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Salmon Fishing #8653745
08/29/26 11:58 AM
08/29/26 11:58 AM
Joined: Dec 2007
40 years Alaska, now back to O...
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This forum has been too quiet so thought I would try something seasonal. How's the salmon fishing been in your area this year? Sport, commercial?
I sure miss trolling and casting for coho this time of year.


Just doing what I want now.

Re: Salmon Fishing [Re: alaska viking] #8653967
08/29/26 08:41 PM
08/29/26 08:41 PM
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Alaska and Washington State
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Alaska and Washington State
Bristol Bay sockeye great, good price too. Going back in a couple of weeks o see how the silvers are doing.


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Re: Salmon Fishing [Re: alaska viking] #8654017
08/29/26 10:15 PM
08/29/26 10:15 PM
Joined: Nov 2012
Interior Alaska
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Interior Alaska
We hit Chitina early in the summer and got 37/45 of our limit. Could have filled it but time was short. Then in late July got another 20+ down in Kenai. Our freezers are full for the winter.

Re: Salmon Fishing [Re: alaska viking] #8654066
08/29/26 11:57 PM
08/29/26 11:57 PM
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We were allowed to dipnet a very few times for Yukon chum. Got 11, let a few kings go.


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Re: Salmon Fishing [Re: alaska viking] #8654155
08/30/26 10:07 AM
08/30/26 10:07 AM
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Glad to hear fishing has been good. Haven't heard from Southeast, yet.


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Re: Salmon Fishing [Re: alaska viking] #8654174
08/30/26 11:11 AM
08/30/26 11:11 AM
Joined: Apr 2007
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Joined: Apr 2007
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This guy in the photo has it right for the interior. laugh [Linked Image]


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Re: Salmon Fishing [Re: alaska viking] #8654221
08/30/26 01:11 PM
08/30/26 01:11 PM
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McGrath, AK
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I was helping out checking a fish wheel a couple days ago. Lots of whitefish and only 2 or 3 silvers. No other salmon at all. Chums usually arrive here in September. The water is super high and has been most of the summer. I'll bet we haven't had a more than ten dry days all summer


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Re: Salmon Fishing [Re: isnarewolves] #8654411
08/30/26 09:18 PM
08/30/26 09:18 PM
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Armpit, ak
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Armpit, ak
Originally Posted by isnarewolves
This guy in the photo has it right for the interior. laugh [Linked Image]


Scratch the chums off that sign and add 3 floods and it applies here.

To be truthful Silvers were not the worse I have seen, but we got closed anyway.

Last edited by Dirt; 08/30/26 09:20 PM.

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Re: Salmon Fishing [Re: alaska viking] #8654466
08/30/26 11:36 PM
08/30/26 11:36 PM
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I know that guy, and I trust him. After all, he writes a great book! grin


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Re: Salmon Fishing [Re: alaska viking] #8654613
08/31/26 10:26 AM
08/31/26 10:26 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Fairbanks, Alaska
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Fairbanks, Alaska
In my opinion, the guy in the photo is pretty much ALWAYS right!

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