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Bristol Bay Fishing Report: Silvers Surge, Sockeye Taper, and Trout Thrive
Good morning Bristol Bay, this is Artificial Lure with your August 17 fishing report straight from the tundra to the boat ramp.
**Weather and Tides:**
We’re waking to a crisp 47°F, mostly cloudy skies, and light winds from the northwest. Some sporadic drizzle early, but it’s looking like will clear by noon—so layer up if you’re heading out at sunrise. Sunrise hit at 6:55 AM and sunset rolls in at 10:23 PM, giving us a long window to chase that bite.
As for tides, we’re seeing a big swing today. Early high tide peaked at 2:40 AM around 11.71 ft, low tide slid in at 9:18 AM, bottoming out near 4.49 ft, and we’ve got another high at 2:01 PM, surging up to 8.96 ft, with the evening low dropping to 1.35 ft by 8:46 PM. That means prime fishing around the midday high and late afternoon outgoing is strongly favored in these parts.
**Fish Activity and Catches:**
Sockeye runs are tapering, but plenty of late reds still moving through the Naknek and Kvichak systems. Most nets pulled easy limits this week and the processor trucks are lined up at the terminal. Plenty of sockeyes still stacking up at creek mouths, waiting for that final push upstream. Kings are tougher: the harvest allocation for Chinook is down nearly 40% statewide, so every take matters—handle with care and respect the slot regulations.
Silvers are picking up fast! Coho darted in hard on the last couple flood tides. Several boats boated double-digit catches yesterday between Egegik and the Ugashik River mouth, mixing one-to-three nice chums per net, along with few straggler pinks but that run’s mostly spent. Rainbow trout and Dolly Varden are tight to shore and deep in the eddies, smashing beads below sockeye beds. Locals up near Lake Aleknagik picking big bows on swinging flesh flies and drifting salmon eggs.
**Lures and Bait:**
Today, the reds and silvers bite best on flashy spoons—think pink and silver, or chartreuse—and #3 spinners. Trollers working Kwikfish and Flatfish in metallic patterns are also seeing hookups, especially at slack tide. For coho, plug-cut herring rigged on a sliding sinker is the go-to. Trout and Dollies are all about single egg imitations, pink or orange beads, and strips of fresh salmon flesh—keep it natural. Don’t forget, fresh cured roe will outfish hardware when the light’s low.
**Hot Spots:**
Naknek River’s lower stretch is hot around Rapids Camp—especially first two hours after high tide. Kvichak Bay, off the Naknek River entrance, has produced steady catches right along the channel seam. Aleknagik Lake mouth and Smoky Point are both firing for late-run sockeye and chunky rainbows. For silvers, try the Egegik River upstream of the cannery—cast into deep cut banks and drift out on the main flow for best results.
**Safety and Local Notes:**
A reminder: strong currents and falling evening water mean sandbars and shifting banks—watch your footing and only run motors in marked channels. With recent foggy mornings, mind visibility and give way to the set-net crews.
That’s it for today’s fishing around Bristol Bay. Keep your hooks sharp, your hands clean, and your stories even sharper. Thanks for tuning in, don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing dispatches.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
**Weather and Tides:**
We’re waking to a crisp 47°F, mostly cloudy skies, and light winds from the northwest. Some sporadic drizzle early, but it’s looking like will clear by noon—so layer up if you’re heading out at sunrise. Sunrise hit at 6:55 AM and sunset rolls in at 10:23 PM, giving us a long window to chase that bite.
As for tides, we’re seeing a big swing today. Early high tide peaked at 2:40 AM around 11.71 ft, low tide slid in at 9:18 AM, bottoming out near 4.49 ft, and we’ve got another high at 2:01 PM, surging up to 8.96 ft, with the evening low dropping to 1.35 ft by 8:46 PM. That means prime fishing around the midday high and late afternoon outgoing is strongly favored in these parts.
