Petersburg-Wrangell Saltwater Fishing
An ADF&G saltwater fishing area in Petersburg Borough and Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.
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Before a first Alaska trip to Petersburg-Wrangell
In the Petersburg-Wrangell area, ADF&G data carry 2 goFishAK marine points and 80 atlas areas. Its mapped waters fall in Petersburg Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area and Wrangell City and Borough. Its sport fish region is Southeast.
Marine entries come from goFishAK, which ADF&G titles a draft, and the atlas rows are names from a 1989 printed atlas, so each row below is a place to look up, not a promise of fish.
Description, access and tackle text as published in the ADF&G goFishAK Sport Fishing Opportunities and Access layer (ADF&G titles it a draft), read November 14, 2026.
goFishAK saltwater points in Petersburg-Wrangell
| Point as published | Species text as published | Access type as published | Borough or census area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Slough | Dolly Varden, king salmon, coho salmon | roadside, marine boat, canoe/kayak | Petersburg Borough |
| Eagles Roost Park | Dolly Varden, cutthroat trout | roadside | Petersburg Borough |
Blind Slough
Blind Slough offers excellent roadside fishing opportunity for king and coho salmon returning to Crystal Lake Hatchery.
Access text as printed: Approximately a 13 mile drive south of Petersburg on Mitkof Highway there is a USFS parking area and short ADA accessible trail to Blind Slough. Tackle note, as published: Bait is permitted between June 1 – Nov. 15.
Eagles Roost Park
This shoreline fishery is an excellent place to fish with easy access from downtown Petersburg.
Access text as printed: Access from Eagles Roost Park via short paved trail to the beach. Tackle note, as published: Bait is permitted in saltwater.
Fish named in the Petersburg-Wrangell marine points: dolly varden, king salmon, coho salmon and cutthroat trout.
Many 2026 king salmon rows say the fishery was closed in 2026 by emergency order; the text is as printed, so check the current emergency orders.
Description, access and tackle text as published in the ADF&G goFishAK Sport Fishing Opportunities and Access layer (ADF&G titles it a draft), read November 14, 2026.
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Atlas rows for Petersburg-Wrangell number 80 rows, all of them named areas on a map.
| Atlas area | Atlas map area | Atlas label | Borough or census area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Bay-Ernest Sound | Clarence Strait-Ernest Sound | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Eaton Pt-Watkins Pt. | Clarence Strait-Ernest Sound | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Ernest Sound-Easterly Is.-Emerald Bay | Clarence Strait-Ernest Sound | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Ernest Sound-Westerly Is. | Clarence Strait-Ernest Sound | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Ernest Sound-Petersen Is.-Westerly Is. | Clarence Strait-Ernest Sound | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Lemesurier Pt.-Union Bay | Clarence Strait-Ernest Sound | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Pt. Peters-Deer Is. | Clarence Strait-Ernest Sound | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Ernest Sound-Brownson Is.-Deer Is. | Clarence Strait-Ernest Sound | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Helm Pt.-Cora Pt.-Coronation Is. | Sumner Strait-Coronaton Is. | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Crowley Bight-Table Bay-Pt. | Port Malmesbury-Chatham Strait-Kuiu Is. | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| The triplets-Rose Is.-Blashke Is. | Clarence Strait-Blashke Is.-Prince of Wales Is. | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Key Reef-Clarence Strait | Clarence Strait-Prince of Wales Is.-Etolin Is. | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Pt. Harrington-Steamer Bay | Steamer Bay-Clarence Strait-Etolin Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Steamer Pt.-Molver Is.-Quiet Harbor | Steamer Pt.-Stikine Strait-Etolin Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Snow Passage-Kashevarof Is.-Shrubby Is. | Snow Passage-Busby Is.-Shrubby Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Nesbitt Reef-Pt. Nesbitt-Snow Passage | Snow Passage-Zarembo Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Macnamara Pt.-Snow Passage-Bushy Is. | Snow Passage-Zarembo Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Mitchell Pt.-Level Is.-Sumner Strait | Sumner Strait-Kupreanof Is. | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| McArthur Reef-Sumner Strait | McArthur Reef-Sumner Strait | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Vichnetfski Rock-Pt. St. John | St. John Harbor-Sumner Strait-Zarembo Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Duncan Canal-Kah Sheets Bay | Duncan Canal-Sumner Strait-Woewodski Is. | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Alexander Pt., Deception Pt. | Wrangell Narrows-Sumner Strait-Mitkof Is. | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Baht Hbr.-Baht Pt.-Craig Pt. | Baht Hbr.-Sumner Strait-Zarembo Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| McArthur Reef-Sumner Strait | McArthur Reef-Kurpreanof Is. | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| The Eye Opener-Sumner Strait | The Eye Opener-Sumner Strait | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| Duncan Canal | Duncan Canal-Butterworth Island-Sumner Strait | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| Mud Bay-Neal Pt.-Vank Is. | Vank Is.-Stikine Strait-Sumner Strait | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Two Tree Island-Sokolof I.-Vank Is. | Two Tree Island-Sumner, Stikine& Dry Strait | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Dry Strait-Stikine Strait | Stikine Strait-Dry Strait | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Dry Strait-Sokolof Is.-Two Tree Is. | Two Tree Is.-Dry Strait | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Dry Strait-Sokolof Is.