klausg
08-04-2006, 03:39 PM
Hey gang-
Greeting from the Great Land, while you guys are sweltering down in the lower 48, we are currently experiencing some rather abnormal weather of our own. This summer the Anchorage bowl has been lucky to break 70 degrees F, which is nice, but the 40's at night are no fun, in August??. It's especially bad at my favorite spot for silver (coho) salmon. The wind always blows right off the Knik glacier into your face. I never thought I would be wearing a Carhartt Arctic jacket in July/August but it's either that or quit fishing, (not likely). Anyway, thought you guys might want to know that the silvers are in, big time; last weekend I caught around twenty each day before I finally got tired & killed my last fish. The silvers are so thick in there that you can feel your lure bumping into them as you retrieve it and there is nearly always around a dozen fish milling around within 8 feet of where you're standing. The lures of choice are number 4 spinners of almost any variety/color combination and if the water level is up, (something that won't happen unless it actually warms up and melts some of the glacier) 1/2 oz Pixie spoons. Cut the trebles off & replace with 2/0 Siwash hooks, otherwise you'll spend too much of your time & energy snagging fish, (trust me, a PO'd salmon with a hook in his back, gut, tail, wherever will wear you out). Anyway that's the fishing report from up here, I hope the weather finally breaks for you folks down south, tight lines for everyone.
-Klaus
Greeting from the Great Land, while you guys are sweltering down in the lower 48, we are currently experiencing some rather abnormal weather of our own. This summer the Anchorage bowl has been lucky to break 70 degrees F, which is nice, but the 40's at night are no fun, in August??. It's especially bad at my favorite spot for silver (coho) salmon. The wind always blows right off the Knik glacier into your face. I never thought I would be wearing a Carhartt Arctic jacket in July/August but it's either that or quit fishing, (not likely). Anyway, thought you guys might want to know that the silvers are in, big time; last weekend I caught around twenty each day before I finally got tired & killed my last fish. The silvers are so thick in there that you can feel your lure bumping into them as you retrieve it and there is nearly always around a dozen fish milling around within 8 feet of where you're standing. The lures of choice are number 4 spinners of almost any variety/color combination and if the water level is up, (something that won't happen unless it actually warms up and melts some of the glacier) 1/2 oz Pixie spoons. Cut the trebles off & replace with 2/0 Siwash hooks, otherwise you'll spend too much of your time & energy snagging fish, (trust me, a PO'd salmon with a hook in his back, gut, tail, wherever will wear you out). Anyway that's the fishing report from up here, I hope the weather finally breaks for you folks down south, tight lines for everyone.
-Klaus