2017 Fishing Report



Tues. Oct. 31st 2017- 9am
Anchor River - 
Not the finish we were hoping for, with the river being blown out.  Been a strange year, with the Reds showing up late, then the Silvers... The Steelhead run seemed to be a healthy and strong.  The bad rainy weather and poor river conditions didn't give us the same "Spoiled" conditions of the last few years.  Better luck next year !  Thanks to all who supported the Fly Box and Alaska Fly Fishing Tours - Sport Fishing Guide Service this year !  Your support is greatly appreciated !!

Mon. Oct. 30th -9am
Anchor River - 
River came up and has turned dirty.  Not looking good... 

Sun. Oct. 29th - 9am
Anchor River - 
Rain last night should flush through this afternoon with a little color, but shouldn't raise up much.  Still high water conditions with about 1 foot visibility at noon.  Fair at Best !

Sat. Oct. 28th - 9am
Anchor River - 
Water has come down a bit and cleared up some from yesterday.  Looks good, come on down...

Fri. Oct. 27th - 9am
Anchor River -
 Water still high and dirty, no rain today, maybe by Sat./Sun. may be good again.

Thurs. Oct. 26th - 9am
Anchor River - 
River came up a few inches and turned dirty after the melt of the snow with the heavy rain last night.

Weds. Oct. 25th - 9am
Anchor River - 
Snow turned to rain and has melted some of the ice along the banks.  Little tint of color, but not bad at all. Good Steelhead fishing.

Tues. Oct. 24th - 9am
Anchor River - 
Little more snow today, just a little slush.  Higher temps. have melted some of the ice and snow. Water conditions are good and should improve with the warmer temps. 

Mon. Oct. 23rd - 9am
Anchor River - 
Heavy snow today along with rain, put some slush in the river at times, but fishing pretty well, lots of action.

Sun. Oct. 22nd - 9am
Anchor River - 
Ice along the banks and slush in the river, maybe warmer temps. this week will improve conditions.

Sat. Oct. 21st - 9am
Anchor River - 
Lots of ice along the banks and plenty of slush in the river.  Still hooking Steelhead and nice size dolly's, if you can get down to them.

Fri. Oct. 20th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Freezing temps. at 12 degrees this morning, has lots of freezing along the banks and large slush in the river.  Slush seems to disappear after the sun has time on the water and much more than yesterday. Temps. might get up to freezing today, plan on your rod eyes freezing up.  Dry rag is a helpful hint to keep your hands dry.

Thurs. Oct. 19th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Seems to pick up after the sun hits the river and warms up the water.  Slush in the river this morning and freezing along the banks.  Good reports of good numbers of Steelhead caught, and tons of nice size Dolly's. 

Weds. Oct. 18th - 8am
Anchor River -
 Water dropped a little and is very clear.  Started to go with a smaller fly seemed to work good.  Slush in the river in the morning and rod eyes freezing up.

Tues. Oct. 17th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Cold, Cold, Cold!  Steelhead seemed to warn up around noon when the water temp. warmed up a little  Few Steelhead and many Dolly's caught today.

Mon. Oct. 16th - 8am
Anchor River - 
River starting to cool off and fishing is slow early in the morning and picks up after 10:30 or so.  Huge Dolly's today and no Steelhead. 

Sun. Oct. 15th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Lots of fisherman on the river this morning and conditions are getting better.  Good year for Steelhead, not quite as hot and heavy as last year. Many nice size dolly's.


Sat. Oct. 14th - 8am
Anchor River - 
River has dropped a little and looks good.  Good reports of Steelhead fishing as they have move up river.  Dolly fishing is Great !  Beads or Flies have been working. 

Fri. Oct. 13th - 8am
Anchor River -
 Little rain yesterday brought up the river a touch, still pretty clear.

Thurs. Oct. 12th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Good river conditions with water just a little high, but nice and clear.  27" & 31" Steelhead today and many other good reports.

Weds. Oct. 11th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Still improving river conditions with the water dropping slowly and clearing.  We got a nice Steelhead in our group today, Dolly fishing is excellent !

Tues. Oct. 10th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Much better conditions today with about 1.5 ft to 2 ft visibility, few Steelhead caught today and a few Dolly's.

Mon. Oct. 9th - 8am
Anchor River - 
River is dropping rapidly and looking better this afternoon.  Still high and fast with a foot visibility.

Sun. Oct. 8th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Rain, Rain, Rain.....  Rained hard last night, river came up again and is very high and blown out. 

