Fishing Bear Lodge Fishing Report 4
This is the August 13 Fishing Bear Lodge fishing report.
We wait inside the lodge, watching the rain and waves come down Lake Beverley. After a week of catching fish, no one is anxious to get out in this nasty, 54 degree weather. We did have a wind- and rain-free day this week. It was delightful, if short-lived.
Fishing has remained excellent. Yesterday’s trip to the Agulapak River bordered on epic, with at least one angler leaving early after getting tired of catching rainbows to 23 inches on dry flies. Now that is a nice problem to have!
Owen battles a trout on a local creek.
Sockeye salmon drop thousands of eggs in feeder creeks, and trout and char follow them gorging on those eggs. Beads have been extremely effective in fooling these fish.
Dave Bousfield with a nice char taken on an egg-sucking leech.
Dry fly fishing for grayling remains excellent, although streams are swollen from all the rain. This lovely fish remains a staple for our anglers.
Ellie and Ellie with a fat grayling.
I only fished for pike one morning this week. It was good, with a fish over 36 inches. Justin and Conner had a half-day pike outing and had excellent results on both streamers and poppers.
I effected a rescue this week. I had two gentlemen out fishing. We were wading above a rapid and a deep pool. I was working with one, and turned around to see the other out in water deeper than he should have been, obviously in some distress. “What are you doing out there?” I asked. “I’m over my waders.” “Try to come back to us.” He couldn’t do it. I waded out after him and grabbed his hand. The other guy grabbed my hand. With all of us pulling we all got back into shallow water. More excitement than I need!
One of our guests this week (not involved in the above incident) was Randy Lint, owner of Big Creek Coffee Roasters. He brought product that we’ve been drinking all week and it was excellent. He offers a subscription service where the highest quality coffees are delived to your door via USPS Priority mail. If you enjoy a fine cup of java you ought to check it out at BigCreekCoffee.com.
The days get noticeably shorter. Leaves will soon start changing color. The end of my Alaska season is on the horizon.
The timing is never bad for a prayer like this.
That is this week’s Fishing Bear Lodge fishing report! Thanks for reading!
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