Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your Bristol Bay fishing guru, comin' at ya from the icy edge of Nushagak Bay on this crisp winter mornin', December 21st, 2025, 'round 8:30 AKST. Winter's grip is tight out here, with short days—sunrise at about 10:15 AM, sunset by 4 PM, leavin' just a narrow window of light. Weather's holdin' steady at 20°F, light winds from the north, partly cloudy per local forecasts, but bundle up; hypothermia don't care 'bout your plans.
Tides at Nushagak Bay entrance are risin' slow today—low around 3-5 feet early, peakin' near 18 feet this afternoon per Tideschart data, then droppin' sharp. Best fishin' windows? Major bites from moon transits 'round 9 AM to noon and 10 PM on, minors at moonset 6-7 PM. NOAA predicts similar swings nearby, so time your drifts right.
Fish activity's quiet this deep winter—no big runs like the monster salmon explosion in Katmai and Bristol Bay this fall, where runs smashed records, fattenin' up 80-100 brown bears and deliverin' thousands of sockeye, pink, and kings. Locals pulled limits of 20-40 pounders streamside, but now it's silvers holdin' in deeper holes and halibut offshore if you're brave in the chop. Recent reports from Cordova Times note steady bottomfish, few coho stragglers.
For lures, stick to glow-in-the-dark spoons like Pixee or vibrating jigs in pink/silver—mimicin' baitfish in murky water. Best bait? Frozen herring strips or squid chunks on a spreader bar; locals swear by 'em from Bristol Bait and Tackle. Troll slow at 1-2 knots.
Hot spots? Hit the Nushagak Bay entrance rips for halibut, or drift the Naknek River mouth shallows for any lingerin' silvers—watch for bears, they're still eatin' good.
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