September 2020 Alaska Salmon Fishing Reports COVID-19 Requirements for Travelers to Alaska may be found here: https://covid19.alaska.gov/travelers/ simply copy and paste the URL into your browser – hit return to view. September 2o2o Coho (Silver) Salmon Fishing … Read more
August 2020 Alaska Fishing Reports New upcoming COVID-19 Requirements for Travelers to Alaska may be found here: https://covid19.alaska.gov/travelers/ simply copy and paste the URL into your browser – hit return to view. August 2020 Coho Ho! August is our best month for harvesting coho (silver) salmon at most (if not all) Mat-Su Valley fishery … Read more
July 2020 Alaska Salmon Fishing Reports — Scroll down for the latest Report New COVID-19 Requirements for Travelers to Alaska may be found here: https://covid19.alaska.gov/travelers/ — BIG EXPECTATIONS! July 2020 … Read more
June 2020 King Salmon Fishing … Read more
May 2020 Fishing Reports — 2020 Trips greatly reduced because of Coronavirus Concerns / Regulations: May 1, 2020 — Eklutna Tailrace — I had to try catching a king salmon on the first day of May. At the tailrace I casted and fished a #5 Silver / Black Flashtrap Spinner from just about the pedestrian bridge … Read more
2020 Salmon Fishing Outlook — with Coronavirus concerns and associated travel and social distancing recommendations our season has more limited openings for the early portion of our fishery and especially for the month of May. Take that into consideration when reading the outlook below which I started posting in late February. Note: … Read more
From February 7 — 19 the Alaska Board of Fisheries is meeting at the Egan Convention Center in Anchorage for its Upper Cook Inlet Meeting — where fishing regulations for sport, personal use, subsistence and commercial fisheries will be set for the next 3 years. I will be attending and invite your attendance as well! … Read more
Our Alaska fishing in November often starts with ice fishing for rainbow trout, Arctic Char / Dolly Varden, and landlocked salmon. We usually wait until the ice has time to thicken with ice fishing trips often starting near or after Thanksgiving. Check back later in the month for updates on ice and fishing conditions. … Read more
October is a month where we catch up on paperwork, pay bills, work on boats and fishing equipment, prepare for the next open water fishing season, and sometimes do a bit of vacation fishing ourselves. There are lake and stream fishing opportunities available in the Mat-Su Valley for rainbow trout, arctic grayling, and northern pike. … Read more
We usually fish for Alaska silver salmon within a 90 minute drive from Anchorage during September. Earlier on Augus 21,t 2019 both Little Susitna River and Deshka River were closed to silver salmon fishing by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. In addition, the McKinley Fire near the Parks Highway caused an evacuation … Read more