And there's plenty of fish. What you to need to remember is that most of our guests are actually fishing in brackish water. We're so close to the ocean up here, these fish are much stronger and brighter than the typical fish you'd find some 50 miles up river. Usually, people get more than they bargain for. Much smaller in size, what they lack in bulk, chum salmon make up for in feist.
Chums are arguably the most overlooked sportfishing species in all of Alaska.
According to Sally, you should forget whatever you think you know about chum salmon. In fact, at Unalakleet, guests often have a tough time later in the season distinguishing between chum and the coveted silver salmon. But once they're here, and if the chums are coming in, they usually can't wait to go back for the chums. The chum salmon, like the silvers, usually migrate during lower water levels, making chums a great fly-fishing quarry as well. Silvers are a favorite at Unalakleet for fly-rodders, and typically show up around mid August.