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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Well the Sockeye fishing has gone south, because of high water and very wet conditions. My friends, and clients of the Yakutat Lodge arrived just as the rain did. So needless to say, the fishing has been tough. The ocean, on the other hand has been very good to them. Here are some pics of Donnie Hunter and his group with some nice Halibut and Silvers. The pink salmon have also started to show up in the lower Situk. I expect they will over power the remainder of the Sockeye in the system, making it hard to even see the Sockeye. When the pink Salmon enter the river, they come in very large schools. There maybe over 500 fish in every hole on the entire river. Because of their aggresive attitude, they make it very hard to fish for anything else in the river. It also makes them a great fish to target for fun. On an average day, a client could expect to hook into well over 20 fish a day. On a good day, that number could easily go upto 50. So if your looking for a fish that is very aggressive, good for smoking (When caught fresh), and a load of fun to fish for, then check out the Situk River, and the Yakutat Lodge for some good times and great fishing.

 

Good luck out there.
Flymstr;
 

Categories: Fish | Halibut | Ling Cod | Salmon
Posted by FlyMstr on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:55 PM
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Donnie Hunter

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:05 AM

It's about goddamm time look how handsome my Donnie is ....and was he big hook that trip?   I don't know the specifics yet, but my money is on Donnie.  (my money is his money.. hahaha). It doesn't matter if he was big hook or not, he's mine and that's all that matters to me.. He sure is SPECIAL and will always be my biggest and best catch ever................

Sal United States

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1:56 PM

It was great to spend some time with "Aaron" and all the great crew at the lodge, even with all the rain.
but what still amazes me about the man is his excitment and dedication to the craft as no matter what the
conditions I fish with him are, he always catches something even if it is a dolly in the ass!

Donnie Hunter United States

Friday, August 01, 2008 9:24 AM

Aaron,
Thanks again for another great year and trip to Yakutat. Maybe next year it won't rain so much and we'll get to fish in the river more and I'll finally get a chance to do a fly-out. Enjoy your vacation, I'll talk to you soon.

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