Copper River Salmon Fishing
Salmon Grove Campground & Fishing Charters offers quality Copper River Salmon fishing. King Salmon (Chinook) and Red Salmon (Sockeye) charters on the Tonsina, Gulkana, and Klutina Rivers, tributaries to the famous Copper River in East Alaska.
Our list of returning and referred clients attests to the level of professionalism and our pursuit of providing a memorable and exciting adventure that will stay in your memory for many years to come.
Working with professional guides with years of experience, fully trained, insured, permitted, and licensed, we are rated among the top outfitters in the Copper Valley. It is with confidence that we invite you to review the rest of this website as you plan your Alaska adventure. If you need any assistance in making those plans or have questions about our services, please feel free to contact us. We are always anxious to help you make your trip exceed all your expectations.
Experience—Grove’s Copper River Salmon Fishing Charters has many years of experience working with our Alaska visitors. We are very knowledgeable about the many exciting and interesting opportunities in the beautiful Copper Valley and across the state. We are always happy to share that knowledge with you as you make your plans for this important adventure.
As you plan your days in the Copper Valley country to fish for the famous and highly prized Copper River King and Red salmon, let us help make this a truly world-class Alaska fishing adventure.
Some of Alaska’s best Salmon fishing rivers are tributaries of the Copper River.
The Copper River has connected people and supported a healthy run of Pacific salmon for hundreds of years. Still today, the shoreline remains mostly undeveloped and the surrounding land wild. The Copper River sits right at the western edge of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The Copper River is almost 300 miles long, flowing southerly from the harsh interior to the coastal wetlands and into the Gulf of Alaska. The Copper River has hundreds of tributaries, and you can read about our favorites and find useful links to learn more about the region.
Klutina River
The Klutina River is a fast-flowing glacial river that is a tributary to the Copper River. It’s known for its productive king salmon and red salmon run, turquoise blue water, roaring rapids, and tight canyons. The king salmon that swim up the Klutina River are some of the toughest fish around, they have to be, to brave the strong current. The Klutina River offers anglers easy access to some of the best Copper River salmon fishing in the region
Tonsina River
The Tonsina River is a remote glacially fed river with wild rapids, swift corners, and lots of log jams. It is another tributary to the Copper River that can have some of the best copper river king salmon fishing in the entire state of Alaska. The Tonsina River gets a long, steady run of king salmon that are over 50 pounds! The Tonsina River is hard to access by foot and sees little fishing pressure.
Gulkana River
The slow-moving blue water of the Gulkana River is home to a thriving population of rainbow trout, steelhead, king salmon, red salmon and arctic greyling. The Gulkana River is the perfect river for family camping trips in the wild Alaskan wilderness. The calming blue-waters are not glacially influenced and the water temperature can reach up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The Gulkana River is one of the prime Copper River Salmon fishing tributaries that is suitable for children.
Copper River
The massive Copper River is the lifeline for the people and animals of the Copper River Basin. The salmon that enter the Copper River system spawn in the many tributaries that feed the river bringing nutrients and food to an otherwise barren land. Local Alaskan residents may participate in a subsistence dip net fishery. Call from more information regarding our dip net charters (907) 822-5822
The Copper River has connected people and supported a healthy run of Pacific salmon for hundreds of years. Still today, the shoreline remains mostly undeveloped, and the surrounding land is wild. The Copper River sits right at the western edge of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The Copper River is almost 300 miles long, flowing southerly from the harsh interior to the coastal wetlands and into the Gulf of Alaska. The Copper River has hundreds of tributaries and here you can read about our favorites and find useful links to learn more about the region.
river flowing against alaskan glacier
