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Southeast Alaska Fishing - report updated 8/19/2011 |
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Even with a gale coming...
 Fishing for kings has remained remarkably strong with boats limiting daily. A thirty three lb king caught on 8/19/2011 is in this picture. This has been a great year for kings and the cohos are strong as well. We are slowing in our saltwater fishing now and preparing for the onslought of cohos in the rivers. Give us a call if you want to talk about stream fishing this season or to book for next year. With the weather being great most of this season and the abundance of salmon and halibut, bookings for next year are already very strong. Don't wait until it is to late to get a good spot.
Tight lines,
Bob And Jeanne Anderson
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Southeast Alaska King Salmon Fishing - report updated 5/17/2011 |
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FIRST KINGS AT FIREWEED FOR THE 2011 SEASON
 WELL AFTER WORKING ON BOATS AND GEAR FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND HEARING REPORTS OF KINGS GETTING CAUGHT WITHIN A MILE OF THE LODGE, HAD TO MAKE A RUN OUT TO SEE HOW MUCH OF THIS WAS FISHERMAN TALK OR BLOOD IN THE BOX TRUTH.
CAPTAIN STEVE, CHEF STEVE AND OUR GOOD FRIEND & NEIGHBOR BLAINE HEADED OUT TO SOME OF OUR FAVORITE PROTECTED FISHING GROUNDS.
THIS IS A CLASSIC KING AREA WITH A SHELF THAT HOLDS BAIT, AVERAGES ABOUT 60FT OF WATER AND THEN DROPS OFF TO 180FT. WE FISH WITH THE CURRENT, MOOCHING HERRING, THE BEST WAY TO COVER THE WATER DEPTHS.
WITHIN 20 MINUTES, BANG, A DOUBLE, A GOOD START FOR THE DAY ! HOW COULD IT ANY BETTER THAN CATCHING KINGS IN FAIRLY SHALLOW WATER WITH NO WIND TO SPEAK OF, LIGHT TO NO CHOP AND A COUPLE OF GOOD FRIENDS ON BOARD. WELL, IT DID. A FEW KINGS LATER, A BROKEN NET DURING ANOTHER DOUBLE (WITH ONE IN THE PROP)CAPTAIN STEVE GOT'EM BOTH.
TIME TO STOP AND REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE ONE KING TO GO FOR YOUR DALIY LIMIT OF 8 FISH. IN MAY NON-RESIDENTS ARE ALLOWED 2 KINGS PER/DAY AND RESIDENTS ARE ALLOWED 3 PER/DAY. sEEING THAT WE ARE ABOUT ONE MONTH AWAY FROM OUR "PEAK" SEASON, MAYBE THE ALASKA DEPT.OF FISHERIES IS RIGHT, A BANNER YEAR FOR KINGS IN SOUTHEAST. BEST TO ALL, PLENTY OF TIME TO BOOK AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR EARLY KING SPECIALS, GIVE US A CALL 907 755 2930 OR E-MAIL @ FIREWEEDLO@AOL.COM
SCREAMING REELS, TIGHT LINES
ALL OF US AT FIREWEED WISH YOU SAFE BOATING
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Southeast Alaska Silver Salmon Fishing Report - report updated 7/18/2010 |
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The coho's are all around us.....
IT's what we call a chamber of commerce day, absolutley beautiful out. For a while the Coho's were starting off in fine fashion, showing the middle of June in few numbers. As July approached we were expecting to see the numbers gain but they did not. Some rough weather limited our travels to explore for fish. Now as the seas and sunshine are great, we have been able to track down coho to the North and South of us. If you've been here when we travel it's normally worth the ride. Many boats are coming in with numbers of coho's a King, sometime 2, along with Hallies and Rockfish. A few boats have able to limit on the Coho's, which is great. From now on out the silvers(coho) should start to move closer to our home fishing grounds and increase in numbers and size. Did you know this time of year the coho's eat and gain 1/2 to 1lb per week!
We will watch and fish as the days of summer roll on. Fish ON!
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Southeast Alaska Halibut Fishing Report - report updated 7/3/2010 |
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LARGER LOOMS IN THE DEEP SEA
HALIBUT FISHING HAS BEEN VERY GOOD, SOME LARGER FISH ARE STARTING TO MOVE ABOUT AS SCHOOLS OF COHO'S AND SOCKEYE ARE MOVING PAST OUR ISLAND FISHERY. LIMITS ARE NO ISSUE AND WEVE BEEN ABLE TO PICK MOST OF THE FISH WE KEEP, UNLESS BLEADERS ARE AT BOAT SIDE.THE LARGEST HALIBUT SO FAR IS 115LBS. WE TRY NOT T0 KILL THE LARGER FISH AS THEY ARE THE FUTURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, ONCE IN A WHILE WE KEEP A ALASKAN TROPHY ! PICTURES TO FOLLOW SOON.
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Southeast Alaska Bottom Fishing Report - report updated 7/18/2010 |
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Middle of July Fishers doing well
In our hunt for salmoniods, it seems we pick up most of our bottom dwellers that are just as hungery as everything else. After many years of reduced limits, slot limits ect, I think we are starting to see some positive results. The guests have seen more hitchikers ( lings eating rock fish on the way up ) or eating smaller lings trying to get away! Yesterday one of fishers caught a Cabezon, looks like a little ling, We do not see many Cabezons as there are in Northwest waters. Also a big Wolf eel hit the docks. There are UGLY, but excellent eating. Our Chef Tim prepared most of it for appitizers that night, wow!Lots of Black Bass going up to the 4 lb range. Also Vermillion's, china rocks, and other assorted dwellars of the deep. Also in the last few days a couple of BIG lings have caught and released, talking in the 45-50 pound range, these were mommies and the cleints, guides decided ( as well as regulations ) that it's important to future stocks to release. Keep the tips up, you never know what the next drop will bring! Having trouble with downloading pictures right now, stay tuned.
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