Area Sport Fishing Reports
Yakutat

Archived Sport Fishing Report

July 14, 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 numbers in the Situk River are running about average for this time of year.
  • Low and seasonally warm water flows on the Situk, and all foreland streams have slowed the incoming sockeye runs
  • Dolly Varden are reportedly very abundant in all foreland streams
  • Pink salmon numbers are beginning to pick up on the Situk River
  • A few late steelhead are still being caught in the Situk, anglers are reminded that steelhead must be greater than 36 inches for legal harvest
  • All angling for Chinook salmon is closed on the Situk River

Saltwater

 

  • Halibut angling remains good in all Yakutat area salt waters
  • A few early Coho salmon are being caught in Yakutat waters
  • Chinook angling is very slow
  • Lagoon waters of Ankau and Village Lagoon have produced a few pink salmon for shore anglers
  • Pink salmon are being caught in fair numbers out in open waters of Monti Bay
     

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