Adventure Outdoors Magazine Summer 2015 | Page 42

Kachemak Bay anglers target five Pacific Salmon species in the area before heading to their natal streams for spawning. First to arrive are king salmon (Chinook), then pink salmon (Humpy), then red salmon (Sockeye) and dog salmon (Chums), and ending with silver salmon (Coho). There is hardly a break between the runs. The DIY angler can try their luck at one of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game’s “terminal fisheries”, the man-made Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on the Homer Spit. Within walking distance of campgrounds, shopping, restaurants and the harbor, the lago