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Monday, September 20, 2010

EARLY Steelhead 2010

MupErie's beware Cole & Denver New Steelheaders on The Tribs


Denver & Cole @ Trout Run

" A Big Un'' ala Fish Dog



Tim with another Freshy




Silver Sides !





Jason with some Chrome






I got Luckey too
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Alaska Salmon 2010 Part 23

Fresh Silver in The Naknek ! !

Moe Silvers @ Coho Bend


Sockeye on the spawn @ Brooks



Irving with a Male Pink,the first of many !



Another one bites the dust


Frosty Jack strikes Silver



Irving with some Margot RED aka Sockeye



Female Pink on the Naknek


Silver fishing on "The Bend"



Sockeye Graveyard



Alvin's,underwater RED

Chris & Kurt with a pair of Buck Pink's


Brooks Sockeye


Silvers @ the front door of Camp



Mark with some Naknek Silver



Sockeye release on the Naknek


Thursday, September 2, 2010

Alaska's Bristol Bay Rianbows & Char 2010 Fishing the Egg Drop

Kurt with a Beautiful 32" Naknek Bow

You wanna catch Big Alaskan Rainbows,& more Char than you can keep track
of,well try a trip to Bristol Bay Alaska's naknek River Camp. 19 battle ready anglers,from PA,Virgina,New Jersey & Tennesse made the journey,for SAO's
annual journey to Naknek River Camp,in Bristol Bay,the 3rd week of August
2010. The Egg-drop,the annual Sockeye egg laying,was in full swing on the smaller trips we fished,upon are arrival & the Naknek River egg-drp,started in
a BIG way,towards the end of our stay. A good # of Big Alaskan Rainbows,24'' to 32",fell victim to our egg immitaions,the last 3 days in camp.


Egg Drop Naknek River Bow


Naknek River "Some-where Over the Rainbow,
Your not in Kansas any more !



Some of the Northern Virgina Gang @ Brooks Falls


Brooks River & Margot Creek,provided us with pleanty of Rainbow & Char action,as we fished behind the Red Spawning Sockeye,on the egg-drop . Just look for the Grey,behind the Red,to find the feeding Bows & Char,on the smaller tribs.This is sight fishing & the fish can be pickey at times.





Bald Eagle on Margot



Kurt with a good Char





James with a nice Brooks River Rainbow



Alex,Char & Papa Bear ?



Mark with Char




Frosty Jack & Brooks Bow



Jack & Bob on Margot.another Char



Byron with a Margot Char



Irving with a Margot Char



Senic Veiw : Margot Char & myself


SAO's Jason with one of The Naknek BIG Bows



One of my last fish of our trip,out the front door
of Naknek River Camp


Kurt & Big Bow 32" of Bristol Bay Rainbow

James with a nice Brooks Rainbow


Miles & James our guides @ Brooks


James with Jack & Dolly









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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Alaska 2010 Part 1

Swimming Bears in Margot


Margot Dolly

Alaska,on the Naknek River,livin the dream ! I got in to camp early,but not in time to get on the water on Thursday 8/19,due to flight delays due to fog in King Salmon......I just took in the clean fresh air & rigged my gear for a Friday morning assult on The Naknek. Friday morning found me swing flies to my good old freinds on Silver Bend,as guide Alvin,but me on the fish.Alex was new


to The Naknek this year,but he new wear & how to get me on the fish !


Female Pink on the Naknek,my first of the trip !


I was supprised to see the Naknek,quite a bit higher than last year,so I knew fishing would be a little different than last years trip,Tip # 1,listen to your guide.
Being a bit stubren,I began my fishing with what I thought would work,2 drifts
& nothing......nada nada thing,I then took the advice of Alex,and put on some Pink & wolla fish on ! ! ! A nice female pink,was to the net.
I then began throwing my MOAL Leeches,Black/Blue & Black/Pink,the Pinks seemed to like,any thing Pink,the Silvers where liking the Black/Blue.



Silver Bend Coho,on the Swing aka MOAL Leach
My first Silver of the trip........... Thanks Alex !



Silver Galore !



Male Pink Salmon on the swing



On Saturday I helped Jim,shuttle some of the guest,from the airport to camp.
The early arrivals where anxious to get on the water,so I begain to shuttle them
up to the boat ramp to begin there fishing after lunch. First time Fly-Fisher Irving Fryar was the first to strike Pink,after about 20 minuets of mending lessons..........he was quick on the feild & quicker to "Get The Drift"



Byron & Irving @ Lake Camp Launch arrival day 2010



Irving Fryar,with his first fly caught salmon


Sunday again found me on the Naknek,fishing with Guide Carl,Bill,Jack & my new cocktail buddy John (story to follow) LOL ! The high water made things a bit difficult at first,but Carl soon had us dailed in. We landed some Pinks,Char,Grayling & a good # of Jack Kings 16'' to 20",we landed a buch of fish,but the Silvers where being difficult. By the end of the day we did mange a few as we fished our way back up river to Silver Bend,we found Silver !


Bill Shabb,hooked up @ King Island



Carl one of the NRC,guides ready with the net





King Island on The Naknek




Coho Bend Silver on the swing > Purple Wolly Buggers


Monday Found me on Brooks River,such a wonderful place. After our manditory Bear School,we begain our hike up river to the falls,where we where
soon greated by one of the Brooks River locals,mr Brown Bear. James & Miles had us on the fish quickly,asa we began to try to fool those wary Brooks Rainbows,of the lower River. I fished with Chris,Kurt,John & my old buddies,
Jim & Jack. Most of us where into plenty of Sockeye action,from the start,as many of them where brought to the net. I begain to target the Bows,and was having a bit of a time fooling them,missing them at first & then having them refuse my offerings. I looked out the corner of my eye saw Rocking Chair Jack,slipping away from the group,and I knew what he was up to..........he was on the hunt for rainbows,and I followed.We fished the braids and took turns throwing to a good # of bows I found in one of the braids,and they where on the feed bag ! Let-go of my Eggo


Brown Bear on Brooks River





Sockeye @ Brooks River





Brooks Sockeye




Rainbow Warrior, Jack hunting Rainbows @ Brooks




Jack McCallister with a good Brooks River Bow

After our lunch break,John & I decide to have a few cocktails @ Brooks Lodge as our fishing time was on the short side,after a few cocktails with my new foud freind,John,we where on our way back to camp.



Sunrise @ Naknek River Camp 8/24





My rack @ camp,The Griz Tent



Tuesday found me on Margot Creek,fishing for very hungrey Dolly Varden,i fished with guide Bob,Jack & my new found freind John,no cocktails today,as we where on a Char Hunt,and catch them we did. We had to share our water with a good # of Bears,but the Griz was on the hunt for Sockey,had they where having good luck also.


Mr Brown Bear hunting lunch






Jack Surash with Margot Char with Bob




Bald Eagle on Margot




Margot Char ,ala Bead




Another Margot Char


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