Silverking Lodge is conveniently located just 90 minutes by scheduled airline from Seattle, Washington. With easy connections from West Coast locations and major cities throughout the United States, your Alaska fishing adventure is never more than an afternoon away.

Ketchikan is served by  . During the summer months Alaska Airlines offers 5 non-stop flights from Seattle to Ketchikan daily. Even during winter, you can find at least three flights heading that way. Bush planes operated by nearly half a dozen small air-taxi services provide access to lakes and rivers in remote fishing areas. We have a complete travel information center and can provide you with detailed information on choosing the best and most economical flights to Ketchikan. Contact us for more information.

Ketchikan (pop. 14,000) is the fourth largest city in Alaska, and is located on the western shore of Revillagigedo Island in the Tongass National Forest. Revillagigedo Island is the size of Rhode Island and has 309 miles of coastline.

Ferry:

The ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway System are the primary means of getting yourself from here to there in much of Alaska's Inside Passage, as well as stops to many northern Panhandle cities. The ferries transport passengers, cars, trucks and even container vans from ports in Bellingham, Washington and Prince Rupert, B.C. Either port sends you to Ketchikan; and it's a non-stop trip. Staterooms, solariums, cafeterias and lounges are to be found on nine southeast-based ships. The MV Kennicott, the newest addition to the fleet, began touring the waterways in 1998.

In 2002, ferry service between Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island was appropriated by a group of local communities, launching the Inter-Island Ferry Authority. The 198-foot MV "Prince of Wales Island" makes daily runs between Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island. Service for another ship is scheduled to begin in 2005, connecting Coffman Cove on P.O.W. Island to Petersburg and Wrangell.