Alaska Flyfising Goods report 7-29

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Kenai Peninsula Fishing Reports
Kenai River Report 07-28-11 E-mail

Kenai River Report 07/28/11



The word is out. Hundreds of thousands of second run sockeye have been entering the river for the past ten days. sockeye fishing has been good to excellent throughout the whole river. Our friend, Johnny of Kenai Float-n-Fish, says that it is time to get your sockeye on. He believes that the fishing is going to continue to be good for the next week or two. Choose a good gravel bar and if the fish are not there at that moment, wait ten minutes. The sockeye will come. You may have to be selective to get chromers.

The river is still running fairly low and clear. Because of the water conditions, trout fishing has been a little tricky. The trout are very buggy so far this year. Dries and nymphs have been a fun and popular technique. Smolt, leeches and sculpin have been producing too. Having the ability to change things up has proven to be the key in getting some of these weary trout to bite.

Johnny says he hasn’t seen many big red kings roaming around the upper river, which is usually the indicator to start throwing beads. Although with all of the sockeye showing up, beads and flesh are starting to be more productive. Try fishing flesh or eggs down towards the bottom of gravel bars and below the Russian. Lots of flesh and carcasses are getting the attention of some very hungry trout. Try fishing bright, fresher looking flesh patterns in a variety of sizes, from micro to large. Also try beads in brighter, fresher colors in sizes 6-10mm. Please remember to follow the regulations when it comes to hook sizes, weights and bead pegging.

A special congratulation goes out to Johnny and Heather.

Tight Lines,

The AFFG Boys

SE Report 7/28/11 E-mail

SE Report 7/28/11



The streams and rivers around Northern S.E. are stuffed with pinks and chums. The inclement weather as of late has encouraged the fish to push up into all of the watersheds. The spawn should come into full swing this week. Look for a lot of eggs to be free drifting in the runs.

The Pink run is not expected to peak in the salt until the second week of August. This means that there are still a lot more pinks on the way. Echo Cove continues to produce abundant amount of pink to fly anglers. Try small, pink surface and sub-surface flies with a weight forward floating line with a 9 foot, ten-pound leader. Waking surface flies such as the Kiss of Death can be a lot of fun when the water is calm. Humpy Hookers are still the sub-surface fly of choice.

Other places to look for pinks off of the Juneau road system are: The mouth of Montana Creek, Cowee Creek, the mouth of Fish Creek or the Shrine of St. Theresa. There are loads of pinks, chums and dollies in most streams and river out and away from Juneau. A short skiff ride or plane flight can take you out to some incredible fishing with out the crowds.

Dolly fishing continues to be very successful as the fish prepare for the feast ahead. The streams are flowing at normal to high rates, which is helping the dollies spread out into the runs. Look to fish egg patterns and beads in 8mm and 10mm sizes. Good egg imitation colors can be peach king, oranges, pinks and reds. Bead colors to try are mottled tangerine, mottled orange clear, mottled natural roe, fluor orange, sun orange and peach pearl. There are a lot of other good colors, too many to name. Please check with us and we’ll be glad to help pick out good colors and sizes.

Sockeye are said to be showing up down at Sweetheart Creek. Try hitting this run early before it becomes over crowded with pinks.

When fishing this time of year, please remember to use proper bear etiquette, as bears are more numerous around the streams this time of year.

See you on the water,

Brad, Mike, Cory and Chaz

S.E. Report 07/20/11 E-mail

S.E. Report 07/20/11

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The roadside fishing in Juneau, and most of S.E. Alaska, is on fire, so to speak. Pinks and Chums have entered most freshwater systems. Dolly Varden and Cutthroat trout are following the into the beds to eat the dislodged eggs, free drifting from the salmon redds. If there were a time to wet a line, it is now! P7170011

Pinks are still in Echo Cove by the thousands. Most of these fish are still bright, and they put up quite a fight. Look to take them with a 6-8 wt. rod with a floating line and a 9’ leader. Humpy Hookers and Searunner Specials are the patterns of choice. Want a challenge? Try taking them with a top water popper. Waking a pink foam or deer hair wog can be quite a blast. Just seeing the hooked snout open wide behind the fly can leave a grown man in a giggling fit that may last for hours. Try the Kiss of Death, Techno Wog or Popper Wog.

Chums are quickly metamorphosing from their beautiful ocean bright stage into their gnarly, dog toothed, alligator-like spawning phase. These big guys are tough opponents and great photo fish, but probably not the best table fair. Try pink Starlite Leeches and Egg Sucking Leeches. C.H. Popsicles and Kandy Kanes can be the golden fly too.

With the latest rains, the Chum spawn has started. Dollies and Cutties are busy gaining winter weight eating eggs like there’s no tomorrow. Try egg patterns such as #8 Glo Bugs and Unreal Egg Clusters. Beads are also an effective means of tricking trout and dollies onto the end of the line. Because of how beads are set up to fish, the mortality rate on fish that are caught and released is much lower than that of traditional egg patterns. Want to know more, check out Beads: The Bare Naked Truth.

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