-Vank Is. | Sokolof Is.-Dry Strait | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Blind Slough-Wilson Is.-Dry Strait | Wilson Is.-Dry Strait-Mitkof Is. | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Reef Pt.-Pt. Ancon-Wedge Pt.- | Reef Pt.-Woronkofski Is.-Stikine Strait | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Woronkofski Pt.-Zimovia Strait | Woronkofski Pt.-Zimovia Strait | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| King George Bay-Chichagof Pass | Chichagof Pass-Etolin Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Southeast Cove-Ernest Sound | Southeast Cove-Esrnest Sound-Wrangell Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Pt. Warde-Anan Bay-Bradfield Canal | Anan Bay-Bradfield Canal-Cleveland Peninsula | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Pt. Warde-Anan Bay-Bradfield Canal | Anan Bay-Bradfield Canal-Cleveland Peninsula | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Fools Inlet-Bradfield Canal-Wrangell Is. | Fools Inlet-Bradfield Canal-Wrangell Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Bradfield Canal-Wrangell Is. | Bradfield Canal-Wrangell Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Blake Is.-Blake Channel-Bradfield Canal | Blake Is.-Blake Channel-Bradfield Canal | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Blake Is.-Bradfield Canal | Blake Is.-Bradfield Canal | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Tom Creek Estuary-Bradfield Canal | Tom Creek Estuary-Bradfield Canal | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Anita Pt.-Olive Cove-Zimovia Strait | Anita Pt.-Zimovia Strait-Etolin Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Nemo Pt.-Zimovia Strait | Nemo Pt.-Zimovia Strait-Wrangell Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Zimovia Strait-Chichagof Pass | Zimovia Strait-Chichagof Pass | Halibut | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Shoemaker Bay-Cemetary Pt.-Pt. Highfield | Zimovia Pass-Wrangell Is. | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Babbler Pt.-Eastern Passage | Babbler Pt.-Eastern Passage | Salmon | Wrangell City and Borough |
| Castle Is.-Basin Cove-Duncan Canal | Castle Is.-Basin Cove-Duncan Canal | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Blind Slough-Blind Pt.-Finger Pt. | Blind Slough-Wrangell Narrows-Mitkof Is. | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Bayou Pt.-Wrangell Narrows-Sasby Is. | Wrangell Narrows-Frederick Sound-Petersburg | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Frederick Pt.-Frederick Sound | Frederick Pt.-Frederick Sound-Mitkof Is. | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Bayou Pt.-Frederick Pt.- | Wrangell Narrows-Frederick Sound-Petersburg | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| Indian Pt.-Camp Is.-Frederick Sound | Indian Pt.-Camp Is.-Frederick Sound | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| McDonald Is.-Icy Cove-Brown Cove | McDonald Is.-Frederick Sound | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| Cape Strait-Beacon Pt. | Cape Strait-Frederick Sound-Kupreanof Is. | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Thomas Bay-Frederick Sound | Thomas Bay-Frederick Sound | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Sukoi Islets-Frederick Sound | Sukoi Islets-Frederick Sound | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| Pt.Vandeput-Wood Pt.-Thomas Bay | Frederick Sound-Thomas Bay | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| Cape Strait-Frederick Sound | Cape Strait-Frederick Sound | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| Pt. Vandeput-Frederick Sound | Pt. Vandeput-Frederick Sound | Halibut | Petersburg Borough |
| Flat Pt.-Hook Pt.-Portage Bay | Portage Bay-Frederick Sound | Halibut | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Bay Pt.-North Arm, Farragut Bay | Farragut Bay-Frederick Sound | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Grand Pt.-South Arm,Farragut Bay | South Arm, Farragut Bay-Frederick Sound | Salmon | Petersburg Borough |
| Pinta Pt.-West Pt.-Boulder Pt. | West Pt.-Portage Bay-Frederick Sound | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Pinta Pt.-West Pt.-Boulder Pt. | West Pt.-Portage Bay-Frederick Sound | Halibut | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Turnabout Is.-Frederick Sound | Turnabout Is.-Frederick Sound- | Halibut | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Pinta Rocks-Cape Bendel | Pinta Rocks-Frderick Sound | Halibut | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Pt. Macartney-Cape Bendel | Pt. Macartney-Frederick Sound | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Pt. White-Keku Strait-Frederick Sound | Keku Strait-Frederick Sound-Kupreanof Is. | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Hamilton Bay-Hamilton Is.-Eva Is. | Hamilton Bay-Keku Strait | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Pt. Camden-Port Camden | Port Camden-Keku Strait | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Port Camden | Port Camden-Kuiu Is. | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Rowan Bay | Rowan Bay-Chatham Strait-Kuiu Is. | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Cornwallis Pt.-Saginaw Bay | Saginaw Bay-Chatham Strait-Kuiu Is. | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Pt. Ellis-Tebenkof Bay-Chatham Strait | Tebenkof Bay-Chatham Strait | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Windfall Is.-Davis Rk-Tebenkof Bay | Tebenkof Bay-Chatham Strait | Halibut | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Gap Pt.-Tebenkof Bay | Tebenkof Bay-Chatham Strait | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Troller Pt.-Troller Is.-Tebenkof Bay | Tebenkof Bay-Chatham Strait | Salmon | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
| Swaine Pt.-Gedney Harbor-Pt. Cosmos | Gedney Harbor-Chatham Strait | Halibut | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
Names and labels from Salmon Holes and Halibut Hills, an ADF&G sport fishing atlas of southeast Alaska (1989), read November 14, 2026.
