FISHING SOUTHEAST ALASKA Salmon Crew Adm Nan Capt Cal Adm Reid Capt Barkley
Run Timing Alaska DFG Website KINGS: May-June-July COHO: July-Aug-Sept PINKS: June-July-Aug
Current and Tide Tables Sunrise and Sunset Currents: Flood and Ebb Salmon avoid high current Fish 2 hours before High Slack (Flood) 1 hour before Low Slack (Ebb) Sunrise Best 1 Hour before Sunset Salmon move deeper as sun rises NETWORKING
Ledges-Points-Back Eddies
Foods of King, Coho, Pink Salmon Anchovy 4-7 inches, appear as dark balls on sonar in upper water column Herring 2-5 inches, mid to upper water column. Sand Lance 2-10 inches (Needlefish) Haystack look near bottom sandy bottom
SABIKI Herring Jigs Live Herring Bait Jigs Light wt rod and Line 2 oz wt
Salmon Fishing Methods TROLLING –Searching Horizontal Downriggers Alternate weight systems -- w/o Downrigger Divers Slider weights ON main line Fixed weights IN LINE on main line MOOCHING --Vertical DRIFT JIGGING -- Vertical
Trolling W/O Downrigger (Terminal Gear same as D/R) Divers: Luhr Jenson-Deep Six Alternate weight system 1) Slider Weights on main Line Alternate weight system 2) Fixed Crescent Weights in main Line
Flashers 11”and 8”
Lurh Jenson Deep Six Fish Flash and Apex Lure
TERMINAL GEAR (Except Drift Jigging) Typical Terminal Gear: Bait, Hootchie, Spoon, Flasher, and Leader. Note: Hootchies need Flashers
Other Terminal Gear SPOONS and APEX LURES SPOONS- Leader tied directly to split ring-swivel on main line APEX LURES- Note: Bead chain swivel tied directly to main line
Fly Rod and Reel or Conventional Rod and Reel MOOCHING Drifting-Anchored-Motor(slowly) Herring, Cut Plug, Strip, Whole Fly Rod and Reel or Conventional Rod and Reel
Cut Plug Herring
DRIFT FISHING Jigging Lures Drift fishing for Salmon is a Basic and Family oriented method with light weight tackle.
DRIFT FISHING Buzz Bombs
Drift Jigs Buzz Bomb Size and Action: Most Important Color: Match the Hatch or White and Silver Size: May/June:2.5-3” 25-30g 1oz July/Aug: 3-3.5” 40g 1.5oz Sept. : 3.5-4” 60g 2.0oz
Additional Gear: Landing Net-Large Bonker Measuring Device Pliers Filet Knife(for Bait and bleeding out catch) License, AK Fishing Regs. SAFETY GEAR
TIGHT LINES AND HAVE FUN Let’s go Fishing Captain Barkley Admiral Reid TIGHT LINES AND HAVE FUN Thank You