Well there was no river trip today for me, but I was able to hook up with the Happy Hooker fleet from the Yakutat Lodge. Looks like the Halibut and the Silvers are available for those going out on the big pond. Here are the pics from all 3 of the Happy Hooker boats.

Happy Hooker #1

Happy Hooker #2

Happy Hooker #3

Ocean is doing great right now. So all those who like the big pond, it looks like Yakutat Lodge is the place to be now!!.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Another day on the river, and the result was the same. Even after 8 years guiding on the Situk River, I still get excited when a client hooks up with a big Silver Salmon. When fishing for Silvers with jigs, you have to be very quick on the hook set. Because of the fact that the Silvers will hit the jig on the way down, by the time you go to set the hook, the fish is already in the process of getting rid the jig from it's mouth. By reacting instantly, you can get the hook set before they get rid of it. After several of these missed hook ups, we finally started getting into fish, and holding on. When all was said and done, we had 4 nice Coho in the box, and released near 50 pink salmon. The day was a great success. Here are some pics from today.

Good luck out there!!

Flymstr;

Well this morning I took a motor boat and 1 client up the river. On the first cast he was hooked upped, and the fight was on. A few casts later he was on another one, but after a high flying jump, he was gone. After the fast start, things slowed down a bit. We headed up river about 1/4 mile, and found more Silvers, hanging around a log jam. Within 10 minutes, the client was hooked upped again. After landing the second fish, we slowly rowed down stream to the landing. Here are some good pics of these two beauties.

Good luck out there.

The nets are in the river now, so the fish count will slow in the river for sport fishing for the next couple days.

They should be in good numbers again by Wednesday night.

Flymstr;

                      The Silvers are coming in bunches now. They are running very large this year, and there is no slow down in sight. Pink Salmon continue to be a nuisance, but you can work around them to get to the Silvers. Black and Pink jigs are all that is required to catch both species. Using a 3/8 oz jig in higher water, and 1/4 oz in the lower water areas. Today I took two clients from the Yakutat Lodge down river in the drift boat. We started in a hole called the "High water hole", but were unsuccessful. We then floated down to an unnamed hole, and caught and released one Silver that had already started to turn red, then minutes after we got a nice chromer. We then drifted down past "Muddy Creek",  were we came across a nice calm water area, and were able to take three more nice fish. After getting a limit, we threw on some pink jigs, and headed to a hole to fish for Pink Salmon, for a little fun fishing. After catching about 40 Pinks, we called it a day and headed for home.

Here are some pics from today's catch.

Good luck out there.

   By the way, the water is not to high, and the weather has held up real nice so far!

Flymstr;

The Situk River is full of Silver Salmon, and they are on the bite. Even though the Pink Salmon are thick in the system right now, the Silvers are coming in thick enough that you can pick them out amongst the pinks. The last two days have yielded plenty of fish, and daily limits for all. Here are some pics of the clients from Yakutat Lodge, that were in my boat. All of these fish were caught on black marabou jigs. Using jigs in my opinion is the most effective way to fish for Silvers.

Good luck out there

Flymstr;