Walk the Docks ! and other Kodiak Island, AK General Tips

Favorite Thing: Walk the docks of Kodiak and chat with local fisherman. Many of them have fishing stories that they are willing to share.

Fondest Memory: Many of the King Crab fisherman or women fish in the Bering Sea during the roughest time of the year! 50 Foot seas are common!!

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Favorite Thing: Kodiak has a good sized resident population of Stellar Sea Lions. The males are huge. There are a few good spots to guarantee seeing them. Go to the St Herman Boat Harbor (also called Dog Bay) and go to the last finger of the dock and walk all the way to the end. You can see them hanging out on their own dock that the city has put in. Sometimes you can see them very close as they swim around.


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Favorite Thing: St Hermans Harbor is a nice place to wander around and look at the fishing boats. You can also talk to the local fisherman about their way of life or find out what issues are concerning them. Many times there will be Stellar Sea Lions swimming here too.


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Favorite Thing: In the morning before the wind starts to blow there are nice reflections in the ocean, lakes and ponds on Kodiak Island. It is a real quite time of day before most people are up and making noise!


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Favorite Thing: Most of the trees on the North-East part of Kodiak are Spruce trees. On the Southern end of the island there are only scrub Alder trees! But don't try hiking through those without a trail! You'll never make any ground at all!


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Favorite Thing: There are some great photo opportunities to be had around Kodiak I love the Fall when the first frosts come and everything is so crispy. It can be cold on the fingers though. And the camera lense can fog up going from the cold air to the warm car.


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Favorite Thing: Kodiak can be quite nice in the winter with snow on the ground. This picture was taken in Jan 2002 as here in 2003 we are not receiving snow!


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Favorite Thing: You can get nice views of Kodiak from the Bridge. If you continue across the bridge you will be on Near Island! The bridge was built in 1984 to gain access to Dog Bay which has aa boat harbor built there.


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Favorite Thing: If you want some great photo opportunities of Eagles come to Kodiak almost any time of the year. But in January and February there are hundreds of Eagles right around town!! You will see them sitting atop churches, businesses, in trees, atop local homes, street lights, everywhere! They love the tree standing next to the Baranov Museum!


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Favorite Thing: The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is a huge area! About 2/3 of Kodiak Island is inside the refuge. There are public use cabins available. Lot's of wildlife viewing! Fishing and Hunting. It is not an easy place to get too though. You must fly in or take a boat from the city of Kodiak. If you are on a small budget don't even consider it although getting into the refuge can be done cheaply with some great planning. But you should be an accomplished back country hiker with experience in Bear Country!
Oddly enough there are only 6 Animals native to Kodiak Island and they are Kodiak Brown Bear, red fox, river otter, short-tailed weasel, little brown bat, and tundra vole . All of the others have been introduced my man!
To get detailed infomation you should contact the refuge directly.

Fondest Memory: Refuge Manager
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
1390 Buskin River Road
Kodiak, Alaska 99615
Phone: (907)487-2600
FAX: (907)487-2144
E-Mail: kodiak@fws.gov

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