Turns out my buddy's neighbor has a business, or just bought into one up there. We'll be staying in Anchorage with access to a cabin on the Kenai Peninsula. We haven't been up there before so I'm open to advice. My friend's neighbor apparently knows some guys there who can point us in the right direction. I'll still be reading and looking over maps until then.
This can't be healthy. All this fishing is really messing with my head.