Public-use cabin
Sarkar Lake Cabin
Lake cabin on the Sarkar Canoe Route, with skiffs provided.
1.9 mi
Lodge
El Capitan Lodge
A chalet-style, full-service fishing lodge in remote Sea Otter Sound on the north end of Prince of Wales Island. Guests target trophy king and silver salmon, halibut and rockfish.
- Elevation
- 15 ft
- Season months
- May–Sep
- Website
- elcapitanlodge.com
- Lodge type
- Fishing
- Fly in only
- Yes
- Access modes
- Floatplane
- Meals included
- Yes
- Guided included
- Yes
- Amenities
- Indoor fish-cleaning facility · Vacuum packing and freezing · Wet-lock fish boxes · Quality tackle provided · Chalet-style lodge
- Phone
- +1-800-770-5464
- Info@elcapitanlodge.com
- Booking url
- elcapitanlodge.com/fishing
Floatplane
El Capitan Lodge sits in the sheltered waters of Sea Otter Sound on Prince of Wales Island, surrounded by the Tongass National Forest. Its mailing base is in Craig. The lodge describes itself as a relaxed, full-service lodge with chalet-style buildings and modern amenities.
Guides troll and mooch for king and silver salmon and drift-fish for halibut and rockfish, using quality rods and high-performance tackle. Each day's catch is cleaned in an indoor facility, vacuum-packed, frozen and packed in wet-lock boxes to ship home.
King salmon peak from mid-May to early July, and silver salmon from early July to mid-September. Most halibut weigh 25–40 lb, and some exceed 100 lb. Contact the lodge for package rates and access details.
Location
Last updated 2026-11-08
Nearby within 25 miles
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Staney Creek Cabin
Easy-access cabin a half mile by boardwalk from Forest Road 2054, near Staney Creek's salmon and steelhead.
10.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Barnes Lake Cabin
Cedar cabin on a saltwater lagoon with crabbing and some of the island's best silver salmon fishing.
11.5 mi
Public-use cabin
Sweetwater Lake Cabin
Lake cabin 10 road miles from Coffman Cove, then a short hike and skiff ride.
12.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Shipley Bay Cabin
Kosciusko Island cabin facing 2,592-foot Mount Francis, an hour by boat from El Capitan.
13.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Honker Lake Cabin
Small cabin on the Honker Divide canoe route, by floatplane or a 6-mile paddle.
16.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Red Bay Lake Cabin
North-end lake cabin that sleeps 8, by short hike and row or floatplane.
19.8 mi
Public-use cabin
Salmon Bay Lake Cabin
North-end lake cabin with a rowboat.
21.2 mi
Public-use cabin
Control Lake Cabin
Road-access lake cabin a short row from the Control Lake junction.
23.7 mi
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Sarkar Lake and River
Canoe-route lake with cutthroat and rainbow trout and a steelhead outlet river.
1.9 mi
Fishing spot
Neck Lake
North-end lake with a renowned cutthroat fishery and summer-run hatchery coho near Whale Pass.
10.3 mi
Fishing spot
Staney Creek
Road-accessible west-side creek for coho and steelhead, with free campsites and a cabin.
11.6 mi
Fishing spot
Luck Lake and Eagle Creek
Trout lake with a road access site, draining to Eagle Creek's steelhead run.
19.2 mi
Trails
Trail
Sarkar Canoe Route
- Distance
- 2.18835638480648 mi
Fifteen-mile paddle linking seven lakes from the Sarkar Lake boat ramp.
2.2 mi
Trail
Beaver Falls Karst Trail
- Distance
- 12.9573686518296 mi
Short north-end walk through muskeg and karst to a 40-foot waterfall that drops into a cave.
13.0 mi
Trail
Balls Lake Trail
- Distance
- 24.1021843678356 mi
Lakeshore loop from the Balls Lake picnic shelter, linked to Eagles Nest Campground.
24.1 mi
Campgrounds
Campground
Horseshoe Hole Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site forest camp near Staney Creek on the island's west side.
11.0 mi
Campground
Staney Bridge Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site camp at the Staney Creek bridge on Forest Road 2050.
11.6 mi
Campground
Eagles Nest Campground
Forest campground above Balls Lake in the center of the island, with a canoe launch and lakeside walk-in sites.
23.9 mi
