Jesse Duncan and his son Riggs with a nice Silver caught in front of camp.
WATER TEMPERATURE AND CLARITY:
The water temperature was around 50 to 54 most of the week. The clarity is improving every day.
WEATHER CONDITIONS:
Misty and cloudy days but for the most part it was dry. A couple sunny days but high winds and some very cold days.
HOT FLY OF THE WEEK:
Anything Pink and the bead
HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK:
Grant Houx’s from St. Peters Fly Shop came up and brought a fun group to be on the river with every day. Reunited with some old friends from Ohio and John’s son Jesse came up with his 6-year-old son Riggs. So much fun to watch another 4th generation Duncan ripping fish on the Kanektok.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“Hey Dad, when I get older and move up here, will you still come up and visit me?”
— Riggs Duncan (6 years old)
WILDLIFE SPOTTED:
Starting to see a lot of Specs migrating, especially in the evenings. Still haven’t seen a bear in the lower river all summer. Seeing some Caribou!
COMMENTS FOR THE WEEK:
It’s amazing how fast things change and how quickly a season progresses on the Kanektok. It feels like it was just days ago that we were fishing Kings in the lower river, and now August is upon us. This time of year, it’s all about aggressive Silvers and Humpies. The Chums are spawning, and it’s officially bead season for the Dollies and Rainbows.
The weather started off tough this week. High winds and rain made fishing difficult, but the fish were still very cooperative. It’s definitely a Humpy year! They can be found on seams, ledges, and just about any slack water.
The topwater bite right now is insane. Our guests took full advantage, and plenty of pink poppers were seen on rods coming back into camp.
Silvers are starting to show up. It’s not a giveaway yet, but every day is getting better. Our guests found success covering water and looking for aggressive, bright fish. As more Silvers push into the river, the fishing should only continue to improve.
The Dollies have colored up early this season, and all of our guests went home with photos of big, colored-up fish this week. The trout fishing continues to be challenging, but the guests who stuck with it were rewarded with some nice fish. Beads are the name of the game for numbers of trout right now, but fish are still being caught on mouse patterns over the spawning salmon.
August is here, the fishing is changing quickly, and we’re excited to see what the rest of the season has in store for us.