Steelhead on the Fly

HOW TO CATCH GREY GHOSTS

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Aaron Shook is an expert Steelhead fisherman. He spends spring and summer in Yakutat Alaska guiding for the Yakutat Lodge and winter and fall in the Pacific Northwest(Oregon). If the fish are in the river you will find him there.
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One good article!

Well I made into the new issue of Salmon Steelhead Journal this quarter. They gave me some great props, and wrote a great article about the Situk River and Yakutat Lodge. If you get the chance to take a look that would be great. Good luck to you Flymstr;

Posted by Flymstr on Friday, December 09, 2011 9:19 PM
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Theissen group!

This are a couple of great guys. We have had a blast over the last four days, with one day reaching nearly 25 hookups. Fishing is of and on right now, but the water is in good shape, and the fish are plentiful, just not always willing to bite. Having a great time at Yakutat Lodge.       Great double landing!!!! Good luck out there Flymstr;

Categories: Fish | Fly Fishing | Rivers | Steelhead
Posted by FlyMstr on Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:18 PM
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Here we go again

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;

Categories: Fish | Fly Fishing | Rivers | Salmon | Streams
Posted by FlyMstr on Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:25 PM
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This is way to fun!!!!!!

   Well today was another great day on the creek. I met up today with a fisherman from Utah. You may remember him from the December posting, when we went up for the late summer fish. He was in town again for business, and had the day to hit the creek. I have noticed this year in particular, that the fisherman I have seen, are making their way down the creek at such a high rate of speed, that there is no way they are fishing, or seeing the fish in all the slots and holes along the way. When fishing this creek, you have to take your time and look hard into all the little slots and riffles. When you think you see a slot that is to small to hold a fish, just remember, I will be behind you to get those fish. If a fish is 3 feet long, and 6 inches wide, don’t you think that he can fit into any slot on the creek, “I think so”!.  So with that, I followed Matt down the river, and got into several fish that he left behind. Matt was able to hook up with 3 fish, but they schooled him and live to see me tomorrow. I was able to hook up with 7 fish before I saw Matt, and land 3 of them. After I caught up to Matt, I hooked 2 and landed one real nice hen, of about 12-14 pounds. Around 12:30 I said my goodbyes to Matt and headed back up river to retrieve the one fish I retained earlier. When I got back to the log hole, it was full of fish. I hooked and landed another real nice female, and lost 3 more in that hole. While I was fishing this spot, a fisherman on the other side of the creek wondered down to see what I was doing to get into all these fish. I described the best I could over the sound of the creek, that he needed to shallow up his presentation, and switch to orange, or chartreuse. Five minutes later, up stream, I saw him fighting his very first Steelhead. “That was great to see”. So for all you fish porn addicts, here are the pics from the day.   Good luck out there. Flymstr;

Categories: Creeks | Fish | Fly Fishing | Steelhead
Posted by flymstr on Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:09 PM
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Real low water!!!

Well I have been a bit dissapointed with the water level in the last week. The water is so low, that you can hardly even fish. The current is almost gone, so there is no drift in most areas. I was going to go today, but I knew it would just be a struggle to keep fish from spooking away." I am being a wimp!! ". I will go tomorrow for sure, and hopefully have a good update for you all.       See ya tomorrow..   Aaron;

Categories: Fish | Fly Fishing | Steelhead | Streams
Posted by admin on Friday, February 20, 2009 11:19 AM
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