Sat. Oct. 7th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Much better conditions today, with the water clearing more, but only dropped a little.  Should start to drop fast now, and much better tomorrow.

Fri. Oct. 6th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Still quite high, but the color has come back pretty good, maybe one foot visibility,

Thurs. Oct. 5th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Looks like a large coffee and cream, high and dirty.  Came up this morning and may be a couple of days for good conditions. 

Weds. Oct. 4th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Rain last night and yesterday did bring up the river a little and is a little dirty, should drop and clear for the late afternoon and could be ok for tomorrow.

Tues. Oct. 3rd - 8am
Anchor River -
 Good conditions for fishing with a little high water and a little color, but a few Steelhead are being caught. Tides are starting to climb, so that may bring in some more fresh fish.


Mon. Oct. 2nd - 8am
Anchor River - 
River has dropped a little and is in good fishing condition.  It's a little high, but the color has cleared up.

Sun. Oct. 1st - 8am
Anchor River -
 Better conditions this morning with the water dropping a little and clearing nicely. 

Sat. Sept. 30th - 8am
Anchor River - 
It dropped about 3-4 inches and is still dropping, with about a half a foot visibility.  Still quite high, but no rain last night should help speed up clearing.  Would be nice to see it drop another 4-6-inches to slow it down a little. 

Fri. Sept. 29th -8am
Anchor River - 
River is high and brown today, you could say it's blown out.  Another day or so to clear and drop. There are many Steelhead in the river and seem to be moving up.  Beads and Flies are both working well. 

Thurs. Sept. 28th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Water level came up about 3-5 inches and is a little dirty this morning, with poor visibility. Rained hard last night up river. The total water level increase is about 6-8 inches. Found Steelhead stacked up yesterday.
Deep Creek - Good reports of Steelhead in Deep Creek when the water conditions were good.

Weds. Sept. 27th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Few reports of Steelhead caught and some fish seem to have moved up river after the high water.  Not the numbers of the last couple of years, but we're catching Steelhead and many Dolly's. 

Tues. Sept. 26th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Conditions have been improving rapidly.  Looks like the river dropped nicely about 6-8 inches since last evening. Still cloudy with maybe a foot visibility at best. Few Steelhead caught last night.

Mon. Sept. 25th - 8am
Anchor River -
 River has dropped about 2-3 inches and has cleared just a little, still poor visibility. 

Sun. Sept. 24th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Blown Out ! 

Sat. Sept. 23rd - 8am
Anchor River -
 River came up about 6-8 inches with a little more color.  Heard good reports yesterday afternoon, even with the off color water. Still raining... will check at noon.


 

Fri. Sept. 22nd - 8am
Anchor River - 
Rain continues here on and off.  Water is up abut 3-4 inches and has a little color in it.  Visibility about 1.5 feet.  Upper river still looks good and haven't seen the big flush of dirty water move through.  Fair Conditions at best. Still caught Steelhead and Dolly's this morning on both beads & flies and there are still Silvers in the river.

Thurs. Sept. 21st - 8am
Anchor River -
 Caught two Steelhead and two Dolly's this morning on Beads.  Rain Last night didn't do much to the river for this morning... later today, we may see a flush of dirty water rise a inch or two in the lower river by mid afternoon or this evening.  Still good river conditions at 11am.

Weds. Sept. 20th - 8am
Anchor River -
 Great reports of some nice Steelhead in the river and still some fresh Silvers.  Conditions: Great !

Tues. Sept. 19th - 8am
Anchor River - 
River looks great this morning, Steelhead fishing has picked up with many being caught.

Mon. Sept. 18th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Starting to see the Pinks disappear more and more and the Steelhead is fishing is improving.

Sun. Sept. 17th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Many good reports of Steelhead in the river and the river conditions are great

Sat. Sept. 16th - 8am
Anchor River -
 Rain last night has brought upper river up a little with a little color, Few Steelhead caught this morning by report.

Fri. Sept. 15th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Beads seems to working for the Steelhead as well as Silvers.  River still in good condition.

Thurs. Sept. 14th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Still some Silvers coming in the river and beads seem to be effective.  Good river conditions.

Weds. Sept. 13th - 8am
Anchor River -
 Fewer fishermen on the river which makes it nice, not many reports of great Steelhead action.  Closed lip people...

