Sockeye Fishing In The Situk River

I worked my way back down to Chris, where he hooked into a really nice king. He horsed it a little or lots too much and bent his hook out straight. I have a nice film of him fighting and having the hook come rocketing back at his head… I can use that against him one day. I left Chris to check in with Matt. He had hooked some number of and landed a couple. He had two other guys step in to fish with him, but they were the ‘good’ kind fishermen… They asked if it was OK to join him, were nice to visit with and they really knew how to fish sockeye – mouth hooks instead of snaggers. (situkriver.wordpress.com)

A medium 8-9 ft rod with level wind/spinning reels loaded with 14-17 lb line will serve you well. Some of the Fools favor a shorter handled rod when drifting since it’s a little easier to cast when you have someone sitting beside you in the ship. The heavier line is important, not only for the great fighting silvers, however there’s also lots of brush and downed trees in the Situk so a heavier line helps you pull the fish away from obstructions. (Find out more)

With the snow that fell over the past week,   spring was held at bay for a little longer.   Fishing the past few days has certainly been slower than what we had been seeing.   Water cooled down,   raised the water a bit but not lots .   Yesterday and today ended up being gorgeous sunny days,   so the fish scattered and were lots tougher to find.   Chris went fishing and landed one steelhead and one little inhabitant rainbow.   Then he and Clayton had a nice walk back to town,   when MY Suburban would not start.   OOPS!  Needs a new battery,   but THEY KNEW THAT!  I am not taking the blame for this one although I most likely should . (situk.net)

They’re fussy Larry – their little cousins!  I have been standing just over my knees in fast water on my favourit Sockeye run and the fish were really bumping into my legs – 1000s of them running up on the low tide.   When offered a fly, they just moved around it and kept on swimming. Still the ones resting in the small depressions on the bottom, as I outlined above, typically take the fly hard on the 1st drift.   Landing them is another matter as they have soft mouths and pound for pound outfight Steelhead any day. (innovativeflyfisher.com)

The Situk River goes southwest through the coastal fishing village of Yakutat, Alaska, a tiny community that’s widely called the biggest seafood producer in the states. The native fishermen of the Yakutat community fishery take great care to preserve their culture, their way of life and most importantly the natural resources. Every June, when sockeye salmon run the Situk, special river nets were used that let the fishermen to target a particular, sustainable salmon population. (kowalskis.com)

Again, the Yakutat Bay and the Situk River holds their own as far these four species of Alaska salmon are worried. The Kings are in the salt water nearly the complete season, and enter the Situk River in June, with the Sockeye. Usually King Salmon happen in the 7 to 25 pound range, with sporadic specimens up to 40 pounds. The common catch is 11 to 18 pound fish. We can arrange our charter ship to troll for King Salmon in the salt water. The sockeye run into the Situk River is generally a great time of the year for light gear and fly rod fishing. Limitations on these species differ, and are controlled by the fish counts of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. (worldwidefishing.com)

Hoh– If you get a chance head down to the landing and attempt for some sockeye. Walk up to the pistol hole or the rodeo hole and just about everything else in-between. They should just be startin the time you’re planing on heading down,   I mean right at the beginning of the run, however they have been gettin a little afterward every year for the last couple. I love fishin for sockeye on that river. Let’s know how you do. (hunting-washington.com)

. There are a couple of fishermen staying in the cabins, at the lower end. I overheard them saying they were to get their bound of Sockeye in the mornings, for the last 3 days. So the report isn’t to bad, however they’re still more than two weeks late. I do not know if the ocean conditions are influencing the fish this year, or if the outside temperature changes are having an effect, however I know the fish are coming afterward and afterward every year since I have been here. Got another big ling cod the other night, on the new ship. Here is a good pic of it. Motor is running rich. Putting new plugs, and alittle modifications, should do the trick. (hobofishing.com)

The Akwe River is a glacier-fed river system that parallels the coast before joining with the New Italio River and entering the Gulf of Alaska. The lower 8 miles of the Akwe River are shallow and large and supply excellent tidal fishing opportunities for the serious expert angler. The Akwe gives great fishing from June till October. Big feisty Kings Chinooks and finicky Sockeye Reds are available in the late spring, early summer and violent Silvers in the late summer. For the expert adventurer there’s a small run of Steelhead and Cutthroat if you know where to look. The Akwe River is a great place to explore. (flyyca.com)

Other than a restricted road system in the Cordova area, Region 1 north is accessed by ship or airplane. In the Cordova area, the road system is 47 miles in length and extends from the town of Cordova north to the Million Dollar Bridge over the Copper River. This bridge collaped throughout the 1964 Good Friday earthquake that struck Alaska on March 27, 1964. It never been rebuilt. The road is usually gravel and traverses the wetlands of the Copper River Delta. Consequently of the bridge collapse, Cordova has no road access to the rest of the state. Still, the present road system can be used by sportsmen to access recreational cabins in the neighborhood, with rivers where fishing and hunting opportunities happen. (alaskaoutdoorssupersite.com)