09-21-2004, 04:27 AM
Anchorage Area Fishing Report for September 14, 2004
[url "javascript:popup('ancregs.cfm');"]Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes[/url] Fall Fishing Report Salmon
Ship Creek Silvers [ul] [li]This fishery is slowing down with very few new silvers entering the stream. [li]Be respectful of Alaska Railroad property and follow their guidelines for access. [li]Pack out your trash, and use the provided trash barrels. Keep your creeks clean. [li]Continue to try spinners, spoons, cured eggs, and yarn flies. [/li][/ul]
Campbell Creek Silvers [ul] [li]Fishing is slowing here too, but a few bright silvers will continue to move in with the fall weather. [li]Silver salmon fishing is open from Dimond Blvd. up to the regulatory marker at the North Fork-South Fork confluence near Piper Street. [li]Campbell Creek is closed to all fishing downstream of Dimond Blvd., and between Lake Otis Parkway and Shelikof Street. [li]Bait and multiple hooks are allowed. [/li][/ul] [ul][/ul]
Bird Creek Silvers [ul] [li]Since Bird Creek was not stocked with silvers last year, there will be little to no silvers returning this year. [/li][/ul]
Turnagain Arm Streams [ul] [li]Silver fishing will be fair to good through the end of September, possibly into the first week of October. [li]Duck hunters should take their fishing rods along, to pass the time when birds are not in the air. [li]There are several streams and sloughs that are closed to all fishing, and some that are closed to fishing for salmon. Please check pages 36-39 of the regulation booklet before heading out to fish. [/li][/ul] Resident Fish [ul] [li]Rainbow trout and Dolly fishing should be good in Campbell Creek. [li]With all the salmon in the water, try beads, glo-bugs, or bunny-bugs. [li]Some sections of Campbell Creek are catch-and-release only for rainbows, and some sections are closed to all fishing. Remember to check the regulations before you head out. [li]Chester Creek is open to rainbow trout and Dolly Varden fishing, which should be fair until freeze-up. Fly anglers can try beads or egg imitations, while spin anglers can use small Mepps® or other spinners, and bait. Limits for rainbows are 5 per person per day, only 1 20" or longer. Dollies are 5 per day, no size limits. [/li][/ul] Lake Fishing [ul] [li]Delong Lake, Jewel Lake, Mirror Lake, and Sand Lake are the most recently stocked Anchorage-area lakes. Best success is early morning or in the evenings, using bait under a bobber, or a small dark-patterned fly, or a size 0 spinner. [li]Maps to the lakes are available on the "Lake stocking" website below. [li]Fall is float tube time. As lake temperatures drop, feeding activity will increase. [li]Nymphs, small spinners and bait will all be great options for fall fishing. [li]Rainbow fishing should be good throughout the fall right up to ice formation. [/li][/ul] Northern Pike [ul] [li]Pike anglers should try Cheney, Lower Fire, Otter, and Sand lakes. [li]Pike can be taken using spears, bow and arrow (the arrow must be attached to the bow by a line) bait, and by spin fishing and fly-fishing. [li]There is no closed season or bag limit for pike in this area. However, wanton waste laws do apply, so be sure to use, or donate to charity, all the pike you harvest. [/li][/ul]
[url "javascript:popup('ancregs.cfm');"]Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes[/url] Fall Fishing Report Salmon
Ship Creek Silvers [ul] [li]This fishery is slowing down with very few new silvers entering the stream. [li]Be respectful of Alaska Railroad property and follow their guidelines for access. [li]Pack out your trash, and use the provided trash barrels. Keep your creeks clean. [li]Continue to try spinners, spoons, cured eggs, and yarn flies. [/li][/ul]
Campbell Creek Silvers [ul] [li]Fishing is slowing here too, but a few bright silvers will continue to move in with the fall weather. [li]Silver salmon fishing is open from Dimond Blvd. up to the regulatory marker at the North Fork-South Fork confluence near Piper Street. [li]Campbell Creek is closed to all fishing downstream of Dimond Blvd., and between Lake Otis Parkway and Shelikof Street. [li]Bait and multiple hooks are allowed. [/li][/ul] [ul][/ul]
Bird Creek Silvers [ul] [li]Since Bird Creek was not stocked with silvers last year, there will be little to no silvers returning this year. [/li][/ul]
Turnagain Arm Streams [ul] [li]Silver fishing will be fair to good through the end of September, possibly into the first week of October. [li]Duck hunters should take their fishing rods along, to pass the time when birds are not in the air. [li]There are several streams and sloughs that are closed to all fishing, and some that are closed to fishing for salmon. Please check pages 36-39 of the regulation booklet before heading out to fish. [/li][/ul] Resident Fish [ul] [li]Rainbow trout and Dolly fishing should be good in Campbell Creek. [li]With all the salmon in the water, try beads, glo-bugs, or bunny-bugs. [li]Some sections of Campbell Creek are catch-and-release only for rainbows, and some sections are closed to all fishing. Remember to check the regulations before you head out. [li]Chester Creek is open to rainbow trout and Dolly Varden fishing, which should be fair until freeze-up. Fly anglers can try beads or egg imitations, while spin anglers can use small Mepps® or other spinners, and bait. Limits for rainbows are 5 per person per day, only 1 20" or longer. Dollies are 5 per day, no size limits. [/li][/ul] Lake Fishing [ul] [li]Delong Lake, Jewel Lake, Mirror Lake, and Sand Lake are the most recently stocked Anchorage-area lakes. Best success is early morning or in the evenings, using bait under a bobber, or a small dark-patterned fly, or a size 0 spinner. [li]Maps to the lakes are available on the "Lake stocking" website below. [li]Fall is float tube time. As lake temperatures drop, feeding activity will increase. [li]Nymphs, small spinners and bait will all be great options for fall fishing. [li]Rainbow fishing should be good throughout the fall right up to ice formation. [/li][/ul] Northern Pike [ul] [li]Pike anglers should try Cheney, Lower Fire, Otter, and Sand lakes. [li]Pike can be taken using spears, bow and arrow (the arrow must be attached to the bow by a line) bait, and by spin fishing and fly-fishing. [li]There is no closed season or bag limit for pike in this area. However, wanton waste laws do apply, so be sure to use, or donate to charity, all the pike you harvest. [/li][/ul]