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Bristol Bay Fishing Report: Freezing Temps, Ice Fishing Highlights, and Forecasts for Upcoming Salmon Runs
Hey there, Artificial Lure here with your Bristol Bay fishing report for March 11, 2025.
It's still pretty chilly out there, with temps hovering around freezing. We've got partly cloudy skies and light winds today. Sunrise was at 8:23 AM and sunset will be at 7:51 PM as the days are getting longer. Tides are running about normal for this time of year - low tide was at 6:42 AM at 1.2 feet, and we'll see high tide at 12:54 PM at 20.1 feet.
Not a whole lot of open water fishing happening yet, but the ice fishing has been decent. Folks have been pulling some nice rainbow trout and Arctic char through the ice on Aleknagik and Iliamna lakes. Best luck has been with small jigs tipped with salmon eggs or waxworms. A few hardy souls have been catching some early run kings in the lower Nushagak, mostly on Kwikfish and Spin-N-Glos.
Looking ahead, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is forecasting another strong sockeye run to Bristol Bay this summer - they're predicting over 50 million fish. That should make for some great fishing come June and July.
For you fly fishers, don't forget to stock up on egg patterns and flesh flies for when the salmon start running. And spinners like Blue Fox and Mepps are always good to have in your tackle box for silvers later in the season.
If you're looking for some good spots to try once things open up more, I'd suggest checking out the Kvichak River near Igiugig or the Naknek River by King Salmon. Both are usually productive early in the season.
That's all for now, folks. Stay warm out there and tight lines!
It's still pretty chilly out there, with temps hovering around freezing. We've got partly cloudy skies and light winds today. Sunrise was at 8:23 AM and sunset will be at 7:51 PM as the days are getting longer. Tides are running about normal for this time of year - low tide was at 6:42 AM at 1.2 feet, and we'll see high tide at 12:54 PM at 20.1 feet.
Not a whole lot of open water fishing happening yet, but the ice fishing has been decent. Folks have been pulling some nice rainbow trout and Arctic char through the ice on Aleknagik and Iliamna lakes. Best luck has been with small jigs tipped with salmon eggs or waxworms. A few hardy souls have been catching some early run kings in the lower Nushagak, mostly on Kwikfish and Spin-N-Glos.
Looking ahead, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is forecasting another strong sockeye run to Bristol Bay this summer - they're predicting over 50 million fish. That should make for some great fishing come June and July.
For you fly fishers, don't forget to stock up on egg patterns and flesh flies for when the salmon start running. And spinners like Blue Fox and Mepps are always good to have in your tackle box for silvers later in the season.
If you're looking for some good spots to try once things open up more, I'd suggest checking out the Kvichak River near Igiugig or the Naknek River by King Salmon. Both are usually productive early in the season.
That's all for now, folks. Stay warm out there and tight lines!
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By Quiet. PleaseHey there, Artificial Lure here with your Bristol Bay fishing report for March 11, 2025.
It's still pretty chilly out there, with temps hovering around freezing. We've got partly cloudy skies and light winds today. Sunrise was at 8:23 AM and sunset will be at 7:51 PM as the days are getting longer. Tides are running about normal for this time of year - low tide was at 6:42 AM at 1.2 feet, and we'll see high tide at 12:54 PM at 20.1 feet.
Not a whole lot of open water fishing happening yet, but the ice fishing has been decent. Folks have been pulling some nice rainbow trout and Arctic char through the ice on Aleknagik and Iliamna lakes. Best luck has been with small jigs tipped with salmon eggs or waxworms. A few hardy souls have been catching some early run kings in the lower Nushagak, mostly on Kwikfish and Spin-N-Glos.
Looking ahead, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is forecasting another strong sockeye run to Bristol Bay this summer - they're predicting over 50 million fish. That should make for some great fishing come June and July.
For you fly fishers, don't forget to stock up on egg patterns and flesh flies for when the salmon start running. And spinners like Blue Fox and Mepps are always good to have in your tackle box for silvers later in the season.
If you're looking for some good spots to try once things open up more, I'd suggest checking out the Kvichak River near Igiugig or the Naknek River by King Salmon. Both are usually productive early in the season.
That's all for now, folks. Stay warm out there and tight lines!
It's still pretty chilly out there, with temps hovering around freezing. We've got partly cloudy skies and light winds today. Sunrise was at 8:23 AM and sunset will be at 7:51 PM as the days are getting longer. Tides are running about normal for this time of year - low tide was at 6:42 AM at 1.2 feet, and we'll see high tide at 12:54 PM at 20.1 feet.
Not a whole lot of open water fishing happening yet, but the ice fishing has been decent. Folks have been pulling some nice rainbow trout and Arctic char through the ice on Aleknagik and Iliamna lakes. Best luck has been with small jigs tipped with salmon eggs or waxworms. A few hardy souls have been catching some early run kings in the lower Nushagak, mostly on Kwikfish and Spin-N-Glos.
Looking ahead, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is forecasting another strong sockeye run to Bristol Bay this summer - they're predicting over 50 million fish. That should make for some great fishing come June and July.
For you fly fishers, don't forget to stock up on egg patterns and flesh flies for when the salmon start running. And spinners like Blue Fox and Mepps are always good to have in your tackle box for silvers later in the season.
If you're looking for some good spots to try once things open up more, I'd suggest checking out the Kvichak River near Igiugig or the Naknek River by King Salmon. Both are usually productive early in the season.
That's all for now, folks. Stay warm out there and tight lines!