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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Almost August

Wow have I been slacking on the reports this summer!! It's been a busy one and I have a lot more on my plate with the Head Guide title. Fishing has been pretty good overall, water levels are ultra low across Bristol Bay due to a lack of snow pack this winter, add a warm sunny summer with very little rain and the fish run out of places to hide. The King run has been slower than normal because of this, we are still catching them but instead of big pushes of fish they have just trickled in all season. Dolly Varden are here in force gorging on salmon eggs along with the rainbows. Silvers are starting to show up and it is an even year so that means those pesky pink salmon, but they can save the day while we wait for silvers to show up in the masses. I have a handful of openings for Kings and Steelhead this fall in Michigan so let me know soon if you want a day or two as they will surely be gone before you know it. Here are a few pictures from recent days.

Monday, June 23, 2014

AK Kings

After a little over a week of set up at the lodge we are up and running. There are Kings pushing in the Nushagak River daily and the big surge should come soon. Sockeye fishing should kick into high gear over the next few days as well. We are only a few days into the season with guests here at Mission Lodge but I feel like I'm settling into the head guide position pretty well, coordinating flights with 3 aircraft that hold 4 fishermen and 2 guides each when the lodge has 24 guests, what will tomorrow bring? Here are a couple Kings from the Nushagak River with hopefully many more to follow.

A nice Nushagak River King.

You can see an old healed over seal bite above the anal fin on this one.

This one escaped a commercial net only to be fooled by a back bounced glob of eggs.

A thick King.

Ever wonder what 5 guides in one beaver looks like?

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Final Spring Steelhead Report

Today was officially my last Spring Steelhead trip and the fishing was great! Ed and Fritz hooked a lot more fish than we expected float fishing today, our landing percentage was pitiful but still easily into the mid teens. Now it's time for some boat maintenance and chores around the house, Alaska reports will begin in a few weeks. If you are not on the fall books yet now is the time, dates are booking and if you wait until the last minute you might miss out. Ed and Fritz are pictured with a couple Steelhead and a bonus Gar from today.

5/27/2014 Float fishing was good today.

5/27/2014 No fishing pressure and the bite gets good.

5/27/2014

5/27/2014 There are a bunch of Gar around right now doing the spawning thing.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Late May Steelhead

There are still a few Steelhead around and they bit pretty good today. I will finish my Spring Steelhead season Tuesday as it's time to get packing for Alaska. Check back for updates on the fishing up there, we should have Kings pushing into the river by the time I get there. For anyone still not on my books for Fall Salmon or Steelhead I have a few dates available in September and November so book em soon. Here are a few pictures from today.

5/24/2014 Mike with one of the fish he caught float fishing today.

5/24/2014 Tyler with his first Steelhead, he picked up float fishing pretty quick.

5/24/2014 The bite was very good considering we started at 1:00 this afternoon.

5/24/2014 Tyler hooked a bunch of fish his first time Steelhead fishing.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Muskegon River Steelhead

There are still decent numbers of Steelhead in the Muskegon River. Float fishing has produced good numbers of hook ups every day for us. Fishing in the gravel areas around spawning fish has been best as numbers of drop back fish sitting in the runs is decreasing. I have the next few days off before finishing my Spring Steelhead season next week then it's off to Alaska and straight into Kings. A reminder to any of you looking to boom Fall Salmon or Steelhead dates there is no time like the present. I will be coming home from Alaska September 13 and plan to start King trips on the 15th. I still have some openings for September, only a couple for early October and a handful of Steelhead dates in November. Here are a couple of the fish that have hit the net the last few days.

Saturday, May 17, 2014

May Steelhead

Steelhead fishing is still good on the Muskegon River. We have been float fishing and back bouncing and both methods are catching good numbers of fish. Fishing should be good for at least the next week if anyone wants to get out I have openings after tuesday. Here are a few recent pictures.