What to Bring on Your Juneau Fishing Trip

A packing list for guided fishing trips with Dialed Outdoor. The short version: layers, rain gear, and your fishing license.

Juneau is in the Tongass National Forest. It rains here. A lot. Pack for cool, wet conditions and you'll be comfortable on a 70°F sunny day too. Pack only for sun and you'll be miserable on the much more common rainy day.

We provide all the fishing gear — rods (fly or spin), reels, flies, lures, tackle, hip boots, and transportation. You bring your clothing, food, water, and your Alaska fishing license.

The Short Version

What You Bring

Clothing

1

Juneau weather is unpredictable. The packing principle: dress in layers, avoid cotton, plan for rain.

  • Rain jacket and rain pants — non-negotiable. Even on a forecast-clear day, weather here turns fast. A working waterproof shell is the difference between a great trip and a miserable one.

  • Warm layers — fleece, wool, or synthetic. Avoid cotton next to skin (it holds water and chills you).

  • Sturdy pants that fit comfortably under hip boots — quick-dry hiking pants work well; jeans don't.

  • Wool or synthetic socks — bring an extra pair. Wet socks ruin a day.

  • A warm hat and a sun hat — yes, both. Mornings can be 45°F; sunny afternoons get warm.

  • Light gloves if you run cold

Personal items

2

  • Snacks and water for the trip duration (lunch for full-day trips)

  • Any medications you'll need over the trip length — 3.5 hours for half-day, 8 hours for full-day

  • Polarized sunglasses if you have them — spares are available, but personal ones fit best

  • Sunscreen and bug spray

  • Phone or camera for catch photos (small dry bag recommended)

Documents

3

  • Alaska sport fishing license — required for all anglers 16 and older. Buy online before your trip.

  • King salmon stamp if you're targeting kings (June trips especially)

  • Driver's license or ID

Optional but recommended

4

  • A small dry bag for your phone, wallet, and documents

  • Hand warmers for cold-weather trips

  • A change of clothes in your vehicle (or at your hotel) for after the trip

For fly-fishing lessons

If you’re coming for a 2-hour fly fishing lesson, you have almost nothing to bring:

  • Comfortable clothes you can move in (we'll be practicing casting)

  • A water bottle

  • Your own fly rod if you have one and want to use it — otherwise we provide everything

  • Any specific questions you want answered

Lessons are indoor at the workshop, so weather doesn't apply.

For passengers on a cruise ship

If you’re coming straight from a cruise ship, make sure you have:

  • Comfortable shoes for the walk from the cruise terminal to our pickup spot — you'll change into hip boots once we get to the water

  • Your ship's key card (don't forget it on the boat)

  • A light rain jacket at minimum, even on sunny port days — we may have spares but personal gear fits better

  • Your Alaska fishing license — it saves time on your port day if you buy online before your cruise.

  • Snacks — most ships pack you a lunch on request; if not, grab something from the cruise terminal area

What NOT to bring

A few things people pack but don’t need:

  • Waders — we provide hip boots, which work for the water we fish. Full chest waders are unnecessary.

  • Coolers or fish bags — if you keep fish, we handle care and packaging for transport.

  • Extra tackle — unless you have a specific lure or fly you want to try, our gear is matched to local conditions.

  • Heavy backpacks — pack light. We'll have a small staging spot for your gear at each water.

One More Reminder

Juneau weather can shift in 20 minutes. Pack like you'll need everything, because some days you will.

If you forget something critical, we can usually help — but a working rain shell and warm layers are the two things you really do need to bring yourself.

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