Chinook Shores Lodge

Our Alaska fishing lodge consists of four water front beach chalets and can accommodate up to 32 people at one time.Our charter fishing boats and unguided fishing boats are all easily accessible from our private dock located in front of the beach houses. Our facilities and boats are so convenient and well maintained and our staff is so helpful, you won’t have to worry about a thing.Our beautiful craftsmen style beach houses were built in 2005-2006 by skilled carpenters. We spared no expense to provide our guests with comfortable, high quality living accommodations for a true “home away from home” experience.

We have two chalet style beach houses (the Hemlock and Cedar units) and a duplex built out over the beach (the Spruce and Bullpine units) for a total of four (4) units. All four units feature the same floor plan and can sleep up to six people. All lodging units are exclusive to your party so if there are only two or three people in your party you will have unit all to yourselves.

Guided Alaska fishing trips in Ketchikan are in comfortable 21′ and 28′ USCG approved cabin cruisers with professional licensed guides.We have ten boats — One 28′ Shamrock (above top) for guided charters, seven 21′ Silver Streak (above bottom) and two 21′ North River aluminum for self guided fishermen.At Chinook Shores Alaska fishing lodge the charter fishing boats are fast, comfortable vessels with cabin seating, toilets and plenty of fishing room. Each vessel and all captains are USCG licensed and approved for your safety. You will stay warm and dry while we get you to the fish in style.

Our deluxe charter fishing boats are equipped with the following:All USCG required safety equipment, fire extinguishers, life jackets, flares, life ring and more.Color GPS chart plotters and powerful fish finders to help locate schools of salmon and bait.Electric down riggers so we can troll or mooch for salmon.Flushing toilet on board so you can drink your coffee, soda and beer with no worries.8-9 ft medium action salmon rods with Penn Fathom or Shimano Tekota reels.5-6 ft heavy action halibut rods with Penn Fathom 40 or Shimano Tekota reels.Lots of bait and hardware so we are prepared to give the fish what they want.Built in insulated fish boxes and ice to keep your catch cold for optimum quality.Your Alaska fishing trip is our priority so at Chinook Shores guided fishing is exclusive to your party. That means you’ll get the whole boat to yourself so each trip can be personally customized for your enjoyment. Maximum boat capacity is 6 paying customers.Our Self Guided Alaska Fishing Fleet Can’t Be Beat!We shopped around to find the perfect self-guided boats for fishing in Southeast Alaska and we found them.

Our custom built 23′ Silver Streak hardtops and North River’s rugged 21′ Seahawk are ideal for unguided fishing the waters of Inside Passage, Clover Pass and Beam Canal. The Seahawk has a variable pitched welded aluminum hull that starts out steep in the bow and flattens out in the stern. This provides for a smooth ride with lots of stability and it is a very safe boat.

These boats will safely handle much heavier seas than the average operator.Our unguided Alaska fishing boats can seat six people and will fish four rods. The covered top, welded windshield and helm steering will keep you and your gear dry all day.We have seven (7) 23′ and two (2) 21′ self guided boats rigged with the following equipment:All USCG required life jackets, safety equipment & anchor with 400 feet of rope115-hp or 140-hp 4-stroke outboard main engine & 8-hp kickerGarmin GPSMAP 541 color GPS chart plotter / Sounder, VHF RadioTwo downriggers with 10-lb balls, Scotty release clips, gaff, net & halibut harpoon8′ medium action salmon rods & Penn GT2 320 reels with 25-lb Izorline mono5′ heavy action halibut rods & Penn Senator 113H reels with 100-lb SpectraFishing tackle including snelled hook leaders, flashers, lead weights and halibut hooksCrab pots are available upon requestBait and fuel are not included but are available at Chinook Shores