Haines Alaska Fishing in the Chilkoot River

Earlier this year I had a great trip out Fishing in the Chilkoot River in Haines Alaska. Fishing in Haines Alaska is fantastic. The town is beautiful, the fish are brite, and when you are done there is always good food to be had at Mountain Market in town.

The Silver Salmon were in and they were slamming Pixees. Silver Salmon are really fun to catch, coho are known for their acrobatic jumps and strong fight.

There is something special about Haines... the people, the place, everything about it is wonderful. Chilkoot Lake State Park... where I am fishing in the picture above, is just spectacular. I love the area, and I miss it ever since I left. If you are ever thinking about doing something different... check out Haines for sure!

I am really looking forward to the next time I am in Haines.

All About Salmon (Part 1 of 5) Coho Salmon

This is going to be a five part series that covers the 5 different types of species of Salmon that live in Alaska. You can thank my wife for this, as last night we were talking about all of the different names of Salmon and how sometimes its hard for people new to Salmon fishing to tell them apart or to even remember all the names. Today we will talk about Coho Salmon.

Coho Salmon are known by some other names, these include Silver Salmon, Silvers, Coho, Bluebacks, and Greenies (when they are spawned out).

Coho are very good eating and have an excellent flavor, especially when they are caught in salt water. They are agressive fighters and are agressive feeders making them a favorite of fishermen like myself.

They average about 8-12 pounds and 30 inches in length.

Florida Largemouth Bass Fishing

So for a change of pace I was down in FL recently fishing for bass with some freinds on a small golf course pond.

Before you think pond fishing is boring kids stuff, let me tell you that many large bass live in these ponds some over 10 lbs.

We were working plastic worms along the bottom with a twitch drop and drag technique. The bass loved it. Between the three of us we caught 14 fish in about 2 hours. All of them were between 1 and 4 lbs with one larger bass that was estimated at about 6lbs.

All and all it was a fun relaxing day.

Bear Safety when fishing on the water.

Bear safety is very important when fishing in Alaska, especially in salmon streams that also provide food to the bears.

I found this great blog post that has a 10 step plan to stay safe in BEAR COUNTRY. It is at another Alaska Fishing blog.

The article is all about Bear Safety when Fishing.

I could not agree more and I think that every day of salmon fishing is made better when everyone comes home safe.