific Northwest.
- Typical Catch
- Many sport-caught fish are 15–60 pounds
- Good First Choices
- Large lead-head jigs · Herring
Image: NOAA Fisheries / Jack Hornady · U.S. government educational illustration
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
A powerful West Coast reef predator with a large mouth and strong attachment to structure.
- Typical Catch
- Roughly 8–25 pounds in many recreational fisheries
- Good First Choices
- Heavy swimbaits · Live or dead herring
Image: NOAA Fisheries / Jack Hornady · U.S. government educational illustration
Check Regulations On The Day You Fish
Seasons, open areas, size and possession limits, gear rules, permits, reporting, protected species, and emergency closures can change. The authoritative source is Alaska Department of Fish and Game fishing regulations.
Continue Planning
Compare nearby harbors or inspect the complete tide chart, hourly weather, marine fields, and source badges for NOAA station 9455920.