08-05-2004, 05:06 AM
Kodiak Area
Salt Waters [ul] [li]Saltwater fishing for halibut and rockfish is good this time of year. [li]Trolling for both king and coho salmon continues to be excellent. [/li][/ul] Fresh Waters
Coho Salmon [ul] [li]Coho salmon are beginning to return to Kodiak fresh waters. The earliest returns occur on Afognak and Shuyak islands. Popular fisheries include Litnik (Afognak) Lagoon, Pauls and Discovery bays, as well as various bays around Shuyak Island. [li]As of August 2, 100 coho salmon have passed through the Litnik weir, which has an average annual escapement of about 10,000 fish. Although fish are available now, the Afognak and Shuyak returns usually peak during the last week of August. [li]Coho on the Kodiak Road System usually don't show up in fishable numbers until mid-August. Road System returns peak in mid-September.[/li][/ul]
Pink Salmon [ul] [li]Pink salmon are entering Road System streams in good numbers and showing up along beaches in front of streams. Ocean beaches near streams are a good place to fish for pinks because fish are often still bright silver. [li]As of August 2, 13,000 pink salmon have passed the Buskin River weir, which has an average escapement of 83,000 pinks during even years. . Look for pink salmon abundance to continue to pick up during the next several weeks. [/li][/ul]
Dolly Varden [ul] [li]Dolly Varden are entering freshwater drainages along the Road System in good numbers. Some of the more popular places to fish for Dolly Varden include the Buskin, American, Olds and Saltery rivers, however, many of the streams on the Road System will have Dollies.[/li][/ul]
Salt Waters [ul] [li]Saltwater fishing for halibut and rockfish is good this time of year. [li]Trolling for both king and coho salmon continues to be excellent. [/li][/ul] Fresh Waters
Coho Salmon [ul] [li]Coho salmon are beginning to return to Kodiak fresh waters. The earliest returns occur on Afognak and Shuyak islands. Popular fisheries include Litnik (Afognak) Lagoon, Pauls and Discovery bays, as well as various bays around Shuyak Island. [li]As of August 2, 100 coho salmon have passed through the Litnik weir, which has an average annual escapement of about 10,000 fish. Although fish are available now, the Afognak and Shuyak returns usually peak during the last week of August. [li]Coho on the Kodiak Road System usually don't show up in fishable numbers until mid-August. Road System returns peak in mid-September.[/li][/ul]
Pink Salmon [ul] [li]Pink salmon are entering Road System streams in good numbers and showing up along beaches in front of streams. Ocean beaches near streams are a good place to fish for pinks because fish are often still bright silver. [li]As of August 2, 13,000 pink salmon have passed the Buskin River weir, which has an average escapement of 83,000 pinks during even years. . Look for pink salmon abundance to continue to pick up during the next several weeks. [/li][/ul]
Dolly Varden [ul] [li]Dolly Varden are entering freshwater drainages along the Road System in good numbers. Some of the more popular places to fish for Dolly Varden include the Buskin, American, Olds and Saltery rivers, however, many of the streams on the Road System will have Dollies.[/li][/ul]