Why We Like It
One of fly-fishing’s quintessential experiences can be found on Prince of Wales Island in the Tongass National Forest. Each spring, beginning in March and extending through May, steelhead run up numerous rivers and streams on Prince of Wales Island. Guests at Boardwalk Lodge can walk up and down these streams and swing or drift flies for steelhead, plus sea-run cutthroat trout and dolly varden. The steelhead range between six and 12 pounds on average, but larger fish are possible. During summer guests have the option to troll in the saltwater for king, silver, chum and pink salmon, and often jig for halibut, rockfish and lingcod. When the salmon start moving into POW’s shallow, saltwater areas and its array of rivers, flies come into play again—especially during late summer and fall when six-to 15-pound, aggressive and hard-fighting silvers move in.