Fishing information

[jeepsw1]

I have convinced my soon to be wife to take our honeymoon in Alaska.  It's a compromise, she wanted a cruise, I wanted Alaska, so we are taking an Alaskan cruise.  we will be cruising to Alaska somewhere in the Aug 9th -20th range of dates.

The sweetheart she is, she has told me I will be allowed to fish at one of our Ports of Call.  The cruise company charges anywhere between 300 to 600 for fishing excursions. Thats a little out of my price range. I am looking for information on possible places to fish within reasonable distance (walking, since i will not rent a car for a day) from one of these ports where i can get a chance to fish without paying for a guide.  Any species will do, given the dates, and best chance for species in that date range, though I would prefer to try for salmon if they are running at that time.
Also cost of permits in Alaska will be appreciated
I know there is a seperate stamp for salmon

ports of Call

Ketchikan
Juneau
Skagway
Icy Straight Point
Seward

Thanks in advance for any info

[FrankAk]

Well if you come to port in seward how long will you stay? I would book a charter out of seward and most run about 150 for a full day of halibut/salmon/rockfish/lingcod fishing. You would be on a big boat and you could just walk right to the docks. Just an idea. Or if the silvers are in you could just fish right off the beach at seward.

[jeepsw1]

Seward could be the final Port, depending on the actual cruise we chose, we are debating between 2....if it's the final port, i would be willing to stay an extra day to fish before flying home the next day.  Most of the time in port is arrive 8am, depart 8pm...so there is a good 9 hour block...given the time needed time to get off ship and time to get back on before departure.

[gokorn1]

if your military. Theres a Military Rec. Camp in seward. 130 for an all day fishing trip. Halibut, Silvers etc