El Capitan Lodge, nestled within remote Sea Otter Sound on the western shores of Alaska's Prince of Wales Island and well known for its excellent salmon and halibut fishing, is just two hours by air from Seattle. Fully equipped, custom-built 26' boats provide you with a safe, productive guided fishing trip. The management of El Capitan Lodge has over 30 years experience in the Alaskan lodge business and is truly able to provide its guests with "The Ultimate Alaskan Sport Fishing Adventure!"

El Capitan Lodge offers an optional fly-out program that has become quite popular with guests. The cost is reasonable as there is no charge for pick-up, since the floatplane is based at the lodge and ready to fly. Most trips are a half-day or less, allowing guests to still enjoy a half-day of saltwater fishing.

Spin or Fly Fishing for Chrome Bright Silver Salmon: Just a short 10-minute flight from the Lodge or a 45-minute scenic drive is some of the best Silver Salmon fishing in Alaska. Located in a bay about twice the size of our bay here at El Capitan, there is a yearly return of 100,000 Silver Salmon. These silvers are part of the SSARA fish enhancement program. Once in the brackish water bay the Silvers won't bite on herring cut-plugs like we use out in the ocean here, but will bite great using a lightweight spinning rod with 12 lb. test line, or guests may also choose to try out a 7 wt. fly rod using streamer flys. The Silvers will bite great on either set-up!

"Providing a memorable Alaskan fishing trip that exceeds your greatest expectations is our goal at El Capitan Lodge. We also believe that the quality of our service, rather than the quantity of our customers, is the key to achieving this goal. By limiting our capacity to twenty guests per trip, our staff of twenty can provide the quality fishing experience and the personable service our guests deserve." -Scott Van Valin, Owner