Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay

Archived Sport Fishing Report

June 09, 2015

Bristol Bay Area

Week of June 8 tJune 14
Issued June 8, 2015

Fresh waters

King Salmon

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
  • It is still very early for kings in the Naknek and Alagnak. Sport fishing will not be productive until mid-June on the Naknek and late June on the Alagnak.
• Nushagak drainages.
  • A few kings should be present this week.
  • The sonar near Portage Creek is operational, however, the counts have not yet been apportioned by species. Management will be in accordance with the Nushagak/Mulchatna King Salmon Management Plan. Nsubstantial inseason information will be available until after June 20.
• Togiak River and nearby drainages:
  • It is still very early for kings in the Togiak. Sport fishing will not be productive until late June.

Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
  • Fishing should be good texcellent this week as rainbow trout and Dolly Varden feed on out-migrating sockeye salmon smolt.
• Togiak River and nearby drainages:
  • There have been nangling reports from this section, though opportunities should improve as waters warm.
• Wood River Lakes system:
  • Fishing should be good texcellent at the outlets of salmon spawning streams as smolt begin moving down river.

Northern Pike

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
  • Fishing should be good.
• Wood River Lake system:
  • Fishing should be good along lake and slough shores and in shallow weedy bays.

Salt waters

Halibut

• Nushagak Bay
  • Fishing should be fair tgood off the coast of Protection Point.