Alaska 2009

We spent the first couple of days on Quartz creek. We fished at the campground and in the multiple pull offs on the Hwy1. The reds were spawning everywhere and the bead fishing was hot. I stopped counting at 50 fish about 1 o'clock the first day. The second evening we had an even better time above the campground catching rainbows and dollies with doubles and triples very common.









Next we spent a couple days on the Kenai, we floated the river twice with Kenai River Fly Fishing. The guide we floated with was great. He had us on pigs both days. This is a must do for anyone going to Alaska in my opinion. I got to say all the guys were outfished by my nephews girlfriend. She tore up the rainbows with 4 over 24 inches.



















We the spent a few days on the Anchor, Ninilchik and Deep Creek fishing for Silvers. We caught just three fish as these rivers were high and muddy. This made seeing the silver pods difficult. We decided to head back to Quartz for more Dolly and Rainbow fishing.

Next, we headed for the Russian river to finish out our trip and founds lots of fish and lots of bears. I mean this place was eat up with bears. I had never seen a grizzly up close in my life. By the time I left the Russian river I had seen over twenty within 75 yards. It was funny, they would move up the river and the fishermen would move out of the holes. The bears would move in. When the bears left, the fishermen would move back in. It went on like that all evening.















This was our best trip yet, We hit the trout fishing at just the right time. The salmon fishing was not great, but we probably could have given the streams a couple days and headed back south after they cleared up. The trout fishing was just to good to take that chance.

Small Stream Browns

I have fished a lot of small streams in the last couple of weeks. The water levels are starting to creep down but are still great for this time of year. If we can get a few thunderstorms a week for the next month or so we should be in great shape for the fall. Even in areas where the water levels are starting to drop, the water temps remain cool and the fishing bears it out. This has been the best stretch of summer small stream fishing I have seen in a 10 years. It is so good, I have not made it to the Tennessee tailwaters yet this entire summer.

Wild Streams on Fire

Fished the upper and lower sections of a wild trout stream. Hiked up a tremendous waterfall for some brookies and then fished a lower section for some good rainbows. The weather was perfect and the water levels are the best I've seen in ten years for this time of the year. Also lots of hatches coming off. I saw dark caddis, yellow sally's and sulfurs

Brookies one more time.

The last few weeks have seen some of the best wild brookie fishing I have seen in the last 5 years. It is on fire with plenty of water in the headwaters. The hatches have been prolific as well with yellow sally's and caddis coming off well.







I bushwacked a new trail to get below a long water fall I have wanted to fish for a couple weeks now. When I got done fishing I saw this in the road that parallels the creek.

Western NC Brown Trout

I fished another local wild stream, this time for browns. It rained on and off the whole time but the fish did not seem to mind. I 'tore them up on an EHC size 12. I caught 25 before a downpour finally sent me to the truck.

Hit a couple of brookie streams in WNC and landed plenty of fish. Looks like the upper sections of the wild streams here are fishing better than the lower sections.








Here is a shot of the dividing line between the brookies and the browns on this particular stream

Sucker Run Late

The Sucker run seems to be late this year. I have checked all my usual spots and none are to be found.