south east Alaska King Report

[nor cal steelie]

Great Day

The Hatch

BBQ tonight

Hommer gets a crommer

The Fishing was a littel on the slow side this year , we paid our dues and made the most of it !! The bugs were brutal at times , the crabbing was great. The last two hours of the out going tide were prime time (as allways).
4-5 inch green and white clousers , 13 foot , 7 wt spey , a lot of reel , stright 20 lb maxima and you in there , sure hope things get back to normal next year as far as the King run goes Mark

[jbird]

Nice!!!! Thanks for posting.

[Loren E]

Way cool! Salmon on fly in the salt...that's about as good as it gets. I am a student at Western Washington U in Bellingham and the salmon aren't like this!

Do you rent boats or have a private boat? What about methods for locating and sticking these fish?

-Loren

[k.hanley]

Nice going there Nor Cal. Beautiful catch. I'll be doing my saltwater school in S.E. later this month.

Loren you may want to get a copy of my DVD "Saltwater Salmon on the Fly." Maybe Anne Vitale has a copy she can share with you? You could probably find it on ebay for a couple of bucks??????? Here's a link with a description........ http://www.flyfishinsalt.com/hot-off...fly-35130.html
Cheers, Ken

[nor cal steelie]

Thanks for checking it out !!!
These are termanel fish heading for the hatchery ! (die pack)
Its in Juneau , It doesnt take much as far as a boat , they go in with the tide and come back out with the tide , as far as finding them , just watch whats going on around you , if you need to move , move !!
This trip is not for everyone !! you dont go Alaska to catch a fish or two a day , but I love the challange , I got a good hard core fishing buddy that lives up there .(going on 20 years now) The silvers are why you go to Alaska with a bug rod !!!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Fresh crabs and fresh salmon is pretty wonderful.....