Fishing trips on the Italio

At Italio River Adventures we offer a fully guided fishing trip. We take care of the charter plane from Yakutat to our place on the Italio River, we don’t charge extra for helping process your fish, and we include all of your meals. We will take care of you! You will only need to get to Yakutat, buy your sport fish license and bring your personal gear (below is a list of what you will need to bring).  After that, everything is on us. Please, do not hesitate to ask us for something specific or let us know if you have any food allergies or special requests. We specialize but are not limited to the catching of Silver Salmon and Pink Salmon, which start running  the first week of August through Mid-October.  Let us know if there are any other fish species you are interested in fishing for and we will give you more details. 
Generally our current fishing seasons are booked a year out in advance so contact us early if you would like to get on the list! Just head to the contact page and shoot us an email or phone call for more information on booking a trip.  All of our trips are 5 nights 6 days.

What to bring on your fishing trip

  • Personal fishing rod & reel - We suggest an 8 weight rod with a floating line. Lots of fishermen use sink tip too. and many bring both. 
  • Waterproof rain jacket - This will be one of the most important pieces of gear. Make sure your jacket can withstand 5 days of rain. 
  • Fleece pullover or jacket
  • Long underwear base layer tops and bottoms
  • Fleece pants
  • Waders - Another important piece of gear. We are in our waders all day - check for leaks before you come. We personally suggest your wading boots being a size bigger then what you normally wear, you want room for your toes to move. This helps keep your feet warm. 
  • Wading shoes (non-felted soles) - Felted soles are illegal in Alaska. 
  • Warm, insulated socks - Our favorite socks are Darntough
  • Warm hat 
  • Ballcap or fishing hat of some sort
  • Fishing gloves (fingerless if you chose)
  • Warm pair of gloves for to and from the fishing spots
  • Stripping tape - medical tape works too. 
  • Jeans or travel pants for after fishing - The main guy and host wears Simms sweat pants 24/7 so its really wear what you are comfortable in!
  • Casual shirts for after fishing
  • Camp shoes - 
  • Insect repellant - if you aren't picky on brand there are always a few bottles floating around the camp that other guests have left behind. 
  • Sunscreen - if you aren't picky on brand there are always a few bottles floating around the camp that other guests have left behind. Insect head net
  • Polarized sun glasses - We wear SMITH Guides choice - small with the polarized chroma pop brown
  • Reusable water bottle (we also have these in camp just ask!)
  • Camera 
  • Forceps or needle nose pliers - We use needle nose pliers. You don't need anything fancy.. amazon has great options. 
  • Line nippers 
  • Toiletries - Please note we have towels, shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in camp.
  • Flys & Lures - Black and white dolly llamas, Chartreuse and white dolly llamas, pink and white dolly llamas, brown and black dolly llamas, Green and white clouser, pink and white clouser, blue and white clouser  - and many others work great as well. 
  • ADF&G Fishing License 
  • Soft sided cooler bag for taking home your fish. Please see link below or email Pat with any questions on this. 
  • Soft sided cooler bag link - https://a.co/d/6QZMm0L
  • ​​No hard coolers please
  • We use small bush planes to fly you from Yakutat to our place on the italio. Please keep your gear limited to 1 bag per person - it is best to have a soft sided bag and not a suitcase. Thank you!