44     May 17, 2010 - 12:18am | rodbob001

Anybody out trying yet??

Just wondering if anybody has gotten out and tried throwing a line or two in the water lately. Montana Crk? Trailrace?

  43     September 18, 2009 - 2:58am | spankles

MEMORY LAKE TROUT---GONJA!

ANY OF YOU GOOD-OLD BOYS KNOW THE BEST WAY TO CATCH TROUT FROM MEMORY LAKE? WHAT BAIT?

  42     August 29, 2009 - 12:54pm | rodbob001

Jim Creek

Jim Creek is okay. The run is coming to end, though. I have noticed more and more reddening silvers. From blush to red in color. Not much action in the early am, but in the late afternoon, is better. Not much in the late pm either.

  41     August 20, 2009 - 8:56pm | freeatlast

jims creek water is low now,

jims creek water is low now, very silty, eggs seems to work best

  40     July 19, 2009 - 8:12pm | rodbob001

Jim Creek

Does anyone know how Jim Creek is shaping up?

  39     June 2, 2009 - 9:27pm | cjkemp99515

When do the Kings start to

When do the Kings start to roll in to the Susitna Valley?

  38     May 6, 2009 - 4:00pm | rodbob001

Kepler Yesterday

Caught my first trout of the season at Kepler. 16"

  37     July 26, 2008 - 12:03pm | aksuzyq

Jim Creek snagging

The snagging is rampant at Jim Creek. We've been there a handful of times, and witnessed snagging almost every time. Nothing was worse than the line of about 10 people, snagging fish, throwing them in a cooler, snagging more fish. They came with about 5 coolers, and proceeded to fill them all. This was not fishing. They even had snagging hooks, not spinners or spoons. I hope Fish and Game starts patrolling.

The good news is, today we came home with two silvers and a nice red. Which is going on the BBQ.

  36     July 25, 2008 - 9:32am | rodbob001

Jim Creek

Yes, there is a good slough of fish in there. But there are more people than fish. What is worse, is that I have witnessed people snagging 'em and then releasing them all day. They called this "catch and release". I was standing next to someone, who had caught their limit and was just fishing anyway. Catch and release. That maybe fine, but the fish are not going to bite for anyone else, if you are doing this. Just get out the water, and let the rest of the people catch some. I saw another guy, spend more time climbing in and out of the water changing hooks, than fishing. The crazies are out there. Also witnessed one guy hook himself in the side. I think He went to hospital.

  35     July 24, 2008 - 9:52am | dtraylor

Tailrace is a no-go head to Jim Creek

Took a trip to Jim Creek got one and my boy got his 2! Worth the trip the water was boiling whent he schools would move around in front of you! Surprised at how shallow the water was!!

  34     July 18, 2008 - 3:30pm | rodbob001

The Trailrace.

Yes, the Trailrace is a joke. The water lvl is very, very high right now. I stopped by this morning, and whoa. Didn't see anything, but people being snagged on the rocks. But with the water lvl so high, I couldn't believe they caught bottom.

  33     July 13, 2008 - 5:33pm | dvasquez

finger lake

Anyone having any luck at finger lake?

  32     July 11, 2008 - 1:28pm | Krystalynn

Eklutna/ Lil' Susitna

I agree- don't waste any time at the Eklutna... I spent evenings there all week and the only thing that bit were the misquitos. Some fish were showing some skin, but no action at all. Good fresh air though.

I'd like to know what's going on at the Little Susitna.

  31     July 9, 2008 - 10:35pm | dogman907

eklutna

that guy is full offBS Eggs!! there 4 hrs NOBODY even fought a fish from 5 til 930 alot of spawners turning color and ROLLING everywhere NO hook-UPs wait til silvers DONT WASTE GAS!!!!!!!

  30     July 9, 2008 - 10:35pm | dogman907

eklutna

that guy is full offBS Eggs!! there 4 hrs NOBODY even fought a fish from 5 til 930 alot of spawners turning color and ROLLING everywhere NO hook-UPs wait til silvers DONT WASTE GAS!!!!!!!

