Well it was the final day for the Johnston group to get into some nice fish. They were not disappointed. The numbers of fish in the river this year is just overwhelming. The top end of the river is holding the majority of the fish, that are hanging out. The area from the forks, where the old Situk joins the Situk itself, i just loaded with fish. There are a few holes above the forks that are also holding fish, and a few below. Once you have passed those areas, you have along way till you get to the next fishable area that is holding any good numbers of fish. You will see smaller groups of fishing on the move throughout the system, but they are moving, and hard to get a cast to before they have moved on. Below the area where the weir is located, (about a mile above the landing) is full of bright Sockeye's heading up river, also a good number of Kings, but with the season being closed for kings, all you can do is look, and release any incidental catches. Anyway, here are the pics from the Johnston's last stand.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Today, just like the last two, was great fishing, and great camaraderie. Everyone had a great time, and many more fish were personally introduced to the Johnston group. We got into a nice school of Sockeye today, and nice bright fish were more plentiful today. A bit of rain hit today, causing the visibility to be cut in half, but with the amount of fish in the hole, that was not a factor. Here are the pics and vids from today. See ya with the Johnston's one more day.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Well these four guys can't get enough. As a guide for Yakutat Lodge, I have seen a lot of types of fisherman, but these guys are great. They are fisherman, not people that just go fishing. We caught a ton of fish today, and I have the pleasure of taking them for the next two days. Another one of the Yakutat Lodge guides (John),has been teaming up with me in the last couple days, and I can't say enough good stuff about him. With John and I joining forces, these fish don't have a chance. I like to use the line, "Let's catch every thing in this hole, and leave it empty", well with over 500 hundred fish in the hole, this maybe a stretch, but we put a big dent in them. Also I caught a large king on my fly rod today, and the got a great release vid of this giant. This king was only 2 minutes out of the ocean, and looks like he had a scrape with an otter on the way in. Here are the pics, and the vids.. Enjoy,,,,,,, More to come. All pics are of different fish.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Well I had a Father and son, and cousin combo today, and we did well again. Not to many pics, but the fishing was good. Here are a couple of pics from today.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

I had the same couple Yakutat Lodge clients, that I walked up the river two days ago. A father and son team, that just love fishing, and being in the outdoors. They hooked up, and landed so many fish today, that I just sat back and smiled. Some days just make you say, AAAHHHH that was good stuff. We had some steady rains throughout the day yesterday, so I was a bit concerned about water levels, and fish moving around. The river did rise about 6 inches, but the fish co-operated, and stayed put for the most part. In the last week, the Sockeye have been dispersed throughout the system, but today they were definetly in the upper five miles of the river. After getting a limit, we headed down to play with some hold over Steelhead, but with just a strike or two, we got nothing to take pics of, however we did fight a nice bright 3 lbs King, that spit the hook after five minutes. I got a few fish in the air today, but the video of the jumpers is proving harder than I thought. In the video, you can see two fly lines side by side, both lines are on the same fish. Tag teaming makes it easier, Ha Ha. Here are the pics and the vid. Also I have the pics from the ocean trip they went on yesterday, when they got a limit of Silvers, and Kings. Great day on the big pond!

Good luck out there.

FLYMSTR: