Originally posted by: silversalmon on 5/4/2005 11:37:56 AM

Anchorage Area Fishing
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Salmon — Ship Creek May 3rd 2005
· Recent warm weather has increased run-off, raised stream levels, and made water muddy. A few kings have poked their noses into the Ship Creek, but don’t expect the run to begin yet.

· Ship Creek remains the only stream in the Anchorage area open to salmon fishing at this time

· All other waters in the Anchorage management area are currently closed to king salmon fishing

This means folks that if your travels take you to Anchorage for King fishing(the run really does not pick up till around the 15th of May) that you will be fighting off about 5,000 other folks waiting in line on the banks to fish Looks like I will personaly avoid ship creek this year, unless things change, hopefully they do


Northern Pike
· Northern pike are now spawning in the shallows. Big spawning pike may sometimes be found in water only ankle deep. This makes them vulnerable to both spears and bow and arrow (the arrow must be attached to the bow), both legal methods in Anchorage. Fish in shallow nearshore waters right now.

· There is no bag limit on pike. Try Cheney, Sand, and Lower Fire lakes

There are always loads of pike around to take. In the Fairbanks area though, we cannot fish them until June 1st <!--graemlin::D-->