  29     July 9, 2008 - 10:35pm | dogman907

eklutna

that guy is full offBS Eggs!! there 4 hrs NOBODY even fought a fish from 5 til 930 alot of spawners turning color and ROLLING everywhere NO hook-UPs wait til silvers DONT WASTE GAS!!!!!!!

  28     July 9, 2008 - 10:35pm | dogman907

eklutna

that guy is full offBS Eggs!! there 4 hrs NOBODY even fought a fish from 5 til 930 alot of spawners turning color and ROLLING everywhere NO hook-UPs wait til silvers DONT WASTE GAS!!!!!!!

  27     July 9, 2008 - 8:04am | waiteded

eklutna, the silvers are in ..........

the only fish i pulled out of eklutna this year was last night. the silvers were there and i hit one. eggs do the trick. not to much luck for anyone else there last night.

  26     July 4, 2008 - 9:02am | coolfadedblue

Eklutna Tailrace

Was there pretty much all day yesterday. Had a bite and the king almost took off with my rod, should've paid more attention. It was really slow though there are still a few kings jumping out of the water. They are looking pretty old and red. I think that's it for the tailrace till Silvers start coming in.

  25     July 2, 2008 - 2:20pm | rodbob001

The Trailrace

The Eklutna Trailrace in really sucky right now. Not much showing at all. Was there early morning untill 11am and saw a couple of rollers, supposedly 1 on and lost right away. Means to me, a snagging of the bottom. Lots of bites by minnows, but nothing in the way of salmon. I think this is it for the Trailrace. Can only hope for other species to come in.

  24     July 1, 2008 - 6:06pm | bigsalmon

Sheep Creek Lodge

Call the Sheep Creek Lodge at mile 88 of the Parks Highway for the current fishing report. They are keeping track of the River and fishing conditions at Montana Creek, Sheep Creek, Kashwitna River, Willow Creek and Clear Creek. Call 495-6227. Fishing Report updated daily.

  23     July 1, 2008 - 6:02pm | bigsalmon

HOT FISHING!!!! HOT HOT HOT!

Over the weekend the fishing at Willow, Sheep and Montana Creek was fair to good. Tonight (TUESDAY) I checked on all three creeks and saw hundreds of fish starting to move in at Willow and Sheep Creek at the mouth. At Willow if you count to 10 you can see upwards of 50 fish rise in that span. It is incredible. The Kashwitna is running clear and last night we caught a 46 pounder near the highway bridge. Call the Susitna Landing at mile 82.5 of the Parks Highway for more info. The Kashwitna is a little secret many people just don't know about. Lake Creek and The Tal were still bloown out near the mouth because of high water in the Skwentna and Yentna. I would try Willow Creek, Kashwitna and Lake Creek over the 4th of July weekend.

  22     July 1, 2008 - 2:03am | rodbob001

FISH ON!!!

It was "Fish on" out at Montana Creek this past weekend. I caught 2 kings this weekend out of the 3 days. Had some bites tonight but nothing staying on. There were quite a few being caught. And, the fish were pouring in, during the last hour. Water level is dropping fast. Don't know why, for there was lots of rain this weekend over in Talkeetna area, but I guess not for the Montana Creek area.
Over all, it was a great weekend for fishing. Next weekend is the last, until the 15th. But we won't be able to keep any kings after that date. Sucks. Oh well, back to the Trailrace I go this week. Will keep everyone posted.

  21     June 29, 2008 - 4:12am | CassinRidge

My wife and I

flew into Red Shirt Lake last night. Thirty minutes after securing our plane she hooked into a monster pike. It was 38 inches long but not sure of the weight. She picked it up on a double jointed gold and green Rappala. Saw 4 black bear from the air in the vicinity also.

