Pictures of Trout, Salmon, and Grayling, Page 18
Boasting is an important part of a proper fisherman's website. Look at all the big trout I've caught! Well, okay. Some of them were caught by friends. And family. And some of them weren't caught at all, but now that I know my way around a camera I can take pictures of them anyway.
At this time of year, sockeye salmon in full spawning colors dot the edges of the upper Gulkana, and are visible from the road in a few places, including this one.
My first cutthroat trout! A coastal cutthroat in the 8-9" range.
Date AddedAug 21, 2015
CameraCORPORATION
Here's part of my final catch, though many more fish are hidden in the turbid glacial water. There are 40 salmon in all. The limit for a household dipnetting permit is normally 30, but this year the sockeye run greatly exceeded expectations, so the Alaska Department of Fish & Game increased everyone's limit by 10 for several weeks.
Date AddedAug 16, 2011
CameraCanon PowerShot D10
Dead sockeye salmon fertilizing the upper Gulkana River.
Date AddedAug 15, 2011
CameraCanon PowerShot D10
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
I caught this coho salmon alevin by accident while netting nymphs after an unsuccessful day steelhead fishing further downstream. I let him swim in a container lid for a minute and slid him gently back into the river.
A pretty small-stream brookie.
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
Date AddedOct 4, 2006
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
My dad holds up the largest trout he's caught so far on a fly, a 20-inch brown. It flipped out of his hand a moment later, making for a much more
amusing picture.