Operator
Yakutat Air
- Website
- Https://yakutatair.com/
- Kind
- Air taxi
- Ownership
- Private
Yakutat air taxi flying two DeHavilland Beavers to rivers, beaches, lodges and backcountry strips.
Fishing spot
Italio River
Remote coastal river about 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, known for fall coho; fly in to the Forest Service cabin.
Tongass National Forest, Yakutat Ranger District · USFS
- Water kind
- River
- Species
- Coho salmon
- Shore access
- Yes
- Access modes
- Bush plane
- Regulations url
- adfg.alaska.gov/static/regulations/fishregulations/PDFs/southeast/2026se_sfregs_yakutat.pdf
- Reg year
- 2026
Bush plane
A fly-in river about 30 miles down the coast from Yakutat, popular for coho fishing, wildlife viewing and beachcombing. Yakutat air taxis fly to the Italio rivers, and the Forest Service Italio River Cabin is nearby. Check the ADF&G Yakutat area regulations for current coho limits.
Location
In pictures
Connected places & operators
Fishing · Fly fishing
Sources
- Yakutat Air: air taxi chartersYakutat Air · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Italio River CabinUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-09
- 2026 Southeast Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations: Yakutat AreaAlaska Department of Fish and Game · Accessed 2026-11-09
Last updated 2026-11-13
Nearby within 25 miles
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Italio River Cabin
A-frame on the coast about 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, popular for coho fishing; fly in by air taxi.
0.0 mi
Public-use cabin
Middle Dangerous River Cabin
12 x 16 ft hunter-style cabin on a bluff above the braided Dangerous River, with a meat shed.
6.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Raven Cabin (Middle Situk)
The second Middle Situk cabin on the Situk River, next to Eagle Cabin and the Situk airstrip.
20.6 mi
Public-use cabin
Eagle Cabin (Middle Situk)
One of two Middle Situk cabins beside an airstrip, about 3 river miles below Nine Mile Bridge.
20.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Situk Lake Cabin
Russell Fiord Wilderness cabin on the east shore of Situk Lake, reached by a 3.1-mile trail or floatplane.
23.5 mi
Public-use cabin
Tanis Mesa Cabin
Fly-in cabin beside an airstrip below the Brabazon Range, 2 miles from iceberg-filled Tanis Lake.
23.6 mi
