Modeled after French and Italian pescatourism operations, you have the option of fishing for the day on a commercial troller, having the more curated four-day experience, or customizing a journey. Fishing will take place on Cape Edgecumbe, just off the coast of Sitka, Alaska, or Biorka Island, depending on weather and water conditions. 

At the end of the day, crew members will pocket a percentage of the catch, developing an appreciation for the health, sustainability, and economic value of one of the world’s oldest, and most difficult professions. Guests will return to snug harbor to prepare their catch with a local chef, dining aboard a World War II tugboat at the end of Eliason Harbor’s transient dock, the beating heart of Sitka’s commercial fishing fleet.

As well as catching and preparing fish, guests to Finn Alley Fishing will learn about the historical and cultural importance of salmon in the Tlingit culture, which has subsisted on Baranof Island (Sheet’-ká X'áat'l in Tlingit) for over ten thousand years. There will be a discussion on present-day challenges confronting the Tongass, the world’s largest intact coastal temperate rainforest, as well as what can be done to help the survival of Alaska’s most sustainable fishery. Finn Alley crew members will leave the island with a deeper understanding of what it means to make a living on the ocean, along with the critical role fish play in a healthy and sustainable food stream.