Fishing Report Week Ending 6/4/12

The king salmon are definitely starting to show up.  The numbers are improving and the overall success rate is improving as well.  The photo above is a release of a 50" king salmon.  There's no question the weight of this fish was over 60lbs.   This fish was caught during the annual Team Laflamme outing.  Todd, Alec, Bob "Dean-O", Janet and Alec's friend Michael were on board.  As we were letting our lines out on our first troll Todd was explaining to Michael that it takes 55 hours or 6 days of fishing on average to boat a king on the Kenai (Todd's numbers, not mine).  Four minutes later Michael has a bite and fifteen minutes later the fish is in the net.  It was a nice battle, over 300 feet of line peeled out on the initial strike, and Michael expertly guided the fish to the net.  Always fun with Team Laflamme and Dean-O's play by play commentary of the fight was priceless.  Can't wait to do it again next year with these guys.

The fish above was caught and released by Becky Jahrig.  I didn't measure the fish but would estimate the inches between 42" and 44".  Her husband, Will, has seen a lot of fish in his life and estimated the weight at 45lbs.  Below is a YouTube video that Will took.  What was great about this day is it was the first time Becky has fished with me and to be part of her first Kenai king caught in the month of June was truly an honor.  Oh, she's caught plenty in July but this was her first in June.    Long live the kings!

As long as the water color stays good I anticipate the week ahead to be consistent.  It's not easy fishing, but putting the hours in will definitely pay off in the long run.

See you next week.