Area Sport Fishing Reports
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Archived Sport Fishing Report

August 15, 2012

Emergency Orders and regulation reminders

• An emergency order takes effect 12:01 a.m., Friday, August 17, closing all waters within the Knik Arm management unit to fishing for coho (“silver”) salmon, except for the Eklutna Tailrace. Popular fisheries affected by this emergency order include the Little Susitna River and Jim, Cottonwood, and Wasilla creeks. At the Little Susitna River, anglers are reminded that bait is not allowed through September 30.
• Coho salmon 16 inches or longer once removed from fresh water must be retained and become part of the bag limit of the person who originally hooked the fish. A person may not remove a coho salmon 16 inches or longer from the water before releasing it. 

Fresh waters

Salmon

• Coho fishing continues to be hit-and-miss across Mat-Su streams; coho are mixed in with large numbers of pinks and chums.
• Fishing at the Eklutna Tailrace is slow for coho; try fishing early in the morning.
• Expect fair to good coho fishing in the Deshka River. Eggs are producing the best results.
• Coho salmon success along Parks Highway streams continues to be slow; however, coho fishing is now picking up on the Talkeetna River. This would be a good week to try Sunshine Creek.
• Yentna River sloughs and tributaries are producing fair to occasionally good numbers of coho. If one slough doesn’t produce, just try another. Lake Creek should provide good fishing.
• On the west side of Cook Inlet, coho fishing is reported to be slow on the Chuit and fair to good on the Theodore. Fishing on Beluga tributaries is producing few coho.

Trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling

• Rainbow trout fishing along the Parks Highway streams has been good. Remember, only catch-and-release fishing for rainbow trout and grayling is allowed year-round on Montana Creek. On Willow Creek, rainbow trout are catch-and-release-only downstream of the Parks Highway.

Northern Pike

• Pike fishing has been good in the Nancy Lake canoe system lakes; try using a weedless mouse or frog lure through the weedy areas. Fishing is best when water temperatures are lowest, such as early in the morning or late in the day. For road-accessible pike fishing, try just about any lake in the Nancy Lake canoe system, plus Memory and Prator lakes.
• Fly-in fishing for pike can be excellent. Try Alexander, Trapper, Hewitt, Whiskey, Vern, and Donkey lakes.

Lake Fishing

• Lake fishing continues to maintain its excellent status in Valley lakes. Catchable rainbow trout and Arctic char stocking has been completed for the year. Check the stocking website, for more information. A list of the stocked lakes can also be found on page 12 of the 2012 Southcentral Alaska regulation booklet.
• Recently stocked lakes include: Knik, Ravine, Kepler/Bradley, and for a fly-out; Rush Lake.

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