  20     June 27, 2008 - 8:59am | wendie_wilson

lost a whopper

I was there on Sunday evening and hooked up with a whopper fish within minutes of throwing my bait line in. I was using spin-n-glo and cured silver salmon roe. It took off up river towards the mouth of the tailrace and my line snapped. Make sure you check your drag on your reels to give some extra "play" with these fish. I see a lot of folks making fires in the evening hours and I was told by Fish and Game officer last year (07') that you will get a ticket if caught having a fire going directly on the ground. Fires can be made in fire pits that are above ground. If you all like the idea of free parking and 24 hour fishing, please be responsible and remove all of your trash. I have only been fishing at Eklutna Tailrace this year for only 3 weeks now and have removed 7 trash bag full of beer bottles, beer cans, etc. It is heartbreaking to see children out there trying to play and tripping over old fire pits containing the aftermath of last night's party. The folks that are too lazy to pick up after themselves will be the ones to thank if they implement parking fees and restrictions of fishing times.

  19     June 26, 2008 - 4:26pm | rodbob001

Thursday @ the Trailrace

Saw 2 caught, 5 or 6 rollers, 5 hooked but lost (including 2 from me). People, please pay attention to the rules. There are a lot of rule breakers out there, and I do not have a problem reporting them. You know who you are.
To the tourists: you don't need to go running to where the fish were seen rolling, or to be right where someone just caught one. One guy was like a dang jack rabbit, bouncing from place to place. And casting that line over other peoples lines, is just rude. Also, make sure you pull your line out of the water when someone yells, "Fish on!". Sheesh.

  18     June 26, 2008 - 1:23pm | gerrhd

Tailrace

I was there yesterday, saw a dozen rollers, but only 1 caught just after the afternoon high tide. Plenty of wishful anglers (myself included). Fish and Game was there checking on folks again so remember the rules folks! Also, for those not sure, bait is ALLOWED at the tailrace. No live bait tho. I'll be trying again next week and hopefully things will begin to pick up. Good luck all.

  17     June 26, 2008 - 12:26pm | blink_girl8219

Trailrace

Been there for the past 3 days. Saw nothing caught... one snagged but the person kept it and took off. it's been dead....

  16     June 23, 2008 - 3:53pm | rodbob001

The Trailrace

Alright people, there are some kings running in there now. The water level is very high, about where it should be. Went there this morning for about 2 hours. Saw about 7 total caught and one on when leaving. So, yes they are in. People are not going to write here and leave messages and let others know about it.
The next thing, is that there is a 1 per day/1 in possesion over 20 inches. Under 20 inches, you can have 10. I saw people fishing even after catching their over 20 incher. I do know that Fish & Game came and check on people there. I saw him pulling in as I was leaving. I would have stayed, but promised my younger son that I would take him to lunch just the 2 of us.
Anyway, fish are there.

  15     June 18, 2008 - 10:06am | rodbob001

Trailrace

Is there any action down at the Eklutna Trailrace yet??

Montana Creek was pretty good out at the mouth. I didn't catch anything, but seen 6 to 7 caught within about 4 hours. A few rollers too out deep.

  14     June 16, 2008 - 10:25am | northern_moe

Little-Su

I picked up a 25# king at 7:20am down stream from Berma landing. We went down to tidal water and used a #14 quickfish silver/green.
Man its been a slow year! I was almost to the point of trying bait.

  13     June 13, 2008 - 3:37pm | ADN_fishermen

Deshka finally seeing a few kings --

Things might finally be picking up. After having a mere 31 kings come through the weir in the previous four days, 167 rolled through Thursday, which nearly doubles the total to 401. Granted, that's not enough to get too excited about, but if Fish and Game's daily counts from the last couple years are any indication, the spike is likely to continue in the next couple weeks.

  12     June 10, 2008 - 4:41pm | ADN_fishermen

Montana Creek --

According to Montana Creek Campground manager Bert Kleinenberg, a 55-pound king was caught Sunday at the mouth, which you can walk down to from the campground. Kleinenberg suggests No. 5 or 6 blue Vibrax. That said, expect king fishing to be relatively slow for at least a bit longer. The Deshka weir counted only 216 salmon as of Monday, and the Montana Creek run doesn't usually arrive until after the Deshka run has warmed up. Manager also says the trout fishing is really good right now and recommends white Bunny Flies, Glo-Bugs and Muddler Minnows. And remember: unbaited artificial lures only until July 13.

