The Alaska Highway Angler by Gunnar Pedersen Listen to an interview with the author. Click here for more information about the Alaska Atlas and Gazetteer from DeLorme Mapping. The Bristol Bay area is famous for exceptional rainbow trout.
Lake trout grow large in some lakes in the region.
Arctic char and Dolly Varden are found in many of the waters of the region. Salmon runs are spectacular in some areas, and include king or Chinook salmon, sockeye or red salmon, chum salmon, coho or silver salmon, and pink salmon. Halibut are seasonally abundant in Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound waters, as are various species of bottom fish. Grayling and burbot are found in some streams, and lake trout and pike are commonly found in southcentral lakes. The landforms in this part of Alaska are the most varied in the the state.