Area Sport Fishing Reports
Yakutat
Archived Sport Fishing Report
March 12, 2015
Winter ocean fishing in the Yakutat area can be productive for winter kings from October on into spring. Winter kings will often congregate and feed in the inner coves of Yakutat Bay. Weather conditions are typically adverse and picking your days will guide your success. Halibut fishing is also productive on occasion during the winter months.
More information is available on winter fishing opportunities by clicking on the link to the left, "Information By Area",... and navigating through links for Yakutat,... Fishing Opportunities,... and Yakutat Bay Salmon, Halibut, and Steelhead.
Fall and winter reports
Some early salt water king salmon were harvested in the last few days before the recent cold spell. Early king angling success in Yakutat is dependent on some calm and warm weather to get people on the water. Herring schools are reportedly building and drawing in some nice kings.
Fall and winter freshwater fishing in the Yakutat area is primarily focused on steelhead in the Situk River. Fish reports posted as Steelhead Updates will be intermittent throughout the winter months as conditions change.
Steelhead Update
River temperatures have fallen back to normal and slowed the early spring conditions a bit. Some fish have been reported in the lower section of the river indicating some early fish did enter on the warm river temps, and high tides last week, but none were caught down at the mouth area. Snow fell over the weekend and into this week and ~ a foot is on the ground. Fair numbers of fish are still reportedly in the holes of the middle and upper river and fishing has been ok if you can get to them. The roads are close to impassable and have gotten ~ 14 inches of snow, requiring a large 4x4 or a snow machine. The roads may or may not get plowed soon, depending on staffing of the road crews.
Weather conditions in Yakutat in the fall and winter can limit your access to the Situk River. Anglers should be prepared for potential weather related delays and be aware that roads may become totally impassable any time after October 1st due to heavy rains and or snow. Impassable road conditions may not be repaired until spring.
For further information, anglers can call Brian Marston at the ADF&G, Division of Sport Fish in Yakutat, at (907) 784-3222.