THE KING SALMON FISHING HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL DURING THE LATER PART OF THE MONTH AS WELL, WITH A NUMBER OF ALAGNAK RIVER MONSTERS BEING LANDED, AND MANY MORE HOOKED AND LOST! These Salmon have a tough go of it, with everything wanting to eat them! Once they have survived the 3-4 years spent avoiding salmon sharks, orcas, porpoise, sea lions and seals in the salt water they run the gauntlet up the river and have to get past, eagles, bears, river otters and even wolves! This fish fell to one of our flies while filming, after obviously narrowly escaping a hungry bear! It was fun spending time on the river with them helping put together 7 episodes that will be aired in a few months time on Australian Television! So watch this space for links to promos and links to the shows once they begin to air! WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING PAUL, CHRISTY AND JET WORSTELING OF IFISH TACKLEWORLD HERE TOGETHER WITH THEIR FILM CREW TO DO SOME FILMING DURING JULY TOO! Sockeye are not only numerous but also represent one of the best eating salmon on the planet! Many a shore lunch was enjoyed by clients on the banks of the river! It doesn't get much better than eating salmon just caught an hour or less before filleting them and frying them in a cast iron skillet only a day or two since they entered the river from the ocean! Sockeye are not only numerous but also represent one of the best eating salmon on the planet! Many a shore lunch was enjoyed by clients on the banks of the river! It doesn't get View more. We experienced one of the biggest runs in history and it is still going on the first week of August! I've heard reports that over 60 million Sockeye Salmon returned to Bristol Bay watersheds this year, and here on the Alagnak Wild River, we got our fair share of them too! We have had a full house every week, with lots of happy clients catching more fish than they ever imagined possible! The month started out with the Sockeye Salmon arriving a few days later than anticipated, but as per normal, when they did arrive, they arrived in huge numbers.
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