08-14-2004, 11:19 PM
Mat-Su Area
Fishing Report for August 11, 2004
[url "javascript:popup('msuregs.cfm');"]Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes[/url] Salmon [ul] [li]Silver fishing is good in the Eklutna Power Plant tailrace. [li]Silver and sockeye salmon fishing is excellent at Jim Creek. [li]Silver salmon fishing has been good in the Little Susitna River. You will also find a few chums and sockeye. [li]Silvers and pinks can be found in the Deshka River and Alexander Creek. [li]Pink salmon are arriving in large numbers in the Susitna River drainage this year. Look for them in the Parks Highway streams (Willow, Sheep, Montana, Rabidoux etc.) along with silvers and chums. Willow Creek is closed to salmon fishing upstream of Deception Creek and Montana Creek is closed to salmon fishing upstream of a marker ½ mile above the Parks Highway crossing. [li]Bait and multiple hooks are allowed in certain sections of the Parks Highway streams. Please check the Susitna River Unit 2 section of the regulation booklet carefully. [li]Chums, sockeye and silvers are present in the Talkeetna River drainage with the mouth of Clear Creek your best bet. [li]Yentna River sloughs and tributaries are producing lots of silvers. Lake Creek should provide excellent fishing. [li]Silver salmon fishing is good for Westside Cook Inlet streams: Theodore, Lewis, Chuit, Kustatan and freshwater tributaries of the Beluga and McArthur rivers. Once you take your limit of coho salmon in this area you must stop fishing for the day. [li]Coho fishing is slow in Wasilla and Cottonwood creeks. These are weekend only fisheries, open only on Saturday from 6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., and on Sunday from 6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. [li]In Wasilla Creek motorized watercraft may not be used on Saturday and Sundays, through August 15. [/li][/ul] Resident Fish [ul] [li]Rainbow trout and grayling fishing have been good in the Parks Highway streams; however, only catch-and-release fishing for these species is allowed year-round in Montana Creek. [li]In Willow Creek, rainbow trout may not be retained downstream of the Parks Highway bridge. [li]Check the regulations for single hook only areas on all Parks Highway steams. [/li][/ul] Lake Fishing [ul] [li]Best bets for rainbows include Boot, Beverly, Canoe, Christiansen, Crystal, Farmer, Loon, Marion, Ruby, Seventeenmile, Tanaina, and South Rolly lakes. [li]Canoe, Finger, Florence, Ida, Kepler/Bradley, Knik, Lorraine, Meirs, Mile 180, Weiner and Reed lakes have Arctic grayling. [li]Benka, Echo, Irene, Lynne, Marion, Matanuska, Memory, Prator, and Seventeenmile lakes are stocked with Arctic char. [li]For a single lake with a wide variety of fish, try Finger Lake. It has rainbow trout, Arctic grayling, Arctic char and landlocked king salmon. [/li][/ul] Northern Pike [ul] [li]Pike can be taken using spears, bow and arrow (the arrow must be attached to the bow by a line) bait, spinning, and fly-fishing gear. Try top-water weedless lures and flies in the heavily vegetated bays and sloughs. Herring suspended under a bobber is a sure-fire bet. [li]Except in Alexander Lake, there is no closed season or bag limit for pike in this area. Wanton waste laws do apply, so be sure to use or donate to charity all the pike you harvest. [li]For road-accessible pike fishing try Memory Lake, Long Lake, or lakes in the Nancy Lake canoe system. For fly-in pike fishing try Alexander, Trapper, Hewitt, Whiskey, Vern and Donkey lakes. Boat-accessible pike fishing can be found in the side sloughs of the Deshka River, Alexander Creek, Fish Creek (Kroto Slough) and Hewitt Lake.[/li][/ul]
Fishing Report for August 11, 2004
[url "javascript:popup('msuregs.cfm');"]Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes[/url] Salmon [ul] [li]Silver fishing is good in the Eklutna Power Plant tailrace. [li]Silver and sockeye salmon fishing is excellent at Jim Creek. [li]Silver salmon fishing has been good in the Little Susitna River. You will also find a few chums and sockeye. [li]Silvers and pinks can be found in the Deshka River and Alexander Creek. [li]Pink salmon are arriving in large numbers in the Susitna River drainage this year. Look for them in the Parks Highway streams (Willow, Sheep, Montana, Rabidoux etc.) along with silvers and chums. Willow Creek is closed to salmon fishing upstream of Deception Creek and Montana Creek is closed to salmon fishing upstream of a marker ½ mile above the Parks Highway crossing. [li]Bait and multiple hooks are allowed in certain sections of the Parks Highway streams. Please check the Susitna River Unit 2 section of the regulation booklet carefully. [li]Chums, sockeye and silvers are present in the Talkeetna River drainage with the mouth of Clear Creek your best bet. [li]Yentna River sloughs and tributaries are producing lots of silvers. Lake Creek should provide excellent fishing. [li]Silver salmon fishing is good for Westside Cook Inlet streams: Theodore, Lewis, Chuit, Kustatan and freshwater tributaries of the Beluga and McArthur rivers. Once you take your limit of coho salmon in this area you must stop fishing for the day. [li]Coho fishing is slow in Wasilla and Cottonwood creeks. These are weekend only fisheries, open only on Saturday from 6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., and on Sunday from 6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. [li]In Wasilla Creek motorized watercraft may not be used on Saturday and Sundays, through August 15. [/li][/ul] Resident Fish [ul] [li]Rainbow trout and grayling fishing have been good in the Parks Highway streams; however, only catch-and-release fishing for these species is allowed year-round in Montana Creek. [li]In Willow Creek, rainbow trout may not be retained downstream of the Parks Highway bridge. [li]Check the regulations for single hook only areas on all Parks Highway steams. [/li][/ul] Lake Fishing [ul] [li]Best bets for rainbows include Boot, Beverly, Canoe, Christiansen, Crystal, Farmer, Loon, Marion, Ruby, Seventeenmile, Tanaina, and South Rolly lakes. [li]Canoe, Finger, Florence, Ida, Kepler/Bradley, Knik, Lorraine, Meirs, Mile 180, Weiner and Reed lakes have Arctic grayling. [li]Benka, Echo, Irene, Lynne, Marion, Matanuska, Memory, Prator, and Seventeenmile lakes are stocked with Arctic char. [li]For a single lake with a wide variety of fish, try Finger Lake. It has rainbow trout, Arctic grayling, Arctic char and landlocked king salmon. [/li][/ul] Northern Pike [ul] [li]Pike can be taken using spears, bow and arrow (the arrow must be attached to the bow by a line) bait, spinning, and fly-fishing gear. Try top-water weedless lures and flies in the heavily vegetated bays and sloughs. Herring suspended under a bobber is a sure-fire bet. [li]Except in Alexander Lake, there is no closed season or bag limit for pike in this area. Wanton waste laws do apply, so be sure to use or donate to charity all the pike you harvest. [li]For road-accessible pike fishing try Memory Lake, Long Lake, or lakes in the Nancy Lake canoe system. For fly-in pike fishing try Alexander, Trapper, Hewitt, Whiskey, Vern and Donkey lakes. Boat-accessible pike fishing can be found in the side sloughs of the Deshka River, Alexander Creek, Fish Creek (Kroto Slough) and Hewitt Lake.[/li][/ul]