This is the only steelhead fishery in Alaska you can reach by road. Fishing is seasonal with the steelhead runs occurring between August and November.

King salmon bring the most attention during their run from late May to mid-June each year.

Silver salmon run up the river from late July until Labor Day and pink salmon start a week or two earlier than silver with the run climaxing in August.

There are fishing holes posted along a two-mile-long section of the river than can be driven to on Anchor River Road.

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