Location

• Bird Creek is approximately 20 minutes southeast of Anchorage; it is located at mile 101.5 on Seward Highway. Ample parking space is available on both the north and south sides of the creek. For visitor convenience, walking bridges have been constructed to allow safe access across Seward Highway. Bird Creek is the first major salmon river a visitor will cross when heading south from Anchorage. The fishing creek is surrounded by a natural Alaskan setting.
  
  

Characteristics

• According to AlaskanOutfitting.com, Bird Creek is "somewhat silted but clear enough to be able to sight fish the salmon." Occasionally, the waters become cloudy after a heavy rain or unusually warm temperatures, when the area glaciers begin to melt. During a high tide, Bird Creek is not fishable. In fact, fishing on the water during high tide is dangerous.
  
  

Fish

• Bird Creek is home to three different species of salmon: silver salmon, pink salmon and chum salmon. Silver salmon in Bird Creek average 6 to 12 lbs. each. Chum salmon from Bird Creek average 6 to 12 lbs. each, yet may reach up to 18 lbs. Pink salmon found in Bird Creek average about 2 to 4 lbs.
  
  

Time Frame

• The silver salmon run occurs from July through October, with mid-July to mid-August as the peak period. The chum salmon run is from mid-June to early September, with the peak time being from mid-July to the early part of August. The pink salmon run happens from mid-June to late August, with the second half of July as the peak time. From November through mid-June, Bird Creek will not yield high amounts of fish.
  
  

Regulations

• Only the first 500 yards of Bird Creek are open for public fishing; the remaining area is privately owned. Visitors to Bird Creek should not trespass beyond these 500 yards without permission. The boundary is marked with a cable. The catch limit at Bird Creek is only three salmon per day. This can be any combination of silver, pink and chum salmon. However, regulations at Bird Creek do not allow for the catching of king salmon. Any king salmon that are caught at Bird Creek must be immediately returned to the water.