Tues. Sept. 12th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Fewer Pinks in the river as the banks are full of carcasses after high tides.  Still some good Silver action and fair to good Steelhead fishing.  Good water conditions.

Mon. Sept. 11th - 8am
Anchor River -
 Beautiful day on the river today... few Steelhead caught on beads as well as Silvers.  Dolly's are lovin the beads !

Sun.  Sept. 10th 8am
Anchor River - 
More sign of Steelhead in the river today, saw a few caught and released.  Remember, Rainbows and Steelhead must stay in the water and not removed from the water. 
Thanks for protecting our fine resource ! 

Sat. Sept. 9th - 8am
Anchor River- 
Great fishing conditions today and still some Silvers in the river.  There are a few Steelhead in the river as well, don't think we've seen the big push of Steelhead yet.

Fri. Sept. 8th  - 8am
Anchor River - 
Much better fishing conditions today.  The morning was OK with high water and a little color in the river.  By the afternoon the river dropped about 4 inches and is clearing.

Thurs. Sept. 7th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Still high and dirty, looks more like Root Beer now.  Steelhead in the river, need some weight to get down to them. 

Weds. Sept. 6th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Blown out !  High and muddy, look for tomorrow afternoon for it to clear up a little.  Still a few Silvers and Steelhead caught early.

Tues. Sept. 5th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Silvers are fishing well in the slow deep waters and the river is in fair condition.

Mon. Sept. 4th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Good river conditions with the water clearing up and a good water level.  One report of a Steelhead caught, so they should be showing up in this series of high tides.  Silvers still coming in fresh.

Sun. Sept. 3rd - 8am
Anchor River - 
Tight  lipped Silvers this morning with a ton of Pinks in the river, getting in the way...  Water is much clearer.

Sat. Sept. 2nd - 8am
Anchor River -
Good silver action this morning and again in the evening, lots of silvers in the river.  Water has a little color to it.

Fri. Sept. 1st - 8am
Anchor River -
 Many Silvers caught this morning and less folks on the river this morning.  Good silver bite all day !


Thurs. Aug. 31st 8am
Anchor River - 
Fishing conditions continue to be good.  There are a lot of Silvers in the river and it's the last day to use bait.  Starting Sept. 1st, No Bait! Single Hook Artificial Lures only ! 

Weds. Aug. 30th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Good water conditions is making Silver fishing active with good numbers of Silvers in the river.  Dolly's showing their spawning colors and good Dolly fishing up river.  No Steels to report yet, at least by me.

Tues. Aug. 29th - 8am
Anchor River - 
River looks good after all the rain we have had.  The Silver fishing continues to be good and should improve as the water clears.

Mon. Aug. 28th - 8am
Anchor River - 
River is a little cloudy, but Silvers are still coming in and good Silver fishing.

Sun. Aug. 27th 8am
Anchor River -  
Silvers on the bite this morning with eggs doing great and flies as well.  Many Silvers in the river and a few fresh pinks.  Water color is poor, but getting better.

Sat. Aug. 26th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Upper river still looks high and dirty, maybe by later this afternoon we'll see clearer conditions.

Fri. Aug. 25th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Early morning Silver fishing was good, with good river conditions, little higher and a little cloudy. About mid day the river became more dirty and raised another 2 inches.

Thurs. Aug. 24th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great Silver fishing this morning, high tides have brought in lots of fresh fish. Rain has put a little color in the river.

Weds. Aug. 23rd - 6am
Anchor River - 
The color of the river has cleared up nicely with a little drop in the water level.  Silver fishing was hot this morning.
Deep Creek - Many good reports of Silver fishing.

Tues. Aug. 22nd - 6am
Anchor River - 
Upper river looks better and lower river should start to clear by around 2pm.  Still many Silvers in the river and fishing should be good using bright colors.

Mon. Aug. 21st - 6am
Anchor River - 
Rain last night put some water in the river and a little color as well.  Still good condition and many silvers in the river.  At around 1:00 pm the brown water flush made it to lower river. 

Sun. Aug. 20th  6am
   Many Silvers moving through this morning, Best bite has been early and fishing the high tides. Best push of fish is two hours before high tide to two hours after high tide.

Sat. Aug. 19th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Silvers in lower river and seem to be moving up river.  Nice size Dolly's up river.  River is in great condition.

Fri. Aug. 18th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Good Silver fishing continues in lower river .  Not much change from the rain.  Dolly action is fun up stream.
Ninilchek River - 
Silver fishing is doing great using fliys.

