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Hoonah River Fishing and Bear Watching 4 hr
ExcellentTop 16% in Hoonah
117 reviews · Rated on 1 provider · How we score
- Hoonah
- 4 hrs
- Updated November 2, 2026
Travel from Icy Strait Point through Hoonah to a remote river for spin or fly fishing and the chance to spot brown bears.
About this tour
Leave the crowds behind on a four-hour river fishing and bear-watching adventure from Icy Strait Point. This active excursion takes you through Hoonah, an Alaska Native Tlingit village, and onto old logging roads leading to a remote river.
Once there, try spin or fly fishing with provided gear and waders. Keep your eyes open on the drive and beside the water: brown bears are commonly spotted on the island, which has more bears per square mile than almost anywhere else on the planet. Private transportation makes the journey to this off-the-beaten-path setting part of the experience, and the schedule is coordinated around your ship's port times.
Groups larger than six can be accommodated by inquiry. Bring the fitness and mobility needed for an active outing, then set out from Icy Strait Point for a memorable day on the river. Book your Hoonah river fishing and bear-watching trip and experience a wilder side of Alaska.
Highlights
- Travel through Hoonah and along old logging roads to a remote river
- Choose spin or fly fishing in a quiet Alaskan setting
- Watch for brown bears, often spotted on the drive and along the river
What's included
Included
- Private transportation
- Fishing gear and waders
Not included
- Fishing license
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Viator
5.00 / 5 · 117 reviews
Important information
- Service animals are allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
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- Maximum weight: 230 lbs
- Do not book if you have a BMI of 40 or higher, limited mobility, or do not consider yourself physically fit
- Start and end times are coordinated with your ship's port schedule
How this score is calculated
This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 5.00 from 117 reviews. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.
How the score works and rating distribution in Hoonah
- Each provider rating is turned into a percentile: the share of that provider's ratings it beats, weighted by review counts.
- Listings on different providers are combined in proportion to their review counts.
- Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
- The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 9.2. Top 16% in Hoonah means it ranks in the top 16% of tours in Hoonah by this score.
Provider rating distribution in Hoonah
How many tours in Hoonah have a provider rating at or below each value. The dashed line is this tour.
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