**Fish Activity and Catches:**
Sockeye runs are tapering, but plenty of late reds still moving through the Naknek and Kvichak systems. Most nets pulled easy limits this week and the processor trucks are lined up at the terminal. Plenty of sockeyes still stacking up at creek mouths, waiting for that final push upstream. Kings are tougher: the harvest allocation for Chinook is down nearly 40% statewide, so every take matters—handle with care and respect the slot regulations.
Silvers are picking up fast! Coho darted in hard on the last couple flood tides. Several boats boated double-digit catches yesterday between Egegik and the Ugashik River mouth, mixing one-to-three nice chums per net, along with few straggler pinks but that run’s mostly spent. Rainbow trout and Dolly Varden are tight to shore and deep in the eddies, smashing beads below sockeye beds. Locals up near Lake Aleknagik picking big bows on swinging flesh flies and drifting salmon eggs.
**Lures and Bait:**
Today, the reds and silvers bite best on flashy spoons—think pink and silver, or chartreuse—and #3 spinners. Trollers working Kwikfish and Flatfish in metallic patterns are also seeing hookups, especially at slack tide. For coho, plug-cut herring rigged on a sliding sinker is the go-to. Trout and Dollies are all about single egg imitations, pink or orange beads, and strips of fresh salmon flesh—keep it natural. Don’t forget, fresh cured roe will outfish hardware when the light’s low.
**Hot Spots:**
Naknek River’s lower stretch is hot around Rapids Camp—especially first two hours after high tide. Kvichak Bay, off the Naknek River entrance, has produced steady catches right along the channel seam. Aleknagik Lake mouth and Smoky Point are both firing for late-run sockeye and chunky rainbows. For silvers, try the Egegik River upstream of the cannery—cast into deep cut banks and drift out on the main flow for best results.
**Safety and Local Notes:**
A reminder: strong currents and falling evening water mean sandbars and shifting banks—watch your footing and only run motors in marked channels. With recent foggy mornings, mind visibility and give way to the set-net crews.
That’s it for today’s fishing around Bristol Bay. Keep your hooks sharp, your hands clean, and your stories even sharper. Thanks for tuning in, don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing dispatches.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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By Quiet. PleaseGood morning Bristol Bay, this is Artificial Lure with your August 17 fishing report straight from the tundra to the boat ramp.
**Weather and Tides:**
We’re waking to a crisp 47°F, mostly cloudy skies, and light winds from the northwest. Some sporadic drizzle early, but it’s looking like will clear by noon—so layer up if you’re heading out at sunrise. Sunrise hit at 6:55 AM and sunset rolls in at 10:23 PM, giving us a long window to chase that bite.
As for tides, we’re seeing a big swing today. Early high tide peaked at 2:40 AM around 11.71 ft, low tide slid in at 9:18 AM, bottoming out near 4.49 ft, and we’ve got another high at 2:01 PM, surging up to 8.96 ft, with the evening low dropping to 1.35 ft by 8:46 PM. That means prime fishing around the midday high and late afternoon outgoing is strongly favored in these parts.
**Fish Activity and Catches:**
Sockeye runs are tapering, but plenty of late reds still moving through the Naknek and Kvichak systems. Most nets pulled easy limits this week and the processor trucks are lined up at the terminal. Plenty of sockeyes still stacking up at creek mouths, waiting for that final push upstream. Kings are tougher: the harvest allocation for Chinook is down nearly 40% statewide, so every take matters—handle with care and respect the slot regulations.
Silvers are picking up fast! Coho darted in hard on the last couple flood tides. Several boats boated double-digit catches yesterday between Egegik and the Ugashik River mouth, mixing one-to-three nice chums per net, along with few straggler pinks but that run’s mostly spent. Rainbow trout and Dolly Varden are tight to shore and deep in the eddies, smashing beads below sockeye beds. Locals up near Lake Aleknagik picking big bows on swinging flesh flies and drifting salmon eggs.
