Six reasons to skip a day of fishing. (Then go fishing.)

The best steelhead fishing in Alaska on the Situk River. Local guides available.

Salmon, halibut, and rockfish all in a day with some of the finest captains in Alaska.

“Surf City, Alaska”? That's right. Yakutat made a name for itself in the late '90s as the first Alaska town with a surf shop, Icy Waves.

The largest tidewater glacier in North America — 76 miles long, plunging 1,200 feet into the bay.

Yakutat Tern Festival, held annually in early June. One of the largest breeding colonies of Aleutian terns within its range.

Long sandy beaches on the Pacific Ocean. Easy hiking trails to coves and lakes.