Well, my client just informed me that I hadn’t put up a new report in a while so, thought I’d go ahead and toss one up right here from the river here regardless of the fact that not “much” has changed.
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(My personal next open guide date is October 13th for anyone interested, but we have other guide and motel dates available in between, just call the shop to check on those…)
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New fish continue to push into the system daily with some really good days to be had downriver on a solid push or mid to upper when you find one of the bigger pods that are usually still “here today and gone tomorrow”.
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That is changing rapidly, but up until now, the difference between a really good day and a really slow one can literally be just the right bend at the right time in any given section.
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Since last report I’ve been skunked, had some epic hookup days and everything in between depending mostly on luck of the draw and sometimes, a bit on experience/skill level. Landing very many of these fresh beast can be a whole different matter however, but I did take a few pics and let some go without one…
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I’m in the lower river today (As I have been most days) with Loong, a regular at Naknek River Camp and we are one of the lucky ones to have actually landed one and had contact with a few others. There’s a whole lot less movement down here today than there was yesterday when I was one of the only boats to not catch at least one having had exactly one good battle. That’s just fishing.
Anyway, that’s about I have for you right now. The water is still in pretty good shape down here so I expect the same to hold true further up and reports should improve daily now!
Be safe, stay positive and go have some fun…
Steve