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So you want to fish for Kings? On a fly rod? While some may associate king fishing with heavy leaders, ounces of lead, and big gobs of roe for bait. I picture long two handed spey rods, sink [...]

On Alaska’s Nushagak River, we do a lot of plug fishing for king salmon. Whether we’re backtrolling plugs for king salmon or trolling plugs in tidally influenced parts of the river for king [...]

At Alaska King Salmon Adventures, we get a lot of anglers taking home a lot of Alaskan salmon. Between the king salmon, sockeye salmon, fresh chum salmon and coho salmon, sometimes anglers are [...]

As we prepare for another season of king salmon fishing on Alaska’s Nushagak River, this article just came out. Outdoor writer, Scott Haugen has fished with us many times over the past 15 years, [...]

One of the biggest time savers when on the water is having easy access to such things as knives, scissors, pliers and a file. If you have to dig through your tackle box every time you need one of [...]

At Alaskan King Salmon Adventures on the Nushagak River, we get a lot of anglers who go home with a lot of king salmon early in the season and many silver salmon later in the summer. One of the [...]

At Alaska King Salmon Adventures, we’re big advocates of using quality scents in order to catch more salmon. Even though we’re salmon fishing on the Nushagak River–one of the world’s best when it [...]

The concept of wrapping plugs with tuna strips, or chunks of tuna wrapped in a spawn sack, has been around for years. But one of the approaches we like using is wrapping loose chunks of tuna on [...]

There’s nothing like summer in Alaska. Sunshine and warm, long, days, are what make the Last Frontier so special. Well, except for this summer. This summer has been wet, windy and, uh, not too [...]

Last May, 2017, an article in Alaska Sporting Journal magazine came out on our Alaska King Salmon Adventures camp. It was written by Scott Haugen, who has been coming to our camp since 2006, and [...]

Here at Alaska King Salmon Adventures on the Nushagak River in Alaska, people come from around the world to not only experience the thrills of king salmon fishing, but also to take home some of [...]

At Alaska King Salmon Adventures on the Nushagak River, we cook a lot of fish, many different ways. Poaching fish is one of the most fool-proof ways to prepare it, especially fish like Arctic [...]

While we do catch salmon from shore, right at camp in Alaska, most of the king salmon we catch on the Nushagak River are from a boat. Because king salmon often travel and hold in schools, when [...]

There are a lot of ways to fish for king salmon in Alaska, or wherever they are found. Backtrolling plugs, dragging bait, drift fishing and working baits suspended beneath a float are just some [...]

Fresh fish is always the best but what do you do when you have a surplus?  Smoking, canning and freezing are all great options but all yield very different end results.  With those monster [...]

Salmon eggs could be the most effective and widely used natural bait in the world of river fishing for salmon and steelhead. With fall salmon season upon us, now is a good time to plan ahead in [...]

“Catching King Salmon & More, on Alaska’s Nushagak River” by Scott Haugen Looking for the perfect Alaskan fishing vacation? Consider the Nushagak River, where, in June and [...]

Primitive Nushagak Story and Photos by Don Roberts Western Outdoors Magazine – February 2001 Right from the outset I am forced to admit failure. The third week of June 2000, I traveled to [...]

Nushagak Kings – Best Of The BEST by Scott Haugen Salmon Trout Steelheader Magazine – February 2006 One of the largest predicted king runs in recent years saw anglers hitting [...]

Join noted cookbook author Tiffany Haugen, as she shares a delicious recipe on how to stuff a salmon fillet with seafood and cook it on a pellet grill. People go home with a lot of king salmon [...]

When you head home from fishing with us on the Nushagak River, you’ll be taking with you a lot of salmon. Many people ask us about different ways to cook salmon. The biggest priority when taking [...]

If humans had as strong a sense of smell as salmon, life would not be pretty. Being able to detect odors measured in parts per-billion, salmon are one of nature’s most amazing stories. [...]

Welcome to 2016!  We hope your 2015 was fantastic and to all of you that fished with us, Thank You Again!  We enjoyed every period and had some very good fishing throughout the season.  Hopefully [...]

At AKSA we are starting to get amped up for our 2015 season. Before I get into some of the preparations that we are going through, you should know about a great opportunity to benefit from [...]

Most know Alaska King Salmon Adventures on the Nushagak River for it’s gear fishing. You know, back bouncing, the dragging of eggs, huge take downs on Kwikfish and any other way that we can [...]

Are they hammering it? Fire and brimestone like? Do their teeth grow an extra inch just before they annihilate a bait? I know we all wonder what’s going on down below as our rods get bent [...]

Today is the last full day of fishing at Alaska King Salmon Adventures. It’s incredible to think that just a month ago the camp crew was setting up camp and now we’re about to break it down. [...]

Fishing update: It’s been getting hot here at AKSA. Water temp is rising and the water is dropping on the Nushagak. Fishing has stayed consistent with our guides landing about 20 fish a day [...]

Steaming hot coffee in hand, breakfast waiting in the chaffing dishes and a gorgeous morning. That’s how most days start at Alaska King Salmon Adventures, everyone getting ready for a long day of [...]

The fillet table at AKSA’s camp saw a lot of blood on Tuesday. It was our first day having clients in camp and it couldn’t have gone better. The floatplane arrived June 17, 2014 at around 10am [...]

A week and a half ago the Alaska King Salmon Adventures work crew made their way to the Nushagak River to set up camp. It’s incredible how much work is put into building a camp for just a month [...]

The experience that happens for our customers in our Alaska Bush Camp on the Nushagak River is the result of often complex logistics that take months to plan. From our headquarters in Seattle, [...]

A mild Spring has everyone chomping at the bit to get fishing for this years’ run. So what does mild have to do with it? A mild spring means mild temperatures and for migrating Salmon, [...]

You hear folks talk about the “best Salmon fishing in Alaska” and here’s an examply of why the Nushagak River is far and away the undisputed champion. In this video Alaska King [...]

Alaska King Salmon Adventures is proud to introduce Daniel St. Laurent as one of our fishing guides for the upcoming 2014 season. Daniel has much to offer our guests as an experienced guide, with [...]

AKSA has an exciting announcement for the 2014 season! In the past, AKSA offered only dual occupancy accommodations, but many families and groups expressed interest in staying together. For the [...]

When you’re catching as many Salmon in a day as our guests are, eating becomes a big deal. Consider it a training table of sorts as our customers show up ready for a warm plate of culinary [...]

The Lead Chef position at a very well established, remote fly in, Alaska fishing lodge is now available. The right individual will help us continue our reputation as one of the very best [...]

Anyone who’s been to AKSA knows that we put a tremendous amount of value on our staff. These are the guys and gals that make the wheels go around and ultimately are the face of Alaska King [...]

This past season a couple of the periods got to be apart of some of the video work that was being done at AKSA. Along with a new camp video that people can check out on the AKSA homepage, a new [...]

Alaska’s Largest King Salmon Run at Alaska’s Finest Bush Camp     As we roll into February it’s time to start thinking about your getaway to the Nushagak River for [...]

2013 was an incredible year on the Nushagak. Huge numbers of King/Chinook Salmon, hoards of Chum and enough action to overstimulate a lab pup in a chicken coup. So coming off of a great season, [...]