Seldovia Alaska Halibut Fishing Lodge is located across the bay from Homer Alaska and renowned as one of “America's Magnificent Hidden Hideaways”. This unblemished semi-remote small "First Class City" lies beyond the end of the road in one of the most pristine and a wildlife rich setting on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula and offers great Seldovia Alaska Fishing Charters. Access to Seldovia is limited; there are no roads, bridges, trails or trains encroaching into this wilderness setting. To get to Seldovia for Seldovia Alaska Halibut Fishing Charters, you are limited to either boat or aircraft travel. This helps preserve the rich unspoiled landscapes from over development and safeguard this rich tidal area from the problems associated with rapid uncontrolled growth.
Seldovia remains a pristine wilderness village located within Kachemak Bay and one of Alaska's most treasured and scenic, hidden hideaways.
Seldovia, one of the Kenai Peninsula’s most historic towns, is a quiet fishing village of approximately 300 full-time residents. The village is filled with historic landmarks from a time long past. Visitors to the area are rewarded with authentic Alaskan charm, friendly and honest residents, cultural rich visitor attractions, and most of all, a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere of old Alaska that has been known to cure the restlessness of everyday life.
Seldovia has a long and proud fishing history. First settlers to Seldovia were Russian around 1800, is one of the oldest settlements in Cook Inlet. ”Seldovia” the name, comes from ”Z (aliz) Seldevoy”, which translates into “Herring Bay”. Herring can still be found swimming in the Seldovia Slough. The 1920’s herring-fishing boom was short lived. Today you will find a quiet fishing village that includes the following accommodations: fishing charter companies, restaurants and bars, lodges, churches and few stores selling goods and food. The fishing charters operate year round and take customers on day trips to catch halibut and other fish.
The Seldovia Native Association and the Seldovia Village Tribe are the top employers. There is a school for grades K-12 and a Boys & Girls Club that provides year-round activities for the children. Within the Seldovia Village tribe building there is a public museum. Another popular tourist destination is a 113-year-old church. One can also take day hikes, go biking or sea kayaking, comb the pristine beaches, go birdwatching and view the area wildlife (which can include whale watching).
Alaska TreeTops Fishing Lodge is an Anchorage Fishing Lodge and is located across the bay from Homer, Alaska. As there are no highways into Seldovia, this remote bush village is accessible by either boat or air for Anchorage Fishing Charters. Only 120 air miles from Anchorage for Anchorage Alaska Fishing, or take a 4 1/2 hour scenic drive to Homer, then a short flight or boat trip across the bay. If flying from Anchorage, fly by Era Aviation or Great Northern Air.
Note: We highly recommend taking the flight over on Homer Air, or Smokey Bay Air (15 minute flight) and the boat on your way back. The flights are frequent across the bay daily from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The Rainbow Connection (tour boat) departs once daily from Seldovia at 5:00 p.m. We also recommend the Whale Watching Tour that the Rainbow Connection has to offer, departing Seldovia daily at 10:00 a.m. You are sure to see more whales here than any other tour in Alaska.
From Wikipedia
Seldovia was founded in modern times as a small village by Russians working the fur trade in the early 1800s. Although there has been little definitive archeological evidence of human habitation at Seldovia prior to the 1800s, it is said the early Russian St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, started in 1820, was built on top of an older aboriginal Inuit village site. The town's original Russian name, Seldevoy, translates to "Herring Bay", as there was a significant herring population prior to rampant overfishing early in the 20th century.