Airport
Yakutat Airport (YAK)
State airport about 3 miles southeast of town with daily Alaska Airlines jets to Juneau and Anchorage.
6.2 mi
River
Situk River
Yakutat's famous steelhead and salmon river, crossed by Forest Highway 10 at Nine Mile Bridge.
Tongass National Forest, Yakutat Ranger District · USFS
- Species
- Steelhead · Dolly Varden · Coho salmon · Sockeye salmon · King salmon
- Boat types
- Drift boat · Raft
- Access
- Road access at Nine Mile Bridge (FH 10) and the Lower Situk landing; trails along the banks.
The Situk drains Situk Lake in the Russell Fiord Wilderness and flows to the Gulf of Alaska through the Situk-Ahrnklin estuary. It is one of the most productive salmon and trout systems in Southeast Alaska, with spring steelhead, Dolly Varden and runs of all five Pacific salmon. Forest Highway 10 crosses it at Nine Mile Bridge, the put-in for the popular 13.5-mile float to the Lower Situk landing near the mouth. The Situk River and Maggie John trails follow the banks.
Location
Fishing · Fly fishing · Rafting
Sources
- Yakutat Management Area Fishing InformationAlaska Department of Fish and Game · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Maggie John TrailSoutheast Alaska Trails System (SeaTrails) · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Situk River TrailSoutheast Alaska Trails System (SeaTrails) · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Situk RiverWikipedia · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Situk River TrailheadUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-09
- ADF&G Southeast sport fishingADF&G · Accessed 2026-11-09
Last updated 2026-11-09
Nearby within 25 miles
Airports
Viewpoints
Campgrounds
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Raven Cabin (Middle Situk)
The second Middle Situk cabin on the Situk River, next to Eagle Cabin and the Situk airstrip.
8.3 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.
8.5 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.
15.2 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.
15.4 mi
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.
16.0 mi
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Situk River (Nine Mile Bridge to the mouth)
Yakutat's famous steelhead, sockeye and coho river: a 13.5-mile float from Nine Mile Bridge to the ocean.
10.6 mi
Fishing spot
Italio River
Remote coastal river about 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, known for fall coho; fly in to the Forest Service cabin.
16.0 mi
