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Had some great silver salmon fishing



By Troutnut on October 6th, 2012
There are some very late-season Coho (aka silver) salmon runs in interior Alaska. I've never found the time to fish them before, because it's often below freezing by the time the fish arrive, and few spots are accessible by foot. This year has been unseasonably warm, so a couple friends with a boat invited me to join them on the most well-known of these rivers. We found a few good spots where the fish were aggressive, and caught them until our arms were tired. Almost a thousand miles upriver from the Bering Sea, these fish might not have fought as hard as they would fresh from the ocean, but they still had plenty of energy left to perform some impressive runs and acrobatics.

Photos by Troutnut from the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska

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It's nice fishing for salmon in such clear water, and really fun when they're as aggressive about chasing the fly as these fish were. From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
It's nice fishing for salmon in such clear water, and really fun when they're as aggressive about chasing the fly as these fish were.
StateAlaska
LocationDelta Clearwater River
Date TakenOct 6, 2012
Date AddedOct 8, 2012
AuthorTroutnut
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I kept my limit of cohos and gave them to a friend to smoke, since my freezer is full of sockeye already. From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
I kept my limit of cohos and gave them to a friend to smoke, since my freezer is full of sockeye already.
StateAlaska
LocationDelta Clearwater River
Date TakenOct 6, 2012
Date AddedOct 8, 2012
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From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationDelta Clearwater River
Date TakenOct 6, 2012
Date AddedOct 8, 2012
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This pretty male Coho salmon took a purple egg-sucking leech. From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
This pretty male Coho salmon took a purple egg-sucking leech.
StateAlaska
LocationDelta Clearwater River
Date TakenOct 6, 2012
Date AddedOct 8, 2012
AuthorTroutnut
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WbranchFebruary 19th, 2013, 3:14 pm
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Posts: 2733		Agreed! I was also leery but took a chance since I got some really good virus protection software and enjoyed some of the videos.
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MartinlfFebruary 19th, 2013, 2:33 pm
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Palmyra PA

Posts: 3233		Cheers back at you.

Troutnuts, I always wonder when I see a post like Afn2012's above, but following a few links on the AFN website I found this fun video. Scroll to the bottom of the page.

http://www.afn.com.au/flyfisher/
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
Afn2012February 19th, 2013, 3:32 am
Australia

Posts: 1		Wow! Great fishing with salmon. Thanks for sharing this info, very interesting to read.

Cheers!
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BoowillJanuary 23rd, 2013, 5:11 am
Posts: 1Way cool website! I haven't seen anything like it in the fly fishing arena. Thanks for all the hard work in bringing all of this to life..literally to life.
Shawnny3October 23rd, 2012, 1:23 pm
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Pleasant Gap, PA

Posts: 1197		I'm so jealous of all these places and wildlife you get to experience, Jason. What a fantastic place to live. I'm glad to see you're taking advantage of the many opportunities for sport. Inspiring stuff. Makes me feel so... suburban.

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