07-24-2004, 03:15 PM
Prince William Sound Area Salt Waters
Halibut [ul] [li]Halibut angling has continued to be good out of Valdez and Whittier. [li]Whittier anglers report good luck close to the port near Pigot Point and Perry Passage. [li]Red Head has been good for boats out of Valdez. [li]The area around Cape Cleare has produced some larger halibut.[/li][/ul]
Salmon [ul] [li]Chum and pink salmon are holding off stream mouths waiting for rain. [li]Lake Bay has been excellent for chum salmon. [li]Silver salmon fishing has been fair and on the increase. [li]Silvers have been caught in Beartrap Bay and near Hinchinbrook Island. [li]Look at the mouths of streams for early silver salmon. [/li][/ul]
Other salt water fishing [ul] [li]Lingcod fishing has been excellent in the Lighthouse area of Hinchinbrook Island and down south by Cape Cleare. [li]Knowles Head and Bligh Reef have been fair for lingcod[/li][/ul]
Shellfish [ul] [li]Shrimpers have found good catches of shrimp near Whittier in Passage Canal. [/li][/ul] Fresh Waters
Salmon [ul] [li]Eyak River is still productive for red salmon. [li]Coghill lake and river have slowed, but limits of red salmon can still be caught up by the lake. [li]Hartney bay and creek have been excellent for pink and chum salmon. [li]Silvers are now occasionally being caught in many streams in the Sound. [/li][/ul]
Resident Fish [ul] [li]Dolly Varden fishing has been excellent at Eshamy as well as in other lake systems in the Sound. [li]Cutthroat trout fishing has been spotty on the Cordova road system since low and warm water conditions have made trout hide in cool-water areas. [/li][/ul]
Lake Fishing [ul] [li]Ruth Pond and Thompson Lake have been productive for stocked rainbows. [/li][/ul]
Halibut [ul] [li]Halibut angling has continued to be good out of Valdez and Whittier. [li]Whittier anglers report good luck close to the port near Pigot Point and Perry Passage. [li]Red Head has been good for boats out of Valdez. [li]The area around Cape Cleare has produced some larger halibut.[/li][/ul]
Salmon [ul] [li]Chum and pink salmon are holding off stream mouths waiting for rain. [li]Lake Bay has been excellent for chum salmon. [li]Silver salmon fishing has been fair and on the increase. [li]Silvers have been caught in Beartrap Bay and near Hinchinbrook Island. [li]Look at the mouths of streams for early silver salmon. [/li][/ul]
Other salt water fishing [ul] [li]Lingcod fishing has been excellent in the Lighthouse area of Hinchinbrook Island and down south by Cape Cleare. [li]Knowles Head and Bligh Reef have been fair for lingcod[/li][/ul]
Shellfish [ul] [li]Shrimpers have found good catches of shrimp near Whittier in Passage Canal. [/li][/ul] Fresh Waters
Salmon [ul] [li]Eyak River is still productive for red salmon. [li]Coghill lake and river have slowed, but limits of red salmon can still be caught up by the lake. [li]Hartney bay and creek have been excellent for pink and chum salmon. [li]Silvers are now occasionally being caught in many streams in the Sound. [/li][/ul]
Resident Fish [ul] [li]Dolly Varden fishing has been excellent at Eshamy as well as in other lake systems in the Sound. [li]Cutthroat trout fishing has been spotty on the Cordova road system since low and warm water conditions have made trout hide in cool-water areas. [/li][/ul]
Lake Fishing [ul] [li]Ruth Pond and Thompson Lake have been productive for stocked rainbows. [/li][/ul]