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;

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;

The last couple of days I have had the pleasure of taking the best client I could have. Father Gordon was my first client I guided here at Yakutat Lodge. Every year since that, I have taken Father Gordon down the river. It is a pleasure to have him return every year, and his partner (Burt), is also a great pleasure to have in the boat, and at the lodge. I hope to have many more years with the two of them. I did not get a lot of pics of the two, (Because the fishing was to good to take the time for pics), so here are the few I did get, and a vid also from today.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Here is the last couple of days bunched together. The internet has been down for awhile, so I am going to catch up in one shot. Allot of Sockeye coming into the system already. The area that we fish on the river is black with fish, and the fishing is great. Here are some good pics and vids from the last couple trips.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr

Last night Amanda and I got the chance to get out and do some fishing. Of course if you don’t know, Amanda is my Fiancé’, and the lead Bartender at the Yakutat Lodge, which the Lodge I guide for also. We went with our friends, (Eddie and Adrianna). We had about three hours to fish, and the fishing was fairly decent. We were able to finish up with seven fish to the bank, in the mouth. Sockeye are the only Salmon that I know, that just don’t want to bite very often. A process of lining them is needed allot of times, to get good results. We had some aggressive fish, when we first started out, but it became a lining thing at the end. We probably landed around 20 fish between us, with only the seven being legal keepers. So here is the fish porn for the day. I almost don’t like calling it fish porn when it’s Salmon, and not Steelhead, but some like this kind of porn also. So here you go.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

See ya Rick. Hope you come back in September. Here’s your farewell picture.

  Today our fill in guide, (Rick Barrow’s) is leaving us. Rick was filling in for Jack Walker, who has been the long standing lead guide here at the Yakutat Lodge . Jack will be returning to duty shortly, and back on the ores before the end of the season.

Rick was a great guide, and just a great guy to be around, we will miss him.

   Anyway, back to the fishing. Rick’s son Matt has been here for the last 4 days, and they have fished their butts off. I was able to grab some pics from them to show you all. Also a pic of a giant Glacier bear spotted on the river. This bear is definitely unique to what we are used to seeing around here. Enjoy the pics, and again, sorry to see you go Rick, hope to see you back in September for the Silvers.

Glacier Bear!!

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

That time of year has arrived again. The Steelhead season is over, and the Sockeye are just starting to show up in good numbers. Although last year was a bust on Sockeyes, this year is shaping up to be a real good one. The river is full of new Salmon arriving every day. I floated down with another one of the guides, and the cook here at the Yakutat Lodge, two days ago, and we did very well. Also along the way we did see what seemed to be hundreds of fresh Sockeyes in almost all the holes, from half way down. After guiding here at the Yakutat Lodge for the last 7 years, and working here for the last nine, I still never get tired of seeing that wake in the water, made by the seemingly endless number of fish that come in with the tides. The lower end was just boiling with fish the other day. The town of Yakutat is nearly void of fisherman this time of year, and if anyone could get the chance to get here within in the next week or so, you could really have a great time with the Sockeye, and have the river to yourselves. Although there maybe more fisherman coming in daily, this year has started early, so if you can get here quick, I would say now is the time. Back to Steelhead. Even though the season has ended, does not mean that there are not some nice fish still in the system. Although many of these Steelies are downstream fish, (Meaning they have already spawned, and are on their way back to the salt), there are still late spring fish coming up through the weir. On the float, all three of us were able to get into, and land some nice Steel. I had a good 7 hookups, and landed 3, the other guys, (Jake (the guide), and Gary (the cook)), each hooked and landed a nice Steelhead. We also got into some great fighting Sockeye. Hope to see some of you make it early for the Sockeye. Also included is a pic of the art work now being displayed on my boat. All of those who have had me as your Yakutat Lodge guide, will understand, and probably laugh real good when you see this one.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;