AK update

Finally another update on the 2011 Alaska season, the waterproof part of my camera seemed to quit working a few weeks ago but we are back on track with a new one now.  We had a great King season on the Nushagak River losing count of fish landed most days!!  The sockeye run was great and they are starting to spawn in a few smaller systems around here, the chum spawn is in full swing on my favorite river the Goodnews and Trout fishing is crazy good, other rivers are soon to follow.  There are a few cohos showing up as well so here comes the gravy train, beads for trout and huge number hookup days on silvers!!!  The last half of the Alaska season is definately my favorite, 6 weeks to go.

They will even try diving on the sockeye for a meal.

That seagull may have a surprise coming.

Secret River Trout.

Swinging leeches for Rainbows is fun!!

A dandy Rainbow that crushed a "green headed monster".

Goodnews River Trout.

Centerpinning the Goodnews braids for Trout.

Nushagak River Kings

Today was my first day on the "Nush" for the season, there are a decent number of Kings being caught but a good number of them are jacks.  The fishing was red hot for the guys we had there last week but the tides are smaller right now so there should be another good surge of kings on the next big tide.  Steve and I pictured with a good one from today taken down trolling spinners.  More King pics to come this week, King Salmon to be released cannot be removed from the water so other than the occasional in the net shot the only ones you get to see are the ones we keep. 

6/25/2011  Steve with a good Nushagak King Salmon.

6/25/2011  One of the smaller "jacks" we let go.