Copper/Koktuli Alaska Floats

[johnsquires]

Headed up Monday to float the Copper for a few days, then over to the Koktuli for eight days. All repeat clients, which is great. Second trip for two of them, third trip for two of them. Should be some great fishing this time of the year.
I'm bringing the good camera this time (I lost my pocket waterproof camera somehow), bringing a longer focal length lens for the birds and the bears, so hopefully I'll have some nice pictures to post when we get back.

[johnsquires]

Upper Copper was great for bows. Bit of a challenge floating it because of the waterfall portage, but worth the effort and it keeps the crowds away. Many, many large bows caught, mostly on beads.

Koktuli was not great, surprisingly. I figured we were a bit late and that was the problem, but I heard a report from a group who went earlier that they did not do well, so I'm not sure what that was all about. It's usually a great fishery.

Thanks to Chad, Devon and River at Rainbow River Lodge for their usual excellent service.

I have some good pictures, but I'll have to figure out how to load them on here.

[johnsquires]

This year's casualty list:
2 rods
1 chair
2 out of 3 tents (extremely high winds). And these were high-quality tents.
Not bad, considering no harm was done to humans.
American Creek and the Koktuli next year.

[johnsquires]

Upper Copper River, waterfall portage, sending the rafts over empty and frameless.

[gwris]

Great Photo John. Bummer about the equipment, but glad that the Copper was good to you.
Gregg

[johnsquires]

Thanks, Gregg. Working on getting expedition tents - apparently necessary in that kind of wind.
Upper Copper was amazing. I've never seen so many fish caught in the 22-26 inch slot in one day before.