Thanks to all of you for all of your helpful information. Craig, Alaska sounds and looks to be a great place to fish. This summer, my boss went on a fishing trip to the Prince Of Whales area. His cousin, I believe his name is Joe, is a guide out of there. I don't know what the name of his company is, but he is the one who got me excited to want to do some big fishing. My husband and I don't travel much, as far as having to get on a plane, etc... So, we thought that a simple trip to Ketchikan first would be good for us. Once we get the ropes of how it works and know where things are at, then I would like to eventually fish the better waters. The ones where you have to get off the main plane, get on another plane (or ferry), then get to your location. That all sounds scary to me since I get really flustered with airports and not knowing where to go (on a time schedule too!!). Probably sounds nuts, but I have only flown one time in my adult life, so Ketchikan sounds really simple to me at first here. I'm really excited about going, just have to get everything ironed out.