The Bristol Bay blesses us with bent rods from May through October.
When targeting a species it is important to keep in mind where
it falls in the migratory salmon cycle.
The season begins in June with RAINBOWS
gorging on salmon fry that have hatched from the previous summer.
Towards the end of June the action shifts to the chrome bright
king (CHINOOK)
SALMON that conquer the river; heading upstream to spawn.
Not far behind them, millions of SOCKEYE
(RED) SALMON pour into the rivers from the Bering Sea. In
August the salmon begin to spawn and for the next month and
a half the rainbows feed voraciously upon protein rich eggs
that drift from the nest. In addition to this feeding frenzy,
the SILVER
(COHO) SALMON are also entering the river heading upstream
for their chance to spawn. By September and October, all five
species of salmon have run upriver and giant RAINBOWS,
CHAR
and GRAYING
have focused their appetites on the remainder of eggs and salmon
flesh in the water.