Saltwater rules that cover Petersburg-Wrangell
Bag and size rules for Petersburg-Wrangell belong to the booklet for its area; the rows above give places, not limits.
Rules and fees are the 2026 edition: ADF&G prints "Effective until the 2027 summary is issued" on every 2026 booklet, and no 2027 booklet exists. Emergency orders supersede the booklet. Emergency orders supersede the printed regulations, so check the ADF&G emergency order page before fishing.
A resident annual sport fishing license is $20 and a nonresident annual license $100.
Rules as printed in the 2026 ADF&G Sport Fishing Regulations Summary (booklet). Effective until the 2027 summary is issued; emergency orders supersede the booklet (ADF&G emergency orders). Read November 14, 2026.
In Alaska close to Petersburg-Wrangell
Alaska: spare ramps if Petersburg-Wrangell is packed
- Woodpecker Boat Launch5 miles
- Banana Point Boat Launch9 miles
- Papkes Landing Launch12 miles
- Blaquerie Point Launch16 miles
- South Harbor Launch Ramp21 miles
- Heritage Harbor Launch Ramp22 miles
ADF&G access sites close to Petersburg-Wrangell
- Kah Sheets Lake Trail8 miles
- Heritage Harbor22 miles
- Petersburg Lake Trail22 miles
- Shoemaker Bay Harbor24 miles
- Whale Pass Harbor28 miles
Alaska: shops the Petersburg-Wrangell regulars swear by
- Petersburg South Small Boat Harbormarina, Petersburg, 21 miles
- Petersburg Middle Small Boat Harbormarina, Petersburg, 21 miles
- Petersburg North Small Boat Harbormarina, Petersburg, 22 miles
- Sentry Hardware & Marinebait and tackle shop, Wrangell, 22 miles
- Wrangell Reliance Small Boat Harbormarina, Wrangell, 22 miles
- Wrangell Heritage Harbormarina, Wrangell, 22 miles
Alaska guides listed near Petersburg-Wrangell
- King Fisher Charters & Lodgecharter, Craig, (907) 826-3350
- Petersburg Sportfishingcharter, Petersburg, (707) 208-0613
- Slammin' Sams Fishing Charterscharter, Klawock, (907) 755-2443
- Catch-A-Kingfishing guide, Craig, (907) 826-2938
Where to bed down when fishing Petersburg-Wrangell, Alaska
- Petersburg18 miles
- Wrangell42 miles
- Craig70 miles
- Ketchikan93 miles
Petersburg-Wrangell on the Alaska borough map
- Petersburg Boroughborough seat: Petersburg
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Areaadministrative center: Craig
- Wrangell City and Boroughborough seat: Wrangell
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Questions to settle before the Alaska drive to Petersburg-Wrangell
Where is the Petersburg-Wrangell fishing area?
ADF&G groups these waters as one area, spread across Petersburg Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area and Wrangell City and Borough.
How many goFishAK points are in Petersburg-Wrangell?
The marine table has 2 marine points, such as Blind Slough.
Can I launch at the atlas areas in Petersburg-Wrangell?
Atlas rows mark places on the water, and they do not describe a launch.
Does the layer name halibut or salmon in Petersburg-Wrangell?
The layer text names dolly varden, king salmon, coho salmon and cutthroat trout; these are words in the agency text, not catch claims.
What can I keep in Petersburg-Wrangell?
Limits are left to the booklet for the area, which emergency orders can override.
Does fishing Petersburg-Wrangell call for an Alaska license?
A resident annual sport fishing license is $20 and a nonresident annual license $100. Prices and who needs a license are on the license page.
Which ADF&G ramps are close to Petersburg-Wrangell?
The closest ramp pages: Woodpecker Boat Launch, Banana Point Boat Launch and Papkes Landing Launch.
Which Alaska outfitter on our list is nearest Petersburg-Wrangell?
Stop at Petersburg South Small Boat Harbor, about 21 miles away.
Does an emergency order affect Petersburg-Wrangell?
Emergency orders decide it; the booklet text is as printed and can be superseded.
Pick a run week for Petersburg-Wrangell
Check the emergency orders before any fish goes in the cooler.