Thurs. Aug. 17th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Rain last night didn't do much to the river conditions by 6am, but that could change by later in the day.

Weds. Aug. 16th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great Dolly action upper river, beads are working and some of our killer flies.  Silvers are in, mostly lower river on the high tides and early light. Eggs still fishing well.

Tues. Aug. 15th - 6am
Anchor River-  
Silvers are in the lower river and seem to be hanging in lower river on the tides then moving up river quickly.  Lots of great Dolly action up river.

Mon. Aug. 14th - 6am
Anchor River - 
River conditions remain good, but low water at this point of the year.  Little rain might turn them Silvers on a bit.

Sun. Aug. 13th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Silvers in lower river and eggs seem to be doing the best.  Lots of Dolly's up river.

Sat. Aug. 12th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Still a bunch of pinks in the river, we saw a few Silvers moving up river early in the morning.

Fri. Aug. 11th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Silver action this morning, with a few caught on flies and most of them caught on eggs.

Thurs. Aug. 10th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Not a lot of reports of Silvers, but did see a few caught on eggs early, bite seems to be picking up.

Weds. Aug. 9th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great Dolly action this morning upper river, river is still low and clear.


Tues. Aug. 8th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Caught some of the biggest Dolly's of the season today,  No reports of Silver Bells !

Mon. Aug. 7th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Tides getting higher, so we may see the Silver run start improving.  Dolly action is upper river.

Sun. Aug. 6th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Reports of some Silvers caught in the early 5am first light, many Dolly's in upper river.

Sat. Aug. 5th - 6am
Anchor River - 
We have great river conditions, river is full of Pinks and Dolly's, and only a few Silver stragglers so far.  Not many reports.

Fri. Aug. 4th - 6am
Anchor River - 
What a great day on the river. Still looking for a slug of Silvers to move in, although there has been a few caught early, but far and few between right now. 
Deep Creek - Seems to be more productive using eggs. Two limits caught today.

Thurs. Aug. 3rd 6am
Anchor River -
 Great river conditions continue as we start to see more Silvers in the river.  Dolly's have moved up and good fishing above the bridge.

Wed. Aug. 2nd - 6am
Anchor River
 - 
Great river conditions at this point, lower tides haven't pushed many Silvers in yet, should see more Silvers as the tides get bigger.

Tues. Aug. 1st - 6am
Anchor River - 
Fun Dolly and Pink Salmon fishing today, no Silvers, but heard one was caught at the Bridge hole.

Mon. July 31st - 6am
Anchor River - 
Lots of Pinks in the river and the Dolly's seem to be moving up.

Sun. July 30th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Some big Pinks this morning and a few dollys, no Silvers yet...

Sat. July 29th - 6am
Anchor River -
 River has dropped a little but in very good conditions.  No sign of Silvers this morning.

Fri. July 28th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Many Pinks this morning, and a few Dolly's at Picknick Hole.

Thurs. July 27th - 6am
Anchor River -  
Few Silvers in the lower river, lots of Pinks yet.


Weds. July 26th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Good Dolly action this morning, the Pinks must of moved up.

Tues. July 25th - 6am

Anchor River - River is in great shape and good Dolly fishing continues. 
Kenai - 
Sockeye are coming in now better and better.

Mon. July24th - 6am

Anchor River - Starting to see the Dolly's move up river in good numbers

Sun. July 23rd - 6am

Anchor River - Just got a report that we have had at least one Silver go past the weir.

Sat. July 22nd - 6am

Anchor River - Still great river conditions and fishing is good.

Fri. July 21st - 6am

Anchor River - Seems the bright flashy patterns are working best and a few on beads.

Thurs. July 20th - 6am
Anchor River -
 Beautiful day on the river, with some Dolly action and a few Pinks, no sign of Silvers yet...
 
Weds. July 19th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Still a lot of Pinks in the river and the beads are now working for the Dolly's.
 
Tues. July 18th - 6am
Anchor River
 -  Rain this morning and all last night, but upper river still looked good with little change, but it may be a different story later today or tomorrow.

Mon. July 17th - 6am
Anchor River -
 
River is in good shape, but maybe a little low.  Lots of Dolly's in the river now, and many Pink Salmon.

Sun. July 16th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Lots of Pinks this morning, along with some nice size Dolly's caught in lower river.

Sat. July 15th - 6am
Anchor River - 
River conditions remain in good shape and the river has many Pinks and Dolly's coming in.

