Pink salmon, painting
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The species collection · Field guide

Pink salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pink salmon run in big numbers through Alaska's rivers in midsummer.

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Destinations for pink salmon

One destination lists pink salmon, in the Pacific NW & Alaska. It is lodge-only, with no published day rate. Its best months are June, July, August and September. It is not set up for fishing without a guide.

Bristol Bay lists “all five salmon”; the species is included from that collective description, rather than a separately named record.

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Original watercolor painting of Alagnak River, Bristol Bay, Alaska
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Bristol Bay

Naknek, Alagnak, Iliamna, Alaska · USA

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Guide, per angler
Lodge only
Public access
Limited
Crowding
Low
About these species records

Local-water cards link to the evidence supporting the species record and the river on its state map. Records do not establish current abundance or catch rates. Historic records are labeled separately. Check the fishing rules before targeting a species.

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