Alaska Susitna Charters

Little Su 7-17

2008-07-17T15:37:00.002-08:00

I fished the little Su today with four clients. We started the trip at 7 am in the rain. The water was low, normal for this time of the year but will come up according to the USGS water gauge readings. This is due to the rain...I had enough of the rain today to last me all season. We caught 10 silvers and had 5 others on and missed a few bites. I was pleasantly surprised, it looks as if the fish are coming into the river and we may have a strong run. The fish were all average between 6 & 8 pounds with the last fish of the day being nearly 10 pounds. We did not see any large wildlife but the bear(s) have been around the campground. We did see eagles, mallards, merganzers, and several other shore birds today. If you want to get out and catch some salmon give us a call or send us an email.

Greg Giauque

Little Su 7-16

2008-07-16T21:49:00.003-08:00

I talked with a friend tonight and he fished the little su today. He said the water level was normal for this time of the year (low) but they caught 9 silvers on the river. The USGS web site shows that the river is above the historical average for this time of the year. It appears that my friend either found a school of fish or the fish are coming in. He is a very good fisherman but I have a fishing trip this weekend and will report how we do.

Greg

Little Su 7-9

2008-07-09T19:09:00.002-08:00

I fished the Little Su today with four clients. We started the trip late and did not fish the first hole until 6:25 am. The water was still up and a bit dirty, I think that this helped the fishing today. We went through the Slide hole without a bite first thing and I decided to move up river. We passed another guide that was taking care of a fish and his clients. I pulled into the next hole and began my drift. We hooked and landed a 16 pound king, boating it at 6:40. We drifted the hole again after taking care of signing the license and landed a 15 pound king at 6:55. Both of these fish were very red but the clients elected to keep them. We drifted the hole two more times without a strike and I decided to move to a fresh hole. I passed two boats in holes that I wanted to fish but decided on one that I had hooked and lost a king on the previous trip. I told the clients where the bites were likely going to happen and we hooked and landed a 16 pound male at 7:20. This fish was also very red and the client elected to keep it. We motored to the top of the hole signed our license and l began another drift. I joked about the last rod being the toughest and we may be in for a 3 hour wait for the next bite. But as luck would have it we waited about three minutes. We hooked a 27 pound king in the same spot landing it at 7:33. This was also a very red male but the group was happy to have four fish and be on their way to breakfast at the Windbreak. We took our time heading to the landing and saw Eagles, a beaver, ducks and shore birds. No bear today but I did see several Moose on the drive in and out and quite a few snowshoe hares. This was one of the fastest trips of the year and a great group of gentlemen to end the king season with. We will start fishing for silvers around the 20th of August. Give us a call if you want to go fishing with Alaska Susitna Charters for Silver Salmon.

Greg Giauque

Little Su 7-7

2008-07-07T15:58:00.002-08:00

I fished the Little Su for Kings today with three fisherman. We hooked three kings, and landed two. One of the fish was red and the other was a 50-50 silver red fish. The fish weighed 22 and 25 pounds and were caught on wigglewarts. We also caught and kept a very bright chum and saw several others in the river. They seem to be coming in increasing numbers with each high tide. Today we saw a small grizzly two bends below the landing. The bear was swimming the river and looked to be a two or three year old juvenile. We got some quick pictures and continued to our first fishing hole. We also saw a moose swimming the river, several eagles and a few ducks today. The water has come up and was getting dirty, I would expect the fishing to become difficult until the water drops for the king closing in a week.

Greg

Little Su 7-6

2008-07-06T17:10:00.002-08:00

I fished the little Su today for Kings with three clients. We had five bites and landed three kings. Two were jacks, we threw one back. The fish we kept was a 22 pound female that had a dark red tint and a pronounced seal scar on her tail. The river has dropped significantly and was very clear. I saw several schools of Sockeys, Chums, and/ or Pinks swimming upstream in the lower river. I also saw one silver in a hole and a few chums in another hole. I would expect that by mid to Late July the fishing for the other salmon species should improve greatly.
The fish have turned the corner on quality, Wednesday will be my last day King fishing the Little Su.
we saw a cow and calf moose this morning on a beach as well as several eagles. Another point of interest is that there is a Brown bear hanging around the first island below the landing. Buzz told me that he has been spotted early in the morning and they have the hiking trails posted with warning signs.

Greg

Lake Creek 6-3

2008-07-05T20:55:00.002-08:00

Bill and I fished Lake creek for about two hours. We hooked 6 kings and landed four. Two were foul hooked and we let the other two go. Bill landed a Monster king well over 50 pounds. We chased it down river three hundred yards before he could get it to the net. we took some great pictures, removed a green wiggle wart from its mouth, a bonus from a big fish and let it swim. I love seeing those big make it back into the river to make more. There were allot of fish in the river and we saw a few bright fish roll as well as kings that had turned color. Lake creek is swift and you need to be on your toes when navigating upriver from the mouth. Most of the guides were running 16 & 18 foot jon boats with 50 hp jets upstream.

