Yakutat Angling Report: September 23- September 29, 2008

October 1, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Yakutat Angling Report
September 23- September 29, 2008

  • Freshwater Angling

  • Situk River- Situk River angling has been fair in the middle river to drift fishers but many lower river anglers have found few fish and difficult water conditions for angling.  Water flows have been well above average since September 6th.  Fish are holed up in log jams and backwater areas. Deep fishing lures and jigs seem to work when you can find the holding spots. Bait is not allowed on the Yakutat road system streams.
  • Tsiu River- Tsiu River coho angling has been excellent. The weather has made it tough to get a flight in but the fish are there.  Experienced Tsiu anglers report better than average catches of large fish to 21 lbs.
  • The Lost River and other Yakutat area streams –
    Lost River anglers have found a few fish coming in on every high tide. The exposed section of the lower river was rough last week due to winds and rain.  Fish will not hold in the Lower Lost River during high flows, so timing the tides is critical to catching fish. Some small holes up near the Lost River Bridge may hold some fish past the peak tide.
  • Few reports have come in from Akwe and Italio. Weather has preempted any easy flights out to those rivers. Seal Creek was reportedly still producing some nice coho to the occasional duck hunter who brought a rod along.  East River anglers did report some good coho catches last week.
  • Please see the emergency orders/news releases for the most recent information regarding the Situk River (Yakutat) sport fisheries.
  • Current weir counts for Situk River.

  • Marine Angling

  • Marine angling has been fair for halibut and lingcod. Anglers heading out with a full boat load find most will get limits of halibut and there are still some large 100lb fish coming in. Effort is beginning to slow due to weather and the late season.
  • Salmon angling in salt water was very slow with little effort last week as most anglers have switched to river fishing.
  • Check: Yakutat weather and the satellite photo for the latest Yakutat weather conditions and general information on Yakutat sport fisheries.
  • For further information, anglers can call Brian Marston at the ADF&G, Division of Sport Fish in Yakutat, at (907) 784-3222, or 784-3255 if there is no answer.

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Yakutat Area Sport Fishing Report - July 29 to Aug. 4, 2008

August 10, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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July 29 to Aug. 4, 2008

Alaska Fish and Game

Freshwater AnglingSituk River- As of Tuesday 7/29/08 the Situk River is now closed to the retention of sockeye salmon (Emergency Order # 1-RS-H-23-08). Sockeye salmon numbers, as counted at the Situk weir, are well below historic average for this time of year. Pink salmon and a few early coho salmon are in the Situk River providing some action to anglers. Few anglers are on the river due to low fish numbers. High waters from recent heavy rains on the Yakutat forelands have raised all streams which are just now clearing and becoming fishable.  Please see the emergency orders/news releases for the most recent information regarding the Situk River (Yakutat) sport fisheries. Current weir counts for Situk River. Marine AnglingMarine angling has been good for halibut and Groundfish. Limits of halibut are common along with good catches of black rockfish. Lingcod angling has also been fair. Coho angling in Yakutat bay has been fair to good. Fish appear to be larger than normal for this time of year.  Check: Yakutat weather and the satellite photo for the latest Yakutat weather conditions. For further information, anglers can call Brian Marston at the ADF&G, Division of Sport Fish in Yakutat, at (907) 784-3222, or 784-3255 if there is no answer.

 

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