Saltery Cove Offroad Fishing Trip
Our most sought-after adventure is a full-day off-road fishing trip to Saltery Cove, spanning 40 round-trip miles of breathtaking scenery and incredible all day fishing. You will travel by UTV or ATV across streams, mountain terrain and under a canopy of alders.
Fishing is packed with lots of bent over rods, screamin reels and line stripping head shakers. Keep your camera nearby because you never know when Yogi and Boo Boo will be down to the river to say “hi” as you fish for salmon.
Book early as this trip does fill up quickly throughout the season.
Your adventure begins at the staging area in the American River parking lot, located at the head of Middle Bay—just a short 20-minute drive south of Kodiak. Upon arrival, you’ll be outfitted with waders, boots, rain jackets, and all the necessary gear for the trip. Before we set off, our team will provide a detailed safety briefing and trip overview.
Once prepped, we’ll load up into our state-of-the-art UTVs for a comfortable and thrilling ride through Kodiak’s rugged mountain terrain. These machines handle river and stream crossings with ease, allowing you to sit back and enjoy the stunning scenery—lush green mountains, vibrant summer wildflowers, and abundant wildlife along the way.
After approximately 1.5 hours, we’ll arrive at the breathtaking Saltery Cove, nestled in Uyak Bay. Our secluded fishing river winds through the valley, teeming with healthy populations of salmon, char, and trout. We’ll strategically fish different locations based on your preferences, using either fly rods or spinning gear. Expect plenty of action, excitement, and, of course, big smiles.
And don’t be surprised if a Kodiak brown bear drops by to check out the fishing—our experienced guides ensure all wildlife encounters remain safe and enjoyable.
At the end of an unforgettable day, we’ll pack up our gear, belongings, and your fresh catch for the return trip. The ride back is just as exhilarating, with stops at scenic points of interest along the way.
Once we return to the staging area, we highly recommend the Kodiak Smokehouse for professional fish processing, but you’re welcome to handle it however you prefer.
This is more than just a fishing trip—it’s an Alaskan wilderness experience you’ll never forget!
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This is a full day fishing trip and approximately 8 hours.
The age limit minimum is 6 years of age and no max. We are a family-owned business and pride ourselves on providing quality family trips. If you have a child younger than the minimum please contact us.
All clients are required to properly layer for the Alaskan weather. If you need help, contact us.
Lunch is provided on all trips except the self-guided trip. Lunch is delicious and fulfilling meal that is prepared by one of our local stores. It is comprised of a lunch meat sandwich, bag of chips, cut vegetables with dipping sauce, granola bar, and candy. Bottled water is provided as well.
We provide fishing waders or hip boots, rods, reels, tackle, bait, fish coolers, dry storage, lunch, water, and all necessary provisions to have a successful trip.
Fishing license, medication if needed, quality rain coat, camera with water proof case, polarized sunglasses, hat, bug repellant, bug head net, sun screen, extra socks, light weight gloves, small pack for your gear, and layering for the temps.
Our UTV’s are outfitted with all the necessary provisions to get you safely in and out of the field. Winch, recovery straps, spare tire, plug kits, tools, first aid kits, portable toilet seat, toiletry kits, lunch cooler, fish cooler, dry storage, communication equipment, and emergency response devices.
We run Honda Pioneer 1000/6 UTV’s. Our UTV’s are well maintained and kept in immaculate shape. After operating all the different manufacturers of UTV’s we have found the Honda to be the most reliable.
The 6-seater UTV can safely and comfortably seat 5 passengers and 1 driver.
We have multiple UTV’s that operate at different times. If we do experience issues with one of our UTV’s, we have a backup.
No, due to our insurance restrictions all clients will ride as passengers. Only our experienced guides are authorized to operate our UTV/ATV’s.
Bear sightings and encounters are covered in detail during the safety brief.
On board each UTV is designated portable toilet, shovel, and toiletry kit. Let your guide know that you need a bathroom break and they will assist you finding an appropriate location. We highly encourage everyone to go pee before putting on their waders at the beginning of the trip.
Yes, let your guide know or ask before take off and we can customize the trip to your needs.
The limit for each species is variable and can change with emergency order by ADFG at any moment. Typically, the limit for our river systems that we operate on, for one person’s bag limit per day is: 2 silver salmon, 5 red salmon, 5 pink salmon, and 10 Dollie Varden. All trout and steelhead will be catch and release. Only 2 king salmon per year (rivers only). Limits can be increased and decreased at the discretion of ADFG. Limits are closely monitored by our guides.
A short 20-minute drive south of town is the American river parking lot and you will find our staging area. There we keep all our equipment and UTV’s. The staging area is where we meet our clients and start/end our trips. Enjoy our dry and clean space to don your waders out of the rain and mud.