08-14-2004, 11:31 PM
Kodiak Area
Fishing Report for August 12, 2004
[url "javascript:popup('kodregs.cfm');"]Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes[/url] 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]Coho on the Kodiak Road System usually don't show up in fishable numbers until mid-August. Road System returns peak in mid-September. The coho count at the Buskin weir as of August 11 was 130 fish. Season counts average 9,000 coho. [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 11, 71,000 pink salmon have passed the Buskin River weir, which has an average escapement of 83,000 pinks during even years. There will be a pink salmon fishing derby for kids sponsored by the Kodiak Kiwanis this Saturday on the Buskin River at 11 a.m.[/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]
Fishing Report for August 12, 2004
[url "javascript:popup('kodregs.cfm');"]Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes[/url] 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]Coho on the Kodiak Road System usually don't show up in fishable numbers until mid-August. Road System returns peak in mid-September. The coho count at the Buskin weir as of August 11 was 130 fish. Season counts average 9,000 coho. [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 11, 71,000 pink salmon have passed the Buskin River weir, which has an average escapement of 83,000 pinks during even years. There will be a pink salmon fishing derby for kids sponsored by the Kodiak Kiwanis this Saturday on the Buskin River at 11 a.m.[/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]