| Latest Alaska Fishing Reports of 2006 |
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| John Reed, fishing with guide Billy Couliette, owner of Troutfitters, releasing 12 1/2 pound Kenai River Rainbow Trout |
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Alaska Fishing Report
End of September, 2006
My friend John Reed and his buddy Doug Bailey from Wisconsin fished for three days, (Sept 23, 24, 25) with Troutfitters www.aktroutfitters.com guides Billy Couliette and Jason Rand. Both fly anglers caught monster Rainbow trout with John’s largest was a beautiful 27 x 16 inch 12 ½ pounder while Doug’s fat bow measured 26 x 15 inches and weighted 10 ½ pounds. John and Doug together released over 100 trout during their three days of fishing here at Troutfitters. Of course Doug and John will be back to fish with Troutfitters again next year.
This will be my last Alaska fishing report of 2006, it is raining and cold in Coopers Landing as I finish this report on September 29th. I was invited to fish today with my good friend Josh Hayes in the middle river however I need some time to pack and prepare for my trip to the lower 48 tomorrow. I am sad to leave as the big Rainbow Trout and giant spawning Dollies are just getting good. During the last week Billy, Jason, and Josh have all guided clients to several Trout between 10 and 18 pounds and it is just getting good.
I am however looking forward to returning home to North Carolina where my new Jones Brothers Cape Fisherman sport fishing boat is ready for me to pick up. I will spend the next few months learning about my new home waters while fishing for Albies, Reds, Stripers, etc. I hope that you have enjoyed reading my journal as I travel the world in search of my next fly fishing adventure. More reports to follow!
Regards:
Jake
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| Releasing 8 pound Rainbow |
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Alaska Fishing Report
September 27, 2006
Greetings from Coopers Landing Alaska:
Today I went trout fishing in the refuge section of the Kenai River with Guide Dusty Byrd, (owner of Troutfitters in Coopers Landing Alaska) along with Joe and Ron from New Jersey. The weather was partly cloudy with temperatures in the 40s and 50s with lots of anglers on the river.
Fishing was not red hot however we did well considering the river traffic. I caught several dozen trout which were half and half between Dolly Varden and Rainbow Trout, and both Joe and Ron caught the biggest and most Rainbow trout of any fishing trip that they ever went on. I released 5 Rainbows over 23 inches, my personal best measured 25 inches however it was well over 8 pounds, and was the most exciting fish of my Alaska trip this year.
The Kenai River is starting to fish good, I hope to get one more day fishing before I return home to North Carolina next Monday. If I don’t get another day of fly fishing here in Alaska this year, I just want to thank all of my Alaskan friends, (Tony & Shelby Weaver, George Davis, Billy, Dusty, Jason, Carl, Mack, & the rest of the gang at Troutfitters,) for helping this old fly angler to have another wonderful Alaskan fishing adventure, I cherish your friendship. More fishing reports to follow!
Regards:
Jake
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| Byron Johnson with Home Pool Coho |
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Alaska Fishing Report
September 20, 21, 22, 2006
Greetings from Icy Bay Lodge:
September 20, 2006,
Today the fishing improved as the weather deteriorated, with rain, wind, and cool weather along the lost coast of Alaska. Fishing at the Yahtse River was red hot with all anglers getting into double digit catches. The anglers who stayed at the lodge wound up fishing in the home pool. I had a good day fishing right out front of the lodge catching 3 bright silvers on top water flies. The fish are finally here with over 100 fish caught today. With the Silvers finally arriving in good numbers (3 weeks late) and a break in the weather coming tomorrow, fishing should be red hot. September 21, 2006 Today we had some wind and rain but everyone went to the Chrome flats and caught lots of silvers. Over 150 silvers were caught today with several clients now taking their fish on top water flies. Icy Bay is an awesome location, I find myself stopping for extended periods of time just to soak up the beauty of this place. Tonight was crab night where all in camp get to eat all of the Dungeness crab that you can eat. It is a feast like none I have ever experienced. I pigged out and picked 3 cereal bowls full of wonderful crab meat then took my time to savor the great taste of Dungeness crab meat with melted butter. Tomorrow is my final day here at Icy Bay Lodge for this season; I hope the fishing remains good. September 22, 2006 Big wind, rain, and cold weather made fishing in Icy Bay a little more difficult today, the waves were crashing the beach and surges were coming over the beach which caused Icy Bay to become muddy. Less than 100 fish were caught by 8 anglers today however this group was very happy as we had seen the real good fishing offered at Icy Bay Lodge. Tomorrow I will fly out and return to Anchorage, I plan to do some Trout fishing here in Alaska before I return home to North Carolina in early October. I would like to thank my friends George Davis and Pete Grimm (Owners of Icy Bay Lodge) for hosting us these past few weeks at Icy Bay Lodge, the staff Ben, Rob, and George did a great job and Pete’s friend Andy was a great help to us all. I will be sending more fishing reports next week as I search Alaska for the giant Alaskan Rainbow Trout on fly with my friend Tony Weaver and the gang from Troutfitters in Coopers Landing.
Regards:
Jake
Alaska Fishing Report
September 18, 19, 2006
Greetings from Icy Bay Lodge:
September 18, 2006, Today All anglers fished in icy bay between the home pool at the lodge, the airport flats, chrome flats, and the aquarium hole. It seems to me that more fish are showing up every day with lots of tailing and jumping silvers seen all over the flats of icy bay. The weather today was partly cloudy with showers and a high temperature of 55 degrees.
Byron Johnson and Doctor Bob Campitelli were high rods today with 15 icy bay Chromers each. A total of over 81 silvers were caught and released between the seven anglers fishing today. I spent several hours fishing here at the home pool where I managed to release 3 silvers from 4 bites. It looks like a cold front with lots of rain is headed our way, maybe it will turn these fish on so the top water flies will work better.
Bears, Moose, Eagles and other wildlife are plentiful in this area, this afternoon I watched a large brown bear walk right out on the beach, into the salt water, where he caught a fish then walked back into the brush. This wilderness experience is one of the most exciting available in Alaska.
September 19, 2006,
Rain wind up to 40 knots and cool weather greeted us this morning, but the fish were jumping right in front of the lodge. More fish showed up along the beach of Icy Bay but with the bad weather they were hard to see, which made fishing a little slow. Two of the 8 anglers in camp got into the double digits however all anglers combined averaged catching six chrome bright Coho Salmon today.
George and the cook took the skiff and delivered a hot lunch with hot coffee and tea to all of the anglers spread along the Icy Bay flats. Dinner tonight was fresh Grilled Halibut steaks with homemade coleslaw, French fried potatoes, home baked bread, and home baked pies. The meals here are the best that I have ever had at any lodge.
Tomorrow we are all heading over to the Yahtse River for another extreme fly fishing adventure. Wish you were here, more reports to follow.
Regards:
Jake
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| Doctor Bob releasing a Yahtse Waleback |
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Alaska Fishing Report
September 17, 2006
Greetings from Icy Bay Lodge:
September 17, 2006,
Yesterday a new group of clients arrived at Icy Bay Lodge on a sunny day with temperatures in the low 60's and fish jumping in the home pool in front of the lodge. Today George took Doctor Bob Campitelli, Dr. Jeff Bishop, Al Goolsby, all from Florida, and I, over to the Yahtse River for a day of fly-fishing for silvers. The weather was sunny and warm with low water in the river, Bear signs were everywhere, and the fish in the river were very spooky. I caught the first three silvers from a small hole in the upper river, while the rest of the crew went on down to the mouth. Seals were thick eating salmon in the river mouth so the fish that did get past were hard to catch. Doctor Bob caught 5 fish from more than a dozen bites, I caught a couple more when I arrived at the mouth and Al caught one big buck Coho. In all we had a great day of fishing even though it was slow for us the scenery, and comradely was awesome.
Jim Benson, John Jost, Byron & Anne Johnson, along with Ryan Peterson from the Fly Shop in Redding California, were all in the second group. They headed down to Chrome flats, and the Airport hole, to fish for tailing silvers in Icy Bay. Guides Ben and Rob, split the group in to two groups and the reported fish moving into Icy Bay big time. Byron Johnson was high rod releasing 15 silvers with all anglers averaging 6 or 7 fish. Last night and this morning over a dozen Coho were caught in the home pool with fish beginning to jumping all over Icy Bay. I think that the main run of fish is finally arriving. More Reports to follow soon!
Regards:
Jake
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| Jim Seegraves releasing Yahtse Waleback Coho |
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Alaska Fishing Report September 13, 14, 15, 2006
Greetings from Icy Bay Lodge:
September 13 - 15, 2006, Danny Cline, Paul Wooten, Jim Seegraves, Mike Pike, Jeff Clark, Jerry Siminski, Ed Repins, Mike Scheele, Jay Tinsky, along with Gary Caputi (Offshore Editor of Saltwater Sportsman Magazine) and I, spent the last 3 days prospecting for Icy Bay Silver Salmon. The normal (off the charts fly fishing for silver salmon) run of silvers seems to be starting late. One day the group caught as few as 16 Silvers in one day, and the very next day Mike Pike caught 30 salmon on fly as a single angler By the time the week had ended we had close up viewing of moose, we saw thousands of sand hill cranes, lots of bald eagles, and had several close encounters with Alaskan Brown bears. Over 200 Coho Salmon were caught this week, a far cry from the normal 1000 plus average weekly catch here at Icy Bay Lodge.
I think that the big push of silvers may begin today, I fished the home pool yesterday in the morning where I caught and released 5 chrome bright Coho from six bites. As I type this fishing report while the rest of the guests are flying out and the new guests are arriving, I am watching wale back chrome bright silvers jumping in front of Icy Bay Lodge. It was a great week for all, everyone will return next year for this wonderful week at Icy Bay Lodge. Thanks to George Davis and his wonderful staff for a great week! More Reports to follow.
Regards:
Jake
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| Jay Tinsky with nice silver |
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Alaska Fishing Report September 11 & 12, 2006
Greetings from Icy Bay Lodge:
September 11, 2006,
Today George Davis, owner and guide at Icy Bay Lodge and guide Ben – took all 10 clients, Danny Cline, Paul Wooten, Jim Seegraves, Mike Pike, Jeff Clark, Jerry Siminski, Ed Repins, Mike Scheele, Jay Tinsky, Doug Loescher, along with Gary Caputi (Offshore Editor of Saltwater Sportsman Magazine) and I, to the Yahtse river for a day of Fly Fishing for silver salmon. On the trail to the river we got to see a close up of a 50 inch bull moose, and as we arrived at the river there was a sow Alaskan brown bear and her two cubs feeding on salmon in the Yahtse river. When we arrived half of the group stopped at the honey hole and began to catch silvers, while Danny Cline, Jim Seegraves, Paul Wooten, Mike Pike, and I headed down to the mouth of the river. At the seam where the clear river water joined the muddy ocean water we began to catch fish. The first couple of hours were red hot, and then the giant tide came in and slowed the fishing down.
Late in the afternoon we walked up to the swimming hole (I fell in here last year) where the guys discovered a large school of big fish holding at the mouth of a creek. The anglers would rotate by hooking a fish then walking down stream to make room for the next angler to cast into that red hot creek mouth. All anglers that participated in this fishing caught plenty of good silvers. Mike Pike and Jim Seegraves shared the honors catching the biggest fish of the day. We arrived back at Icy Bay Lodge at 8:00 PM where Andy and Rob had a great hardy dinner on the table.
September 12, 2006,
Today the fishing crew headed down the beach to explore the fly fishing at Chrome Flats and at the Aquarium Hole to look for the mother load of big Coho Salmon. The rain stopped and the sun came out, perfect for photo taking and it will give the water a chance to clear up. We had some mechanical problems however everyone got to the flats in time for the tide change.
The fishing was slow today with most fish being caught during the last hour of fishing. The cooks stayed in camp where they caught 4 silvers and some pink salmon in the home pool. This sunny weather with up to 60 degrees temperature should give the water a chance to clear up. This morning several guests headed out to the home pool where they caught close to a dozen silvers before everyone left for the adventure trip to the Yahtse. More reports to follow! Regards:
Jake
Jake Jordan's Fishing Adventures
PO Box 309
Havelock NC 28532
Phone 252-444-3308
Cell 305-872-6060
www.jakejordan.com
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| Mike Pike releasing Icy Bay Chromer |
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| Nice Rainbow Dusty |
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Alaska Fishing Report
August 31, 2006
Greetings from Troutfitters, Coopers Landing Alaska:
Today it was cloudy, rainy, and cool, as Bill and David Anderson along with Andy McKittrick joined me and guide Dusty Byrd (owner of Troutfitters) for a day of trout fly fishing in the refuge on the Kenai River.
Today there was not many anglers on the river and the Rainbow fishing was real good. I hooked and landed a 22 inch fat Rainbow during the first minute of fishing, then all anglers followed with many hookups. Bill, David, and Andy all caught multiple Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden over 23 inches. When we had finished our fun day on the Kenai, we had logged in over 80 trout released for the day.
Andy, Bill, and David all had a great trip, they are already planning next years fishing adventure to Troutfitters in Coopers Landing Alaska. I am off to Anchorage for a day or two then back to Troutfitters for more great Flyfishing for big trout! More reports to follow.
Regards:
Jake
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| Andy with big Rainbow |
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Alaska Fishing Report
August 30, 2006
Greetings from Troutfitters, Coopers Landing Alaska:
Yesterday I picked up Bill and David Anderson along with Andy McKittrick at the Anchorage airport, and then we drove to Troutfitters which is located in Coopers landing on the Kenai Peninsula. The weather was sunny with low wind and 60 degree air temperature when we arrived and checked into our rooms.
This morning we joined Billy Couliette, owner of Troutfitters, at seven AM, for the 45 minute drive to the launch ramp where we would launch Billy’s drift boat for our day of fly fishing for trout on the middle Kenai River.
Andy was the hot rod with the largest (25 inch) Rainbow Trout of the day, a real beauty, while young David Anderson caught and released several big Dolly Varden of over 24 inches. Bill and I both caught several dollies in the 4 to 5 pound class, and every one of us caught at least a dozen trout over 20 inches today.
The weather was beautiful, I got sunburned, and each one of us anglers caught and released over 25 fish today. What surprised us was the number of big, fat, Dolly Varden this early in the year. Tomorrow we plan to spend the day fishing in the refuge with Dusty Byrd (Billy’s wife and co owner of Troutfitters) for some giant Rainbow Trout. More Reports to follow!
Regards:
Jake
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| Billy releasing David's Rainbow |
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