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Seward Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Resurrection Bay's charter capital: silver salmon derbies, glacier-fed halibut water and Alaska's most accessible ocean fishery.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
Low 6:23 PM
Air / High
26 / 41 F
Wind
NNW 7 mph

Sources: NOAA tides 9455090, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Seward is in transition: bait on the move and predators following. Today brings cloud cover, wind NNW around 7 mph, falling pressure near 1027 hPa and a high of 41. Tides: high 12:04 PM, low 5:49 AM and 6:23 PM: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 53 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 11:01 PM-1:01 AM and 10:37 AM-12:37 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rockfish (Pacific)Good

Much of the open season along the coast falls in this band. Fish through suspended schools of black, blue and other midwater rockfish, and closer to the rocks for vermilion, copper and China rockfish.

SurfperchFair

Fall through spring is the peak on both the central (October to June) and southern (September to May) California coasts, per the state beach guides. Fish sand crabs, worms or Carolina-rigged grubs near crab beds and bar edges.

Chinook salmonSlow

Runs enter the rivers: drift roe or sand shrimp through travel lanes, plunk a wrapped plug, or float eggs in eddies and tidewater.

Tomorrow: Similar at 42 F with likely rain: fish ahead of the front. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Water and weather

Live readings.

Tides

NOAA station 9455090 (Seward, Resurrection Bay). Fish the moving water either side of each change.

Fri
LOW5:49 AM1.7 ft
HIGH12:04 PM10.6 ft
LOW6:23 PM1.1 ft
Sat
HIGH12:29 AM9.8 ft
LOW6:24 AM1.6 ft
HIGH12:33 PM11.5 ft
LOW7:01 PM-0.1 ft

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp26 F
High / Low41 / 26 F
WindNNW 7-19 mph
Pressure1026.6 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain88% cloud, 82%
Sunrise / Sunset08:58 / 18:24
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~53 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Which day to fish Seward this week

The best day on Seward this week looks like Tuesday Oct 27, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Tuesday, Oct 27 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
11:01 PM-1:01 AM and 10:37 AM-12:37 PM
Minor period
5:11 AM-6:11 AM
Sun
08:58 to 18:24
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Showers, 8 mph
Rain chance
82%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Seward: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Chinook salmon illustration

Chinook salmon

Seasons follow the runs: spring, summer and fall runs on the West Coast, and late summer into fall in Great Lakes rivers

The largest Pacific salmon, caught by trolling and mooching at sea and by drifting and plunking in rivers as adults return to spawn; also stocked in the Great Lakes. Runs enter the rivers: drift roe or sand shrimp through travel lanes, plunk a wrapped plug, or float eggs in eddies and tidewater.

Rockfish (Pacific) illustration

Rockfish (Pacific)

Seasons and depth limits vary by state and zone

Pacific rockfish are about 60 Sebastes species managed under the federal groundfish plan, from black and blue rockfish schooling over shallow reefs to yelloweye that live more than a century in deep water. Much of the open season along the coast falls in this band. Fish through suspended schools of black, blue and other midwater rockfish, and closer to the rocks for vermilion, copper and China rockfish.

Surfperch illustration

Surfperch

Best: Oct-Jun central CA, Sep-May southern CA

Barred and redtail surfperch are the large perches of Pacific sandy beaches: barred from northern California into Baja, redtail from Vancouver Island to San Luis Obispo County, overlapping along central California. Fall through spring is the peak on both the central (October to June) and southern (September to May) California coasts, per the state beach guides. Fish sand crabs, worms or Carolina-rigged grubs near crab beds and bar edges.

When to come: the Seward calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Chinook salmon
Rockfish (Pacific)
Surfperch
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 53 F (estimated, not a reading).

405060JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~53 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Seward today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Rockfish (Pacific) led the card at excellent. High of 35 F, wind to 9 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Rockfish (Pacific) led the card at excellent. High of 37 F, wind to 12 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rockfish (Pacific) led the card at good. High of 45 F, wind to 8 mph.

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Before you go

License

Alaska requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Alaska license + king stamp if targeting. Halibut charter rules federal: lingcod seasonal: review current ADFG.

Access

Seward small-boat harbor and ramp, Lowell Point beach access, charter fleet throughout.

About this water

Resurrection Bay's port, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK. Alaska's most accessible ocean fishing.

Fishing Seward: the full guide

The road to the ocean

Seward ends the Seward Highway at Resurrection Bay: Anchorage's ocean access and Alaska's most turnkey saltwater town. The charter fleet (halibut, silvers, rockfish, lingcod) sails protected water between glacier walls: the August Silver Salmon Derby is the state's oldest: and the bay forgives weather that closes every outer coast.

Silvers and the derby

July-September silvers stack the bay (trolled herring and spinners off the points: limits routine), the derby's August weeks turn the harbor carnival, and shore casters work the beaches (Lowell Point, the military resorts' coves) casting Vibrax into cruising schools: Alaska's easiest salmon from the sand.

Deep water made simple

Halibut trips run the bay's mouth and the capes (protected compared to anywhere: half-days produce), rockfish swarm the kelp and pinnacles (blacks on light tackle: a criminally fun fishery), and lingcod season (July-plus) adds the toothy prize. Combo trips stack all three: Seward's standard product and Alaska's best first-timer day.

Harbor practicalities

The small-boat harbor (thousand-slip scale) books everything: the ramp serves DIY skiffs (bay-protected but glacier-cold: dress accordingly): Lowell Point's beach and the seaLife-center shoreline serve the boatless: and Anchorage's proximity (2.5 hours) makes Seward the state's weekend fishery: book summer charters months out.

Common questions

When is the Seward Silver Salmon Derby?

August's second week traditionally: Alaska's oldest derby: the harbor doubles and the bay fills. Silvers run July-September regardless: the derby is the party, not the window.

Can you catch salmon from shore in Seward?

Yes: Lowell Point and the bay beaches run silver schools within casting range July-September: spinners into cruising fish. The most accessible ocean salmon in the state.

Is fishing good at Seward right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Kenai Lake21 miRussian River30 miSkilak Lake38 miKasilof River65 miKenai River70 miLittle Susitna River96 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Tide predictions
NOAA CO-OPS 9455090 β€” Seward, Resurrection Bay
Harmonic predictions, datum MLLW, local time. 11 high and low events returned for today and the next two days. A prediction, not a measured water level: wind and surge move the real thing.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 60.1000, -149.4400 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written guide was drafted with AI assistance. Unlike our newer pages, it does not yet list the official pages its facts were checked against: that audit is under way, and anything it cannot verify will be taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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