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Saturday, May 11, 2019

Alaskan BIG Rainbows

The Rapids on The Naknak River


Bristol Bay Alaska.....home to the BEST Rainbow fishing in Alaska,maybe the world ! I made my first trip to Alaska,in 2009,where I co-hosted a trip with friends and clients. We stayed at Naknak River Camp,in King Salmon,AK. I was not that interested in the trout fishing on the "NAK",at the time due to the excellent Silver Salmon fishing,going on that August at the lodge.I fished for Silvers 4 days that trip,Artic Char fishing,1 day and a trip to Brooks River.
I new some of the other guest at the lodge,had been catching some Huge rainbows on the river,but I just did not ho;d that much of an interest in them,but that all changed,upon my return to Naknak River Camp in August of 2010.
Again in 2010 ,I hosted a trip to Naknek River Camp,and I got hooked on these Monster Rainbows,my last day in camp,as I land 3 fish in the 27" to 29" range,and my friends land several more big rainbows,that day.
2011 ,another hosted trip with clients & i needed more,as the great fishing continued,
By 2014 I had began to guide full time in Bristol Bay,I spent the first 10 weeks of the year on the Alagnak River,not to far north of The Nak,and the Rainbow fish was good there also. Must of my guiding was done in walk,boat,drive,or fly in trips,for to Brooks Falls or several of the other streams in the area.I saw several pictures of Good Naknak Rainbows from all the clients and guides.


BIG Rainbows of the Nak 2015
I spent the whole summer of 2015 guiding at Naknak River Camp,and take a look at the fish.
I took many of the pictures,but several of the guides sent me some pixs,and trust me ,there
where a lot more Biggie Bows caught, than I have pixs for,in both 2014 and 2015 !
Clay 2015
Davie came from Great Briton to sample the Naknak River


with Jb 2015
Northern Va 2015
Elk Guide 2015
Adam at the dock 2015
Northern Va 2015
Northern VA 2015
Cheif of Police 2015


FLYS or BEADS
BIG BOWS eat them both
Swing Fliles or Bouncing Beads will produce Good Fish
Swinging Flies
Bead Assortment
Beaded Bow


MORE 2015 BIG BOWS
2015 Clay
Davie from Great Britan 2015
Brooks River Chuck 2015
with James 2015
July 2015 rapids
Naknak River
ladies fish 2 with James
2015
Jeremy2015
Chad 2015
Jacob 2015
Jeremy 2015
Jake 2015
Jon 2015
with James 2015
The Nak 2015

Smaller Stream Trout and Char fishing
Margo Creek 2015
Brooks River 2015
in the net 2015



BIG BOWS from other years,2010,2011 and 2014
2014 Late September
2011

2011 Mark and Kyle
2011 Jb  and Kyle
2014 Sony
2010 Jack
2010 Curt
2010 Baby Eck
Molltted 6mm & 8mm Beads
Flesh Flies,Glo Bugs and Wooolley Buggers
Beautiful Colors !
Doubled up Biggie Bows on the Nak 2015
There are some Brown Bears about. . . . . 
River Transportation
Sun rise on the Naknak River
2010 Naknak River BIGGEST of 3,that day

2011 Margo 
Josh and Jeremy 2015 rapids

with James 2015


                                 There is some Very Good ARTIC  CHAR Fishing also
Biggie Char ! 2014

Baby Eck Char 2010

2010 Char

2015 Char

2015 Aussie Char

fishin' buddies
Mike with a Grande Char 2011
Dave with a nice Char  2011
Nice Char 2014 with Chad
Tom and Jeremy 2014 @ The Ilse of Man
2010 Bow,last day of trip
2010 Rainbow by Jack
Dave with a nice 2011 Rainbow

Big Sexy 2011 
Tom and Jeremy 2015 at The Isle of  Man
Jb (one) of 3 over 26" that late August day in 2011
Bernie 2011
Jason 2011