**Lures and Bait:**
Today, the reds and silvers bite best on flashy spoons—think pink and silver, or chartreuse—and #3 spinners. Trollers working Kwikfish and Flatfish in metallic patterns are also seeing hookups, especially at slack tide. For coho, plug-cut herring rigged on a sliding sinker is the go-to. Trout and Dollies are all about single egg imitations, pink or orange beads, and strips of fresh salmon flesh—keep it natural. Don’t forget, fresh cured roe will outfish hardware when the light’s low.
**Hot Spots:**
Naknek River’s lower stretch is hot around Rapids Camp—especially first two hours after high tide. Kvichak Bay, off the Naknek River entrance, has produced steady catches right along the channel seam. Aleknagik Lake mouth and Smoky Point are both firing for late-run sockeye and chunky rainbows. For silvers, try the Egegik River upstream of the cannery—cast into deep cut banks and drift out on the main flow for best results.
**Safety and Local Notes:**
A reminder: strong currents and falling evening water mean sandbars and shifting banks—watch your footing and only run motors in marked channels. With recent foggy mornings, mind visibility and give way to the set-net crews.
That’s it for today’s fishing around Bristol Bay. Keep your hooks sharp, your hands clean, and your stories even sharper. Thanks for tuning in, don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing dispatches.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
**Weather and Tides:**
We’re waking to a crisp 47°F, mostly cloudy skies, and light winds from the northwest. Some sporadic drizzle early, but it’s looking like will clear by noon—so layer up if you’re heading out at sunrise. Sunrise hit at 6:55 AM and sunset rolls in at 10:23 PM, giving us a long window to chase that bite.
As for tides, we’re seeing a big swing today. Early high tide peaked at 2:40 AM around 11.71 ft, low tide slid in at 9:18 AM, bottoming out near 4.49 ft, and we’ve got another high at 2:01 PM, surging up to 8.96 ft, with the evening low dropping to 1.35 ft by 8:46 PM. That means prime fishing around the midday high and late afternoon outgoing is strongly favored in these parts.
**Fish Activity and Catches:**
Sockeye runs are tapering, but plenty of late reds still moving through the Naknek and Kvichak systems. Most nets pulled easy limits this week and the processor trucks are lined up at the terminal. Plenty of sockeyes still stacking up at creek mouths, waiting for that final push upstream. Kings are tougher: the harvest allocation for Chinook is down nearly 40% statewide, so every take matters—handle with care and respect the slot regulations.
Silvers are picking up fast! Coho darted in hard on the last couple flood tides. Several boats boated double-digit catches yesterday between Egegik and the Ugashik River mouth, mixing one-to-three nice chums per net, along with few straggler pinks but that run’s mostly spent. Rainbow trout and Dolly Varden are tight to shore and deep in the eddies, smashing beads below sockeye beds. Locals up near Lake Aleknagik picking big bows on swinging flesh flies and drifting salmon eggs.
**Lures and Bait:**
Today, the reds and silvers bite best on flashy spoons—think pink and silver, or chartreuse—and #3 spinners. Trollers working Kwikfish and Flatfish in metallic patterns are also seeing hookups, especially at slack tide. For coho, plug-cut herring rigged on a sliding sinker is the go-to. Trout and Dollies are all about single egg imitations, pink or orange beads, and strips of fresh salmon flesh—keep it natural. Don’t forget, fresh cured roe will outfish hardware when the light’s low.
**Hot Spots:**
Naknek River’s lower stretch is hot around Rapids Camp—especially first two hours after high tide. Kvichak Bay, off the Naknek River entrance, has produced steady catches right along the channel seam. Aleknagik Lake mouth and Smoky Point are both firing for late-run sockeye and chunky rainbows. For silvers, try the Egegik River upstream of the cannery—cast into deep cut banks and drift out on the main flow for best results.
**Safety and Local Notes:**
A reminder: strong currents and falling evening water mean sandbars and shifting banks—watch your footing and only run motors in marked channels. With recent foggy mornings, mind visibility and give way to the set-net crews.
That’s it for today’s fishing around Bristol Bay. Keep your hooks sharp, your hands clean, and your stories even sharper. Thanks for tuning in, don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing dispatches.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn