08-05-2004, 05:09 AM
Prince William Sound Area
Salt Waters
Halibut [ul] [li]Halibut in the 80 - 120 lb. range were common from the Montague Island and Seal Rocks areas. [li]Halibut fishing has been fair at Red Head. [li]Some larger halibut - to 150 lbs. - were caught in shallow waters close to salmon streams. [li]Wessels Reef and other popular areas outside the Sound have been productive on calm days when the wind dies down.[/li][/ul]
Salmon [ul] [li]Near Valdez, silver salmon have been caught near Tongue Point. [li]Hoochies and green spoons are the hot lure. [li]A 17.4 lb. fish leads the Valdez silver salmon derby. [li]Wells Passage and Culross Passage are good spots for silver trolling as well. [li]Stream mouths at Knowles Head and on Montague Island have also produced silvers. [li]Flemming Spit near Cordova has been slow for salmon. [/li][/ul]
Other salt water fishing [ul] [li]Lingcod fishing has been excellent. [li]Cape Cleare and Seal Rocks have been fair for smaller lingcod. [li]The open Gulf waters by Wessels Reef have been excellent, producing several fish over 45 lbs.[/li][/ul]
Shellfish [ul] [li]Shrimp fishers have had only sporadic luck with shimp this week.[/li][/ul] Fresh Waters
Salmon [ul] [li]Eyak River has shown a few early silver salmon at the lake outlet as well as by the mouth of Ibeck Creek. [li]Ibeck Creek has cleared and should begin to show silvers soon. [li]Anglers report seeing a few early silvers at Robe River, but none have been reported caught. [/li][/ul]
Resident Fish [ul] [li]Dolly Varden can be found in most streams with salmon runs. [li]Dolly Varden are often found in smaller pools or tail-outs where they avoid large schools of migrating silver salmon. [/li][/ul]
Salt Waters
Halibut [ul] [li]Halibut in the 80 - 120 lb. range were common from the Montague Island and Seal Rocks areas. [li]Halibut fishing has been fair at Red Head. [li]Some larger halibut - to 150 lbs. - were caught in shallow waters close to salmon streams. [li]Wessels Reef and other popular areas outside the Sound have been productive on calm days when the wind dies down.[/li][/ul]
Salmon [ul] [li]Near Valdez, silver salmon have been caught near Tongue Point. [li]Hoochies and green spoons are the hot lure. [li]A 17.4 lb. fish leads the Valdez silver salmon derby. [li]Wells Passage and Culross Passage are good spots for silver trolling as well. [li]Stream mouths at Knowles Head and on Montague Island have also produced silvers. [li]Flemming Spit near Cordova has been slow for salmon. [/li][/ul]
Other salt water fishing [ul] [li]Lingcod fishing has been excellent. [li]Cape Cleare and Seal Rocks have been fair for smaller lingcod. [li]The open Gulf waters by Wessels Reef have been excellent, producing several fish over 45 lbs.[/li][/ul]
Shellfish [ul] [li]Shrimp fishers have had only sporadic luck with shimp this week.[/li][/ul] Fresh Waters
Salmon [ul] [li]Eyak River has shown a few early silver salmon at the lake outlet as well as by the mouth of Ibeck Creek. [li]Ibeck Creek has cleared and should begin to show silvers soon. [li]Anglers report seeing a few early silvers at Robe River, but none have been reported caught. [/li][/ul]
Resident Fish [ul] [li]Dolly Varden can be found in most streams with salmon runs. [li]Dolly Varden are often found in smaller pools or tail-outs where they avoid large schools of migrating silver salmon. [/li][/ul]