RAG-TIME,

My fishing buddy and I went up to Yakutat Lodge about 3 summers ago in July. We did the self guided river package, with one day of AWESOME halibut fishing in the saltchuck. Go out for these barn doors if you get a shot.

We fished the Situk River exclusively for Sockeye and Nooks. The week we were there the river was a bit low and only one day did any rising, the nooks are tougher to find when it was that low, as soon as the water started to move, things got better. There is a bridge where they put in the boats to float down stream, 9 mile bridge I think (maybe 7 mile), and there is an awesome bank spot right under that bridge for Sockeye. You can catch as many sockeye that time of year as you want. You can wade down river from the bridge a bit depending on water flow. If you can hook up with a drift boat, do it, easy float but really long. We could use eggs below the air strip around mid point of the float.

We did see a few downstream steelies, but the later in gets in the summer the less you'll find.

Good Luck and post some reports when you get back!!

GUSty