Area Sport Fishing Reports
Yakutat

Archived Sport Fishing Report

August 24, 2020

* Just a reminder to all our anglers, please do your part to help slow the spread of Covid-19 by following and reviewing the current State of Alaska Health Mandates in effect. This includes practicing social distancing while sport and personal use fishing and wearing a face covering when fishing and if you are needing fishing supplies from your local store as indicated in Health Alert 010.

Freshwaters

Silver Salmon

Silver fishing is excellent on the Situk River. Large numbers of silvers have been entering the river over the past couple weks and are spread throughout the river. Anglers have had the best success in the lower river. The conditions are excellent right now with high water levels and cooler water temperatures making it easier to present gear in many fashions. Pitch a spinner or spoon into a deep hole, drift a jig or worm under a float along a cutbank or swing a brightly colored streamer fly through a deep run to catch these fish. Remember to take off your treble hooks!

Pink Salmon

Pink salmon fishing is good. Large numbers of fish have continued entering the Situk the last couple weeks. The best angling for pinks is occuring above tidal influence. Use anything to catch these fish.

Saltwaters

Silver Salmon

Sport fishing for silver salmon in marine waters has improved over the last couple of weeks since a slow start to the season. Silvers are being caught primarily out in front of Khantaak Island and near Ocean Cape. Fishing should only improve from this point.

King Salmon

Sport fishing success in marine waters has dropped significantly for king salmon over the last couple of weeks. Fishing should continue to decline until fall/winter.

Halibut

The halibut fishing cotinues to be tough over the last few weeks. Annoying spiny dogfish and competing fisheries have decreased catch rates near Yakutat Bay. Anglers are dispersing throughout Yakutat Bay to avoid the dogfish and finding some halibut in non-traditional spots. Soaking salted herring, octopus or pink salmon works the best.

Lingcod

Lingcod fishing is good. Anglers are coming back with limits over the last couple weeks. Try using rubber tube jigs over pinnacles or large rocky structure.

Rockfish

Fishing for pelagic rockfish continues to be good. Lots of rockfish have been caught over pinnacles and reefs during the last week. Try using metal jigs or mooching herring.

For further information, please contact the Yakutat Area Sport Fish management biologist: Jason Pawluk at (907) 784-3222.