Anchorage Alaska Area ADFG Weekly Fishing Reports

Alaska Department of Fish & Game's
Anchorage Area
Weekly Fishing Forecast
Disclaimer

This report is reproduced from information provided by Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Anchorage Office, and will be updated weekly throughout the fishing season. The same message can be accessed on their Record-A-Phone "Sportfishing Forecast" at (907) 267-2100.

DATE: Week of July 14 to July 20, 2009

Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes

Emergency Order No. 2-RT-2-29-08 liberalizes bag limits, possession limits, and capture methods on Sand Lake in Anchorage.
Emergency Order No. 2-RT-2-04-09 prohibits the use of bait and the retention of rainbow trout from Campbell Creek and Chester Creek (including University Lake) drainages.
Emergency Order No. 2-RT-2-05-09 prohibits the use of bait and the retention of rainbow trout from the Sixmile Creek Drainage of Elmendorf Air Force Base.
Emergency Order No. 2-RT-2-07-09 reduces the daily bag and possession limit for rainbow trout in Cheney Lake to one fish.
Emergency Order No. 2-R-2-15-09 closes Bird Creek to all fishing.
Emergency Order No. 2-R-2-16-09 closes Ship Creek to all fishing.

Fresh Waters

Salmon

Campbell Creek is always closed to king and sockeye salmon fishing, including catch and release. Some early coho ("silver") salmon are starting to appear in Ship Creek; fishing this week is expected to be slow. Pink salmon are also arriving in Ship Creek.
Pink and coho salmon have begun to show up in Bird Creek and fishing should be fair this week.
Medium-size spinners and spoons, such as Vibrax and Pixie, work well on coho and pink salmon in Ship and Bird creeks. Try a variety of colors; pink, orange, chartreuse, and blue are all popular among spin anglers.
Cured roe fished near or on the bottom can be particularly effective on cohos. In slower, deeper waters, roe is often fished below a bobber.
Try a No. 2 hook and cinch your bait securely to the shank with an egg loop.
Fly-fishers use a variety of flashy streamers to catch coho and pink salmon. Weighted Egg-sucking Leeches in black or purple work well, as do Flash Flies; Everglos in chartreuse, pink, or orange; and even beads. Nos. 2-4 are popular hook sizes.
Report poachers (and vehicle license plates, if you know them) to Fish and Wildlife Safeguard at 1-800-478-3377.

Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling

Campbell and Chester creeks will not be stocked this summer and will be catch-and-release for rainbow trout all year. Only unbaited artificial lures may be used.
Rainbow trout and Dolly Varden fishing has been good on local streams.

Lake Fishing

DonÕt forget to check out the Division of Sport Fish stocking Web pages.
Anchorage area lakes have been stocked and fishing should be good.
Rainbow trout stocked last year are still present in local lakes. Flies, bait and spinners all work during the spring. Try fishing the evening hatches.
Remote stocked lakes: Symphony and Rabbit lakes are ice-free and fishing is reported to be good for Arctic grayling and rainbow trout.

Northern Pike

Expect fair pike fishing in Sand Lake during the evening hours with occasional catches during the day.
Sand Lake has quite a few small pike that will test the skill of any bow hunters. Remember that your arrow has to be attached to your bow, and good hunting.
Pike fishing in Lower Fire Lake is slow.

Helpful Links

Area webpage: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/AREAS/RESBAY/AHPR2res.cfm
Salmon and trout identification pages: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/regulations/2001/html/pdfs/01ayksalmonid.pdf
River levels: http://aprfc.arh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?pacr
Lake stocking: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/Hatchery/Stocking_search/HTML/stock_search.cfm
Maps to stocked lakes: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/LAKEMAPS/HTML/LAKEMAP1.stm
Southcentral informational handouts: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/region2/pubs.cfm
Safety in bear country: http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/hunt_trap/hunting/huntak/huntak14.cfm
Enforcement: http://www.dps.state.ak.us/fwp/index.asp
Regulations: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/reghome.cfm
Northern pike: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/region2/areas/anch/pikepage.cfm
OEO/ADA statement: http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/oeostate.php

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