Greg

Pike 6-30 to 7-4

2008-07-05T20:50:00.002-08:00

We went to the Pike lake for a family vacation. The fishing was fair with lots of evening top water action. We did not land any huge pike this trip but lots in the 4 to 6 pound range with a few larger fish. The mosquitos however were biting very en masse. We had some friends stay with us and they brought up some bed nets, a life and sleep saver. My nephew went up with another friend and they skipped around the lake on a jet sled behind the boat, that was some much needed comic relief for the adults. All in all a great trip, lots of fun and plenty of sun and pike.

Greg

Little Su 6-28

2008-06-28T17:02:00.002-08:00

I took four fisherman out this morning. Right away we had a small bull moose and a cow feed past us on a bend in the river. The water has continued to drop and has began to clear further. I would expect he king fishing to steadily slow as the water drops. Today we hooked one fish and promptly lost it in the second hole we fished. We never saw this fish so I am positive it was over 50 pounds and I will never change my story. The group was great today and we joked about that one all day. We also hooked two other fish that fought briefly and lost them, one of these fish was sizable, likely over 30 pounds. Three of the four fisherman we successful taking home a 31, 26 and 24 pound king salmon. One of the fisherman his first king ever. All in all a great day of fishing.

Greg

Pike 6-27

2008-06-28T16:59:00.002-08:00

I went pike fishing with three friends today. We caught somewhere around 50 pike in addition to seeing beaver, moose, a black bear, eagles and shore birds. The trip was very quick and we noted that the average size was down, I think the lack of cover near deeper water may have something to do with this. We did land one pike that was between 12 and 14 pounds and sent him back to get bigger.

Greg

Little Su 6-26

2008-06-28T16:37:00.002-08:00

I took two clients out this morning. We fished on the Little Su using Kwik fish, wiggle warts and spin n glo's. We caught four fish, returning two jacks and had two fish on for several minutes, loosing one to a snag and had the hook pull out on another. Fishing was very good today with the water conditions both dropping & clearing. The fish weighed 29 and 26 pounds and were both in excellent condition.

Greg

Little Su 6-25

2008-06-25T19:09:00.001-08:00

I fished the little su today with two clients. We hooked 6 fish and boated four, keeping two fish that were 22 and 25 lbs. The water is dropping and begining to clear.

Greg

Little Su 6-23

2008-06-23T17:22:00.004-08:00

I fished three clients this morning. The weather was fair but cool. We caught a 16 pound king on our first drift and fished for about two hours until our next bite. This bite was within five minutes of me discovering a Banana in the boat and having it disposed of. This was followed by a few other bites and hookups but lost fish. One appeared to be well over 30 pounds. We hooked and landed a 22 pound king at 11:00 am. I never was able to get the third fish, I blame the banana.

Greg Giauque

Little Su 6-22

2008-06-23T17:19:00.002-08:00

I fished with two clients today in the rain. It was cold and very wet. We hooked and landed two kings and retired for the day. The first king was a 24 pound fish that was very bright and the other king was a small jack. We had time left in the trip but the conditions we poor and my clients asked to come back early.

Greg

Little Su 6-21

2008-06-21T16:18:00.003-08:00

I fished this morning with two clients, a grandfather-grandson team. The weather was wet and cold but that did not deter a large number of fisherman from hitting the river. The water was down a bit but is still dirty, I would not expect the showers and warm weather combinations that we have seen recently to change the water conditions very much. The average this time of year is 694 cfs and we are currently at 939 cfs of discharge.
Today we hooked and landed a 45lb male in the first hole we fished using a wiggle wart. we had him in the boat and recorded by 6:10 am. The fish had a slight tint of red and looked every bit of the 45 pounds. He was the biggest that I have boated this year. We then fished three other holes before hooking and landing a very bright 23lb male and calling it a perfect day.

Greg Giauque

Little Su 6-20

2008-06-21T16:15:00.003-08:00

I have fished the Little Su the last two days with clients. Friday I had two fisherman and we caught one fish, a Jack. I was not pleased with the fishing and most of the guides on the lower river had similar results. One guide had caught three fishing in the same holes that we had fished with the exact same lures. I wonder what makes a king hit one time and not another? I guess if I knew that I would be the Dr. Phil of Salmon.

Greg

Little Su 6-18

2008-06-18T21:30:00.002-08:00

I went fishing today with three other guides. We took turns rowing in a little derby to see who could catch the biggest and row up the most fish. I rowed up both the most and the biggest fish of the day. I will gladly wear the crown until next year. We had 5 bites hooked 4 and landed 3 kings in a short morning trip. Our fishing has still been good and the weather forcast is looking great for the next few days. Give us a cal if you are interested in catching some fish.

