The fishing is going strong over here on the Snake River. Side-drifting eggs is the method of choice for this fishery this year. We have been catching a lot of hatchery and native fish … both steelhead and king salmon. I now have October 22 and 23 as open dates!
John Yeager with Wrangell Alaska Fishing reflects on a great season.
The Fetha Styx crew gathered for an outing on Lake Sammamish and the Sky River. Nick, our custom rod builder, hooked into a NICE king salmon and a little something extra.
The 2011 summer season in Southeast Alaska was one for the ages. Since my last update in early July the king fishing stayed red hot and didn’t slow down until the last week of the season. Those lucky enough to make it up to Waterfall Resort this season were truly spoiled with 10+ king days common from June through August.
It’s almost August and the fishing is GREAT all over Washington State. The Ocean is kicking out fish … the Columbia river from the mouth all the way to Rufus Woods is giving up chromer fish … and the rivers, lakes and reservoirs are all hitting for bass, walleye, trout, steelhead and even panfish … basically it’s ON like Kong!
The King Salmon are still running in Wrangell, Alaska. John Yeager fills us in with the latest…
The 2011 season in Southeast Alaska is shaping up to be one of the best years in recent history for King salmon, reports Fetha Styx Pro Staff and veteran Waterfall Resort guide Kurt Ferse.
Well, the last day of the trip was just Kim and I fishing with John, our host. We ended up fishing a short day from 6 a.m. to noon, but got two really nice king’s in the 20 lb. range. It was almost a blessing in disguise after we headed to the fish processing and collected the rest of our bounty before heading home. The total catch was a whopping 185.3 pounds, just in fillets for the flight back! WOW…
Since the June 1st opener of the Snohomish River System life has been good to great for the local fisherman. The Skykomish River has been showing consistent results for summer-run steelhead and king salmon. These fish come in almost everyday on the bell curves due to the snow melt and rain. This means chrome-bright, sea liced, scrappy fish that fight like crazy every day!
I completely switched gears over to the Potholes Reservoir to catch walleye, bass, and trout. The weather and the fishing has had it’s ups and downs, but that’s why I head east this time of year. With all the different waterways to fish and different species of fish there is ALWAYS a bite going on somewhere within a 30 minute drive. Also: now booking summer run steelhead and king salmon trips!