Fri. July 14th - 6am
Anchor River - 
No change in the river conditions after the rain we had. still a lot of Dolly's moving up river and many Pinks in the river.

Thurs. July 13th - 6am
Anchor River -
 Nice size Dolly's and some fresh Pinks in the river.  River conditions "Excellent"

Weds. July 12th - 6am
Anchor River - More fun Dolly and pink action today.

Tues. July 11th - 6am
Anchor River - 
River is in great shape and the Dolly's are in.  Large size Dolly's, many larger than the Pinks.

Mon. July 10th - 6am
Anchor River - 
More great Dolly fishing and some fun Pink Salmon fishing on the river. 

Sun. July 9th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Rain hasn't done much to the river, it is still in great shape, with maybe a little more water and a tint of color.

Sat. July 8th - 6am
Anchor River - 
A lot of Pink Salmon in the river and Dolly's are good size !  River conditions still good.

Fri. July 7th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Saw some nice size Dolly's caught today, many larger than the Pinks. 

Thurs. July 6th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great river conditions remain with Pinks and Dolly's in the river.

Weds. July 5h - 6am
Anchor River - 
Caught a few Pink Salmon this morning and only one Dolly.  Saw one Dolly about 22 inch, caught below slide hole.

Tues. July 4th - Happy Independence Day !!!
Anchor River - Enjoy a great day of fishing for Pinks and Dolly's.

Mon. July 3rd - 6am
Anchor River - 
Still a few Kings milling around with pinks showing up along with some fresh Dolly's.  River is in great shape after the rain.

Sun. July 2nd - 6am
Anchor River - 
Pink Salmon are starting to show up along with a few Dolly's.

Sat. July 1st - 6am
Anchor River - 
Water is nice and clear, but is a little low.  Few Kings still rolling around in there and a few small Dolly's.

Fri. June 30th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Looks like the river will be in great condition for the opener July 1st.  Remember it is Single Hook, No Bait, Artificial Lures only July1st - July 15th. Check regs!
Kasilof River - Kings from the bank again today, landed 2 of 4.

Thurs. June 29th - 6am

Anchor River - 
Water level is still good and the color didn't change much at all after the rain.
Kasilof River - 
Kings still being caught off the bank and a few Reds.
Kenai River -
 Russian River Reds are still in up at the Russian River.

Weds. June 28th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Still good conditions after the little rain we has.  In great shape for Dolly Fishing starting July 1st.
Kasilof River - 
Reds have slowed down, but still catching Kings from the bank and drift boats doing well!

Tues. June 27th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Good river conditions with a low water flow.

Mon. June 26th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Inviting, but closed !  Patients People.....
Kasilof River - 
Good King fishing today with some sockeye and a few Kings caught from the bank.

Sun. June 25th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Could use a little water as it looks a little low.  Nice and clear though.

Sat. June 24th - 6am
Anchor River -
 Great Conditions, closed until July 1st.
Kasilof River - 
Water is still not up to a normal level. day. Many Kings caught from drift boats and a few from the bank.  Sockeye were slow.
Kenai River -
 Russian River Reds limit has been raised to 6 fish.

Fri. June 23rd - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great river conditions remain today and should be in good shape for July 1st.

Thurs. June 22nd - 6am
Anchor River -
 Such a pretty river and patients is needed for July 1st when the Anchor River opens again.

Wed. June 21st - 6am
Anchor River -
 King fishing was good this morning.  We did good fly fishing this morning with two hook ups.

Tues. June 20th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Rain today didn't do much to the river, we'll have to see what tomorrow looks like.  Been a Great King season this year on the Anchor, tomorrow is the last day for Kings.

Mon. June 19th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Excellent river conditions this morning should make for a great day on the river.

Sun. June 18th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Lower river was hot in the early am, and as the bright light hit the water slowed down.

Sat. June 17th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great morning of fishing, many nice Kings caught this morning and slowed down once the sun hit the water.

Fri. June 16th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Beautiful Day and beautiful river conditions.  Looking foreword t tomorrow. 

Thurs. June 15th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Still good numbers of Kings moving in the river and past the weir, behind last year though...

Weds. June 14th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Super hot fishing this morning before 6am, with a few waves of fish in  mid morning, then slowed down by 11am.

Tues. June 13th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great evening last night as it got dark, many Kings moved up and some nice fish were caught on vibrax in lower river.

