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 Alaska Fly Fishing: 9 King Salmon In 2 Hours, Alaska Action At It's Best!
Posted by kodiakcommando on July 08, 2005
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Friday June 24.
Kodiak is a great place to live this time of year. There are so many places to fish and so many species to target all with in 70 miles. On friday morning i am trying to decide on fishing for reds 4 miles away, pink salmon 30 miles away, bows or kings only 3 miles away. I finally decide on kings because i have only caught a few in the river and they are starting to show consistantly in the ocean. The ocean is much more of a test than a small river such as the one i have been fishing. The ocean is where a king has unlimited places to run and can truly show his fighting greatness.
I arrive at the beach at low tide and see several kings 75 yards out finning and breaching. That of course is to far out to simply wade so a carry my 70 pound dave scadden pontoon boat 200 yards down the beach hoping the fishing will make me forget that long painful walk. I paddle out to a school of kings that are obiously feeding vorasiously as i could see baitfish fleeing out of the water all over. I am finally ready to make a cast and i launch a 60 foot shot 10 feet in
front of the school. On the fourth or fifth stip with my lefty's deceiver my rod doubles over and i set the hook. Immediately i see a chrome figure headshaking and i know i am in for a battle. The fish quikly peels off about 80 yards of line followed by a few magnificant leaps. After that the slow process of reeling the fish in begins. Several minutes pass before i finally land the 18 pound buck. The next two hours went by like a blur, i landed 8 other kings and all fought like the first. King salmon are undeniably hard to beat in terms of brute strength and i am certainly lucky to be abe to experience that brute strength without driving hundreds of miles or paying thousands of dollars. World class fishing only minutes from home is certainly a dream come true.
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Re: 9 King Salmon In Two Hours: Alaska Action At It's Best
by jeremy on July 09, 2005 http://www.fliesandfins.com | | kodiak....Man...that must be sweet...Those fresh kings must rip! 9 in 2 hours...I would imagine that could put your gear to the test! Nice work. Any Alaska Rainbow Trout fly fishing in your near future plans? |
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