Another great Season in Alaska!

  • kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:02 am #1247239

    Back from the 2005 season on the Alaska Penisula. Even though the fishing was off a bit for Kings we still averaged approx. 15 kings per angler per day. Even though the Kings were off the Reds and Arctic Char were present in huge numbers with quite a few 200 plus fish days for 3 anglers on the fly rod. Both the Reds and Char were above average size wise.

    I thought I would share a few pics.

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:04 am #378463

    Another big fly rod king

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:11 am #378465

    Fishing under the volcano

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:14 am #378467

    King Salmon

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:16 am #378468

    Making happy anglers since 1991

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:25 am #378469

    Fly rod Char

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:26 am #378470

    Shorelunch

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:28 am #378471

    Father and son memories

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:29 am #378473

    Dads getting his butt whipped by junior

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 4:30 am #378474

    And not another fisherman within 50 miles

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5621
    August 16, 2005 at 11:47 am #378486

    As an avid Flyfisherman who’s never been to Alaska, all I can say is: Wow!

    Rootski

    putz
    Cottage Grove, Minn
    Posts: 1551
    August 16, 2005 at 12:50 pm #378488

    Great pics! Brings back a lot of good memories.

    kwkfsh
    Posts: 116
    August 16, 2005 at 12:51 pm #378489

    You must do whatever it takes to go to Alaska and experience the incredible flyfishing that it has to offer. Just remember there are 2 Alaska’s, one is on the road system and can be elbow to elbow fishing often with mediocre results. The other is the remote Alaska best experienced by getting more than 100 miles from Anchorage by air.

    We are located about 450 miles from Anchorage and fish places that have no other fisherman and numbers of fish that truly boggle the mind.

    For the flyfisherman to be able to catch 50 to 100 plus 2-8 lb Arctic char per day (with some 5-10 lb wild rainbows mixed in) is truly as close to dying and going to heaven as one can get on this earth.

    For those of you who have put off making your pilgrimage to mecca (Alaska) start making those plans now before it is to late. I do not believe that anyone has ever regreted making a trip to Alaska.

    You can fish freestones and spring creeks, but until have fished the volcanic drainages of the Alaska Peninsula you may not as yet have lived.

    As good as the fly fishing is anglers using conventional tackle will still usually catch twice as many fish!

    Life is short fish hard.

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5621
    August 16, 2005 at 3:20 pm #378519

    Just out of curiousity, what would it cost to get from St. Paul to a remote spot in Alaska?

    Thanks!

    Rootski

    bluefin
    Farmington, MN
    Posts: 139
    August 16, 2005 at 3:26 pm #378520

    Non-stops to Anchorage are usually about $550

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    August 16, 2005 at 6:21 pm #378563

    Thanks foir sharing the pics! Great fish and pics. That paw print looks like a little cuddle bear to me ! Wow hate to run across the path between him and lunch !

    Thanks again!

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    August 16, 2005 at 8:18 pm #378591

    Awesome, I gotta go once before my number is up. What weight fly rod and what were the hot baits up there?

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    August 17, 2005 at 10:49 pm #378882

    Awesome pics! I have Alaska on my list of things to do. I just have to remove the “someday” part!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    August 17, 2005 at 11:43 pm #378891

    I have a freind that commercial fishes out of Whittier, lives in Anchorage. He’s been asking me to come up there for three years…But the wife isn’t a outdoorsy type…but a few weeks ago, she gave me the nod to go without her…she even said it without me holding a snake to her head!

    The pictures reminded me to start making plans!

    Very nice pictures!

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    August 18, 2005 at 12:29 am #378901

    Quote:

    Wow hate to run across the path between him and lunch !

    Lip,
    You would be lunch, as I only need to run faster than you

    Those are great pics, thanks for sharing.

    Ron

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