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rainbows:)
Posted by Jason S on Jun 20 2003
Ladies! I haven't spent too much time south of Anchorage, but there are a slew of rivers that provide for excellent rainbow fishing. Unfortunately, that is where you will find most of the crowds! Try the Kenai, Russian River (I did that last year for the first time and it was a blast, but be prepared to wade through the people after the rainbows), Anchor, and just about any river that crosses the road. A good thing to do is check the regs. They will let you know where and what type of fish you will be catching.
Just north of Anchorage up the George Parks Hwy you will find numerous streams that cross the road. Most of them have rainbows. Try Little Willow Creek, Montana, Sheep, Rabideaux (sp?), Trappor Creek, Chulitna or the Troublesome Creek. If you fish the areas that people frequent (downstream of the bridges) you will find that most of these streams run into the Susitna river and usually have fishing holding out. If you are adventurous and want to get into some real rainbow fishing go to the upstream sides of the bridges and keep hiking until you see salmon holding out. Rainbows will be right behind them. Try egg patterns. I have found that with beads or chenille eggs, light pink will knock them dead on any river. Doesn't hurt to try sculpins, smolt, egg sucking leaches or other egg patterns.
No rainbows north of Denali National Park, so don't even bother. Lots of great greyling fishing though.
If you head over to the Richardson Hwy via the Denali Hwy, you will find the Gulkana River which has decent rainbow fishing. The Klutina is good for salmon and might have a rainbow or two. Be prepared for fast flowing water (I recently heard someone say they clocked it at 19mph one day!!!!). You don't want to fall in there:) The Tangle Lakes area can be fun for lakers and greyling. Try the Tangle river for some easy greyling fishing! Beware, the rocks are really slippery in that area and I would recommend felt sole boots for wading.
Of course a lot of the lakes around the Anchorage bowl area have stocked rainbows. Check with the regs and they'll let you know what's in them.
If you are willing to get away from the crowds, there are some hikes you can do. I'd check in one of those hiking books; most of them tell you what kind of activities you can do on the trail and if there is any fishing.
Whatever you do, watch out for bears! Keep a clean camp and make lots of noise when walking down those trails, especially when the trail is right next to a noisy river. I had an encounter last summer on troublesome creek that I don't ever want to have again:)
You guys should have a great time. Enjoy AK!
peace.........js
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