Fishery regs below --
Montana Creek drainage
FROM ITS MOUTH UPSTREAM TO ADF&G MARKERS ½ MILE ABOVE PARKS HWY:
* This section is open to fishing for all species, including king salmon, January 1-June 16,
June 21-23, June 28-30, and July 5-7. Daily limits for king salmon are: 20" or longer 1
per day/1 in possession, less than 20" 10 per day/10 in possession. Bag/possession limits
for species other than king salmon, rainbow trout, and Arctic grayling follow general limits
on page 25.
* This section is closed to all fishing June 17-20, June 24-27, July 1-4, and July 8-13.
* NO RETENTION of rainbow trout or Arctic grayling is allowed year-round in Montana Creek,
including all waters within ½-mile radius of its confluence with the Susitna River.
* This section is open to fishing for all species (except king salmon) July 14-December 31.
The bag and possession limits for species other than king salmon, rainbow trout, and Arctic
grayling follow the general limits on page 25.
* Upstream of the Parks Highway, only one unbaited, single-hook, artificial lure is allowed
year-round.
UPSTREAM OF ADF&G MARKERS ½ MILE ABOVE THE PARKS HIGHWAY:
* This section is closed year-round to fishing for salmon.
* This section is open year-round to fishing for rainbow/steelhead trout and Arctic grayling, but
NO RETENTION of rainbow/steelhead trout or Arctic grayling is allowed year-round.
* Upstream of the Parks Highway, only one unbaited, single-hook, artifi cial lure is allowed
year-round.

  11     June 9, 2008 - 8:33pm | rodbob001

Trailrace

I went and spent about 8 hours at the Eklutna Trailrace, and there was nothing there at all. No one even caught a dolly! But at least it was nice out and I wan't at home all day. :)

  10     June 8, 2008 - 3:27pm | rodbob001

I am assuming

I am guessing, since that no one has posted anything on here, that they are catching fish. In all areas or just a few select places?

  9     June 4, 2008 - 7:44am | hclark

Finger Lake

Three of us fished this lake last Sunday morning and limited out on Artic Char, Nice size fish, even caught one Trout over 20. I had the new state record(Char) on the line and due to my trout net being a little small, he got off at the boat. This guy was huge and close to 15-20lbs. I thought it might have been a lake trout, but obviously the colors gave him away. We were trolling with small flashers with a 12-18inch leader tipped with a worm. Great tech, and worked fantastic. Everytime we go to this lake we limit out on this technique. Give it a try and take the kids..they will love it!

Troll with flashers in about 20 ft of water, we were letting our line out about 20-40 yards behind the boat with a 1ounce weight attached to the front of the flasher, Not sure how far this was going down...probably right off the bottom and they were hammering it. When you find one fish turn around and keep the same tech, they were picking it up everytime we went over them and was a blast.

We worked the area between the second island and the point at the end of the lake.

Two weeks ago we limited out on Char using chartruse number 4 meps or whatever the Barrel looking like lures are called. We fished the flats on the right side of the first island, Water temp was 44 and fish were on the edge of the flat close to the bottom in about 8-12 ft of water on the edge of the dropoff. Even caught a few this past weekend on the same tech but in a little deeper water.

Hope this helps
Good luck

  8     June 3, 2008 - 5:44pm | kklott

Montana Creek

Water levels have dropped at Montana Creek and the kings are starting to move upstream.

Bert, who runs the Montana Creek Campground, said a 12-year-old kid caught a 38-pounder today near the confluence. The first king reported was caught last Tuesday and another was taken Sunday.

He also shared a cool Web site that gives real-time streamflow charts around the state. So if a river is washed out, this site could save you some gas.

http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/water/index.php

  7     June 2, 2008 - 7:09pm | richardcook12

Eklutna Tailrace

Went there last three days and had no luck. Also spoke with several people and they have not seen any fish caught or rolling. Water is still low but should improve soon.

  6     June 2, 2008 - 3:08pm | ROBERT_DUBEY

Finger Lake

Went out on Finger Lake Sunday evening to shakedown the boat. It was windy and had to fish a fast drift. Even so each of my 3 grandsons caught a 12" trout near the end of the lake with under a half hour of fishing.