This is the incredible view from your room!
Location, Location, Location! Please click on icons (halibut, salmon, boundary lines, etc) on chart for further explanation
Would you rather have a room facing the back of the lodge? Is it better to be first-in-line, or last-in-line at a movie theater? Would you rather fish in your bathtub, or the ocean? If you're not catching fish, should you continue to wait?... or go to where the fish are? Do you think it's possible to fish-out a honey hole? (Google: Local Depletion Sitka) Do you think that fish are evenly distributed throughout the ocean, and it doesn't matter where you fish? If you didn't have to ponder over these questions, then you know that LOCATION is the most important factor in catching salmon and halibut. “See our Catch Rates!” webpage.
Pelican is a quaint Alaskan fishing village with a population of less than 100 year-around residents. These pioneers, fishermen, dreamers and descendants of Tlingit warriors have a deep love and appreciation for their lifestyle. Our only road is a 12 foot wide wooden boardwalk! Away from cruise ships and airports, Pelican is the undiscovered gem of south east Alaska!
Unparalleled beauty, incredible fishing, and rubbing elbows with authentic and traditional Alaskans make your stay at the Highliner Lodge an unforgettable trip of a life time! Pelican, an authentic, rustic, rootin-tootin’ commercial fishing village was pioneered in 1938 to process the boundless runs of salmon and halibut caught by the Highliners who fished...where? Where the fish are! (Location, location, location!) Pelican claimed to be “Closest to the fish” in those days (as opposed to Juneau or Sitka). We are undisputedly still "Closest to the Fish!" today.