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Bristol Bay Report 6-25-11 |
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We just finished speaking with Mission Lodge owner Dale Depriest. He reports that fishing is picking up in the Dillingham area. Sockeye and Kings have started entering a lot of the rivers, the trout are hungry and aggressive, and tons of Arctic Char are crashing Sockeye smolt at the mouth of most rivers.
The King season was off to a slow start, but has steadily been getting better. ADF&G lowered the bag limit of kings on the Nushagak, from 4 per year down to 2 per year, in case the run did not materialize. Dale says this looks to be changing as a bunch of fish have entered the river in the last couple days. Farther west, fish are entering rivers like the Togiak, Goodnews and Kanektok. For those of you heading out to fish these awesome rivers, be ready to swing or drift some of our new King patterns.
The trout are literally starting to look up on rivers like the Agulawak, Brooks and the American. When the sun pokes through the clouds, be sure to have a rod ready with an Elk Hair Caddis or Parachute Adams. When the sun isn’t shining, try nymphing on the buggy rivers or swinging leeches. Dolly Llama’s in black/white, olive white and all white can be deadly this time of year, but don’t count out some of the more classic streamers like the Woolhead Sculpin or Bunny Leeches as these are still very effective patterns. If one of the more remote rivers is your destination, don’t forget about the mice! Bringing a rodent-eating beast to the top is one of the ultimate Alaska treats for a fly angler.
Along with Kings, Sockeye and Chum salmon are entering the rivers, too. Chum are a lot of fun and aggressive fly-eaters when they first come out of the ocean. Try swinging or stripping pink streamers like Lead-Eyed Eggs Sucking Leeches in Pink or Hareball Leeches in Pink to connect with these toothy guys. For Sockeye, try going with a smaller fly and slowing everything down a little. Unlike their cousins, Sockeye can be very finicky and shy towards fast moving flies, so try dead drifting Sockeye Lightnings or Mercer’s Sockeye Fly. Once you do hook up, hold on!
Thanks for checking in with us here at Alaska Fly Fishing Goods. We hope that you have a great week of fishing!
Brad and Mike
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Bristol Bay Report 6/28/10 |
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BRISTOL BAY REPORT For 6/28/10
KANEKTOK – The king swing is on! Break out the two hander and swing big flies. Trailer Trash along with Intruder style flies are the way to go. Try pinks, chartreuse and blues. Trout fishing is fair and will pick up in the weeks to come as the residents prepare for the up coming salmon spawn. Swinging leeches is the the technique of choice. Mousing is also just as popular.
NUSHAGAK – The king run has been steady with 16,000 fish counted at the sonar as of last week. Fishing should pick up as more of the projected 117,000 return. Chum returns have been strong and fly fishing for chromers has been excellent.
KVICHAK – Fishing on the Kvichak has been fair. Early season smolt out migration is the targeted food of choice. Try fishing small Strung-Out Thunder Creeks. Swinging sculpin and leeches is a good bet too.
WOOD/TIKCHIK – Sockeye have started to pour into the system. Targeting these dime bright bullets on the Agulawak should pay out dividends. Trout fishing has been fair with the trout recovering from the spring spawn. More trout will return into the rivers as the season warms and the hatches come. Try swing leeches or nymphing standard bead head nymhs. Char fishing at the mouths of the rivers is good as ravenous schools devour out migrating sockeye smolt. Although sockeye smolt are tiny, try big bait fish patterns like Bad Sea Habits. Also big white flesh flies swung can be deadly.
ALAGNAK – King fishing has been slow as the season is still early. This should change this week as more fish will enter the river. Trout fishing on the upper stretches has been good to excellent. Dead drifting smolt is good or swing big leeches. Black and white Dolly Llamas are always a good bet.
Naknek – The salmon fishing reported is similar to the of the Alagnak, but should pick up in the next week or so. Sockeye will be returning in large numbers soon. Trout fishing has been fair to excellent with the smolt out migration in full swing. Try both dead drifting and stripping smolt patterns, |
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The trout fishery in Bristol Bay opens in early June. We will post our first report then.
Thanks and keep checking back!
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Bristol Bay Report 7/22/09 |
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With the end of July nearing, the king, chum and sockeye runs coming to an end. The warm sunny weather made the last few weeks of king season a little on the tough side, but made for good trout fishing. The sockeye and chums came in early and hard, which should translate into an early egg drop.
Silvers are next on the menu for anglers look for big, bright chrome. Silvers have already starting to jaunt up the Nushagak and should not be far behind in rivers like the Kvichak, Wood, Togiak and Alagnak. Some of the larger drainages like the Nushagak will get the bulk of the run in the next few weeks. Other rivers like the Togiak will get the majority of the run later usually peaking around the first or second week of September.
While salmon are the focus for some, others prefer to chase the coveted rainbow trout. Good news, trout fishing has been off the hook! In rivers like the Moraine, the bows are patiently waiting for the sockeye to spawn. With this in mind, swinging leeches and skating mice has been the ticket. Patterns like Dolly Llamas and Egg Stealing Super Sculpins are deadly on the swing. For top water mousing, patterns like Mr. Hankey and the Wiggle Lemming are great.
Heading west to the rivers Agulawak and Agulapak in the Wood River chain, swinging leeches and sculpins has been very effective. Later in the day, a dry/dropper combo has been good, too. Try patterns like an Elk Hair Caddis or a Royal Wulff for the dry and Copper Johns, B.H. Pheasant Tails and Hotwire Princes as the dropper.
Chum and Kings are spawning on the upper reaches of rivers like the Nushagak and Togiak. Try 10mm and 8mm beads or patterns like Battle Creeks, Gorman’s B.H. Eggs and small flesh patterns like MOAL Rhoids. Swinging leeches and articulated flesh can be deadly too.
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