Cod fishing is excellent in Resurrection Bay — and walkable from Seward

Pacific cod fishing in Resurrection Bay is excellent right now — and the hot spots are a walk from downtown Seward. No boat, no problem. Halibut inside? Less so.

If you're in Seward and want to catch fish without a boat, now's the time. Pacific cod fishing inside Resurrection Bay is excellent, and according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's latest report, some of the best spots are walkable from downtown.

Area biologist Brittany Blain-Roth's tip: drop a small chunk of herring right off the bottom near the Sea Life Center, the mouth of Lowell Creek, or off Lowell Point.

The rest of the bay is more of a mixed bag. Halibut inside the bay has been slow for this time of year — anglers are doing better out toward the mouth and beyond. King salmon is fair to good, with trolled herring and spoons working along the shoreline from Seward to Caines Head, and fish also hitting at the Seward lagoon outflow. Sockeye at the mouth of the Resurrection River have largely moved through and slowed down.

A couple of rules worth knowing: the Seward lagoon and its outflow are open to king fishing for kids 15 and under only, through July 31, and rockfish limits are tightened right now, with lingcod closed until July 1. For everything else, check the current emergency orders and the 2026 Southcentral regulations summary before you head out.