Alaska Fishing Reports

The Great Summer continues! - The fishing around Yes Bay has been fantastic this season with limits of salmon available almost everyday. Kings, Chum, Silvers and picks are in abundance. The main silver runs have not started yet but we are getting a few everyday. The pink run is h more...
Capt. Jim Lucas - Yes Bay

Silver Salmon Showing in Goodnews River - Fishing Report from Spotted Tail 7/26/09 Greetings from Goodnews River Lodge (www.epicfishing.com). Some interesting things have been happening here, including incredible fishing. A father and son team, Jim and Jesse, were out in my boat. Th more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Goodnews River

Upper Kenai River - The sockeye salmon are moving in with force. Numbers reaching 10,000 a day are common now. We should start to see 30,000 + fish a day in the next few days. Anglers are catching sockeyes and the verdict is good to great fishing. Trout fishing remains more...
Capt. Tom Murray - Kenai River

Upper Kenai River - Fishing for sockeye salmon has slowed way down. The fish that are moving through are a bit colored and beat up. Trout fishing has been steady with flesh flies producing the most fish as well as assorted plugs. The second run of sockeye salmon should more...
Capt. Tom Murray - Kenai River

King and sockeye salmon strong in Goodnews River - Fishing Report from Spotted Tail 7/5/09 Greetings from Goodnews River Lodge (www.epicfishing.com). After two and a half days of airplanes and airports I arrived at Goodnews. The lodge felt familiar and comfortable. Mike put me to work right aw more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Goodnews River

Late June Fishing Report - Well King Salmon season is running full blast at Yes Bay Lodge and it has been going strong for several weeks now!! Several large kings in the high 30 pound range have been brought in every week. With limits caught for all guests nearly everyday! more...
Capt. Jim Lucas - Yes Bay

Upper Kenai River - The Upper Kenai River is starting to slow down a bit for Sockeye salmon. The first run is tapering off fast and water level have dropped too. This first run was by far one of the largest I have seen in the 18 years of guiding these waters. Opportunit more...
Capt. Tom Murray - Kenai River

Upper Kenai River - The sockeye salmon are in!!! big numbers and little pressure. Fishing is red hot for sockeye salmon. I made 5 cast and caught 5 fish in a matter of 10 minutes. Spectacular opportunities for salmon. The confluence of the Russian River and the Kenai Ri more...
Capt. Tom Murray - Kenai River

Early Season Kings - The season has started at Yes Bay with our first guest arriving on the 5th of June. The weather has been almost Florida like with blue skies and sunshine nearly everyday for the past 2 weeks! The fishing has been good with a mix of King Salmon, Ch more...
Capt. Jim Lucas - Yes Bay

Upper Kenai River - The Upper Kenai River opens to fishing on June 11, walking the banks I have seen more sockeye salmon than I have ever seen in the 17 years of guiding this river. For first run sockeye salmon I am predicting world class fishing on opening day. As far more...
Capt. Tom Murray - Kenai River