The last I saw this mandatory quarantine order for folks entering the Great Land from outside was scheduled to be lifted 27 April but to my knowledge it has not yet been lifted. Does anyone have any insight as to when the order might be lifted?

Thanks,

John

Extended to May 19.

Word is that it won’t be extended beyond that.

Sounds positive for sure.
Now i just hope the feds. will open up the campgrounds on the Russian before the opener.

You won't find social distancing on the Russian River unless they limit fishermen. Perhaps
with the lack of tourists this year it could happen.

You might actually find yourself fishing next to an.Alaskan...

Just stumble down to the river bank, pretend to fall and drop several empty beer cans while doing so. Stand up, shout "anybody want to party?" and then rip off a few rounds from your handgun. Instant room on either side of you.

Says the Californian ............

Hey, it works for me! I usually use whiskey bottles though!

I seen it!!

Where you getting your Word from?

People who would know. Gov is supposed to make an announcement soon.

We will see though.

geeze..

Closest I have ever come to fishing those congested rivers has been seeing the elbow to elbow combat fishing photos in the ADN.

I'll stick to the Nush and Togiak rivers for my salmon fishin'.....

That is good to hear,
Traditionally, Memorial day, May 25, is when the commercial fishermen start pouring into the Bristol Bay region to prepare for the season.

Looks like they might be able to buy some groceries and drink a draft at the bar by then...

I get my slmon with a 60 foot gill net. Mandated to be 100' apart. For "sport" fishing salmon, I use the long handled dip net off the Kenai beach. If I want to use the dipper, I have to be carefull to save a little bit of quota from the giller use.

None of this snag-em-in-the mouth for me at the Russian. BTDT, but not for about 45 years.

I know where my salmon rods are, but I'm afraid of the sabre toothed dust bunnies guarding them.

A number of years ago I was hit upside the head repeatedly about a fly reds actually chased and hit. A lifetime of False Gods had convinced me no such deity exists.

Long version would include a blind alley or three, but the short version is a small, swung "Mini Krystal Shrimp" will eliminate the need for the "Kenai Twitch!"
https://mossysflyshop.com/ is where most should start. I love my reds and have not been reduced to snagging one for a very long time. Unfortunately, Mike's site has not gotten to the point of finding individual flies without their direct help. And Brad's shop will also take care of you. If you are headed to SE, Brad is the guy. If you are coming through Anchorage, you should take the time to visit with Mike and Brian.


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The Chartreuse Mini Krystal Shrimp has been the #1 Kodiak sockeye fly for a number of years. It fishes well all over the state. Lock-jawed silvers also will eat it.

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Reds actually go after those flies? I was always told that once they hit fresh water (all salmon actually) that they stop feeding.

Not true. grew up in the era of hooking them in the head or gills was good. When it changed to "in the mouth" I adapted and am a fair bit better than most at it. Have not intentionally flossed a red in several years and usually hammer them far faster than most. Using tiny hooks and almost all are hooked inside the mouth, right in the nose. The little hooks being in the right place hold them just fine. It requires a little patience to learn but once you see it start working you will find it far easier than flossing.

I have been using a very simplified version for several years and they tie extremely quickly and work.

Mossy's Fly Shop does not carry anything that looks like a Russian River Coho fly.

Fairly sure that most salmon stop feeding when they hit fresh.

Doesn't mean 100% though. And certainly doesn't mean they won't strike a lure for sure, or bait.

I had some similar flies last year and they worked at times when nothing else would. Glad to see a consensus here.

I have not had the luck that they get em one after the other yet though.

Flossing. I had never seen or done it until last summer. I could go up and floss limit of 3 reds usually in a handful of toys. Until the pinks started to show up thick... flossing in the right place wasn't that hard. At least for me. Our customers. Could be another story at times.

Flossing is illegal... everywhere in freshwater, unless there is a specific exemption...

All salmon stop feeding, yes, but aggressively chasing lures or bait via feeding-type activity is a better way to put it. Silvers will go in and out of rivers repeatedly and will feed quite a bit while doing it.

I don’t know snag yourself in the back a few times when casting people tend to move away.

Well write me up then. Never seen it written up. I suppose there is always a first. But according to my conversations with the local law folks on fish, how we do it is legal. And AFG even has a video on it.

They have been going back and forth for years... Many want the Russian opened up to killing the limit, for example, regardless of the hook entry point, and getting out of there.

I have seen many tickets written for intentional snagging. Even saw a cop popped...

Current "feeling" seems to be relaxed. Alaska is also unusual (with CT and OR) in that the fish and game department does not do the enforcing. There are many examples of the two agencies not seeing things the same way.

ADF&G thinks a license on your phone is good... AST says you need a signed hard copy...
AST started enforcing the snagging definition; the hook point has to enter from the inside of the mouth...
And lots more...