Greg
Alaska Susitna Charters
(907) 745-1712
(907) 355-1712 Cell

Little Su 6-16

2008-06-16T16:00:00.002-08:00

I fished the little Su this morning with two clients. We had four bites and landed two fish. They weighed 22 and 28 pounds. Both were dime bright and loaded with sea lice. The fishing was a bit slower than it has been for some of the guides, several were skunked, but we brought them home after some persistence and hard work. We saw three moose, a small bull and a cow with a very young calf. We also saw a beaver that provided us with some great photo opportunities. We have openings this week, call us at (907) 745-1712 or (907) 355-1712 to book your trip.

Greg Giauque
Alaska Susitna Charters

Little Su 6-15

2008-06-15T18:44:00.002-08:00

I fished this morning with five clients. We fished for the entire trip and landed two kings and had a third by the boat that broke of before I could get it netted. We had 6 bites today, fishing has slowed some. The water level came up nearly a foot while I was on the river. The majority of the guides caught at least one or two fish today with one guide getting skunked. I saw and nearly hit two moose on the way to the river this morning, watch out for them. We also saw a beaver in the river on the way to the first hole.

Greg Giauque

Little Su 6-14

2008-06-14T16:54:00.003-08:00

I fished the Little Su this morning with 5 clients. There was a light rain/ Drizzle on the river with some clearing in the later morning. we had 6 very hard bites and landed 4 fish weighing 36, 32, 26 & 25 pounds. The great news is that we are still averaging well over 50% catch rate for our fisherman for the season. The youngest fisherman in the party landed the biggest fish but did not have a Derby ticket. That is the second youngster this week that landed a good fish with no ticket, Darn. We were using Kwik fish and Spin N Glos today. The water has come up about 6 inches and and was dirty due to heavy boat traffic and increased water flow. I would expect to see the water level rise more over the next few days as the runoff from the rain in Hatcher Pass makes its way down stream.
We did not see any Moose or Large animals on the river today but we did see several Ducks and shore birds. Give us a call and lets go fishing.

Greg Giauque

Deshka 6-13

2008-06-13T14:05:00.002-08:00

I called and visited with a guide and a fisherman that had been fishing out of the Deshka landing. They both said the fishing was good in the morning but slowed as the day progressed. They said that the fishing picked up in the evenings but was not quite as good as it was in the morning. I inquired about the emergency order regarding bait and they admitted that the fishing would slow but about half of the fish they were catching were on lures both at the mouth and in the river below the wier. They had both noted that the fishing varies from day to day but as a whole seemed to be improving.

Little Su 6-13

2008-06-13T14:02:00.002-08:00

I visited with another guide today regarding his trip on the Little Su. He caught three fish and reported that of the other five guides he saw one caught two, two caught one each and two caught no fish during the morning. He also noted that there was heavy boat traffic on the river today and the water was very dirty. I have a group in the morning and will report back in the afternoon.

Greg

Little Su 6-12

2008-06-12T18:46:00.002-08:00

I fished this morning with 5 clients on the Little Su. We got a late start but had 12 good bites and landed four fish. We had two other fish on for a short period of time before they pulled loose. We used spin-n-glos, Kwik Fish and Wiggle Warts today. All of the lures seemed to work as well as the other. The fish were all between 24 and 34 lbs and bright. I had my wife come out for the afternoon and she landed a 26 lb King after 5 minutes of fishing. I tried to hook one but was unable to as I was busy back trolling. The fishing is improving daily.

Little Su 6-9

2008-06-09T21:23:00.002-08:00

I fished the Little Su this morning with four clients. The water is still a bit low and was clearing today after this weekends heavy boat traffic. We had four solid bites and landed two fish a 34 lb and 15 lb fish. These were both caught early in the trip. The remaining bites were spread throughout the trip and fishing remained slow after 9 am. The fish are not yet pouring into the river but I expect to see a very large surge as the water level rises with warm weather.

Deshka 6-7

2008-06-07T14:40:00.002-08:00

I visited with three different fisherman today about the Deshka River. They all had the same report slow fishing with only a few being caught at the mouth. The large schools of fish are not there. The weir has had 150 fish through it as of yesterday and the water level has been steadily dropping. The Deshka, Little Su and other streams all seem to be having a king run that is later than the normal average.

Greg

Little Su 6-7

2008-06-07T14:32:00.002-08:00

I fished the Little Su today with four clients. The fishing was slow for everyone on the river, there were ten fish through the check station at 1:00. We had three fish on, lost one after a 5 or 6 minute fight and landed two others. I saw several other guide boats pull in with no fish today and the gentleman manning the booth told me many of the fish caught were from the bank. Every fish that we have caught has been a Chromer with lots of sea lice (5-8 per side). This makes me think that the fish that are being caught are ones that are just trickling in. The run appears to be late, like elsewhere in the Susitna drainage and the fishing should improve very soon. One more note is that the trucks and boat trailers were lined up the hill at the landing, there were more boats on the water today than any day I have seen this year.