Area Sport Fishing Reports
Yakutat

Archived Sport Fishing Report

July 05, 2016

General information is available on seasonal fishing opportunities in Yakutat by clicking on the link at left; Information By Area,... and navigating through links for Yakutat,... Fishing Opportunities.


Additionally, if you are planning a trip, looking at the archived reports, via the links below, can give anglers some feel for the timing and availability of fish during past years.


Also, the recent year’s marine fishing harvest success data can be found by following the link above right, “marine harvest rates”.


Regulations for the Yakutat area and the rest of the state can be found online via the link below "fishing regulations", or hard copies can be obtained at most local tackle and outdoor stores in Alaska.

Freshwater

  • Sockeye salmon have moved into all rivers on The Forelands
  • Situk River angling is reportedly good in all upper and middle stretches and excellent in the lower river
  • Large numbers of big Dolly Varden are also present in most parts of the Situk River
  • King salmon angling in the Akwe and East rivers has been fair but spotty
  • A few early pink salmon have come into anglers on the Situk River

Saltwater

  • Halibut angling is still good out of Yakutat Bay
  • Some dogfish have begun to show up in ocean catches
  • Rockfish angling was reportedly very good last week
  • Many anglers found mixed bag limits of both pelagic and non pelagic rockfish last week
  • Chinook angling is very slow and no coho have been reported as of yet in Yakutat Bay catches
  • Ankau Lagoon anglers have reported some early pink and some sockeye in those waters
     

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