Mon. June 12th - 6am

Anchor River - 
Still great river conditions and still many nice Kings being caught.

Sun. June 11th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Early morning continues to be hot and seems to slow down once the sun gets high and on the water.

Sat. June 10th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great fishing this morning with several hook ups early in the morning.

Fri. June 9th - 6am
Anchor River -
 Little rain hasn't done much to the river conditions, water is still clear and low.

Thurs. June 8th - 6am
Anchor River - 
River is in good condition for King fishing.  Roe has been working, as well as spinners and fly fishing.

Wed. June 7th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Good day of fishing with many nice Kings caught, and lower river seemed to be the best.

Tues. June 6th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great river conditions, very little rain did nothing to the water clarity.  Lower river has many Kings rolling at low tide.

Mon. June 5th - 6am
Anchor River - 
River is in excellent conditions and many Kings in lower river, milling around, seemingly waiting to run up river.  Tides are getting bigger and Wed. should be good.  Still Steelhead in the river.

Sun. June 4th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Not as many hook ups today on the Kings, but in lower river a few were caught on eggs.  Spinners were working, fly fishing in our area was slow.  Water is very clear and a goood level.
Kasilof - 
Sockeye starting to show up around the Crooked Creek area.  Still Steelhead in there.

Sat. June 3rd - 6am
Anchor River - 
Fishing was hot in the morning at first light and as the sun hit the water on a clear day slowed it up a little.  A few nice Kings were caught, a 40 inch caught by a client.

Fri. June 2nd - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great River Conditions, nice and clear with a good water level.

Thurs. June 1st - 6am
Anchor River - 
Good day today and the river is in excellent condition,  Good King fishing out in the salt.

Weds. May 31st - 6am
Anchor River -
 Beautiful day on the river with nice clear water and decent water level.  Few nice Kings caught this morning and slowed down as the sun shined on the water.

Tues. May 30th - 6am

Anchor River - 
Great river conditions continue.  Lower river was productive last night with many caught on flies.

Mon. May 29th - 6am
Anchor River - 
River looks good, should be good fishing with many kings in the river.

Sun. May 28th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Good fishing this morning. with a few nice kings caught and Steelhead.  River is clear and dropping slowly, good conditions continue.
 
Sat. May 27th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Great river conditions this morning, although a little high, it cleared up and was productive.  Roe was working and fly fishermen were doing good.

Fri. May 26th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Upper river has cleared up a lot and has dropped about 6 inches, 4-5 more inches and it should be at a perfect level and if it keeps clearing, should be a good weekend.


Thurs. May 25th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Still high and brown, not a good day for fishing, but plenty of water for the Kings to run.  Good King count numbers should make for a good weekend.

Wed. May 24th - 6am
Anchor River - 
Rain last night and continuing today.  Upper river was brown and rising and the lower river around black water bend was still in nice, clear shape.  The dirty water will make it to Old Sterling Hwy Bridge around 11am -12 noon, sorry to say.

Tues. May 23rd - 6am
Anchor River - 
The river came down a little and cleared up looks good for tomorrow.  Still high on the average.

Mon. May 22nd - 6am
Anchor River - 
More rain yesterday and last night, brought up the river and is still very dirty.  Maybe Weds. will be better.

Sun. May 21st - 6am
Anchor River -  
Rain last night did bring the river up a little and turned it dirty and brown.  No reports of any fish caught, at least to me. 

Sat. May 20th - 6am  Opening Day - King Salmon
Anchor River - 
River looks great today !  Water is just a little high and the color is much better, should make for a great day on the river.

Fri. May 19th - 8am
Anchor River - 
River has dropped to a decent level and is in good condition for fishing at midnight.

Thurs. May 18th - 8am
Anchor River - 
River is dropping very slow and has a little color in it, which will be OK for King fishing.
Kasilof River - King fishing picking up with a few caught and released this morning by a guide boat scouting out the river.

Weds. May 17th - 8am
Anchor River - 
River continuing to drop slowly and is clearing.  Heard that 100+ kings went past the weir today.

Tues. May 16th - 8am
Anchor River - 
Still looks good for the weekend, not much rain in the forecast is good for the river this weekend.

Mon. May 15 - 8am  2017 King Season Starts Fri. at midnight
Anchor River - 
Water is high and a little brown in color, if we don't get much rain, we should be in good shape for the weekend.
Kasilof River - 
Good Steelhead fishing around the Crooked Creek area, using big black and purple leeches seems to work.


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