July 6th - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Big fishing day today with almost all boats fishing, tomorrow all boats will be fishing with the arrival of a few more guests this afternoon...the Lodge is FULL!

Lots of pictures and lots of fish, the Kings were a little harder to find, but a few were caught, but plenty of nice bright pinks, some good sized ones to and throw in a few nice big Chums and a couple silvers and it was a salmon day. A couple halibut also hit the dock, so all in all a great day...

Here are the pics...




























A fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska...

Look for even more fish tomorrow as all boats and guides fishing, full house!!

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 5th - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Big turn-over day at the Lodge with most guests checking out today, one group left in the morning and another group left right after lunch, so we had several boats fishing this morning and only one guest boat this afternoon...and Kicker out with his guests all day, but that will change tomorrow as we had a group of 15 arrive this afternoon.

Anyway, decent day of fishing here are the pictures...







And Michaela having some fun with her little sister, we had to check her weight, growing fast up to 39.8 pounds...




A great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska...

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 4th Fireworks at Yes Bay Lodge

Our annual fireworks display when off without a hitch last night...as usual it was a fantastic display. The evening starts out with a wonderful BBQ Buffet for our guests and crew, with BBQ Ribs and Chicken and all the trimmings, perfect for our Independence Day Celebration, then after dinner the guests wait with anticipation for the Fireworks Show which begins as the evening ends and a little darkness falls.

I make plans every year to do my best to capture the beautiful fireworks and this year the rain eased up a little and our guests retired to the front deck to watch the show, here is just some of what they got to see. The show lasted non-stop well over 30 minutes...one of the better private Fireworks displays in SE Alaska, for sure!

On with the pictures...































July 4th weekend is a perfect time to visit Yes Bay Lodge with good fishing and a true celebration of our Independence...God Bless America.

Reservations go fast for this ideal time, so you should make plans for 2012 now. We are now accepting reservations for later dates this year and of course next year! Make plans to join us!

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 4th - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

First Happy 4th of July and God Bless America!!

Weather was a little better today, less wind, a little less rain, but the air still had a pretty good chill to it...it didn't dampen the spirits of our hearty guests who braved the wind and rain and cold an managed some nice catches today, sveral nice big kings a few chum a couple silvers and an assortment of pinks...even a halibut and some rock fish hit the dock today...all around good fishing day!!

Now everyone is waiting for the fireworks to begin when it gets a little darker...

But pic on that later, for now here are the fish pics of the day!!



















A great way to celebrate Independence Day is to go fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 3rd - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Rain, Rain and more rain was the order of the day for today, oh and I forgot to add a couple more things, wind and cold and one more thing a steady King bite...most boats were into Kings this afternoon for sure and a few in the morning...also several boats found some nice pinks and a couple chums, but halibut were pretty hard to come by, with several boats trying and none really succeeding...

Lots of pics today and some really nice kings for one group (family) fishing in three boats they had a great King Day!! Worthy of my camera...this will be used down the road in our booth and in some literature I am sure...

Zublin Family King Day!!







A nice 33 pounder as part of the Zublin catch on Batman's boat







And a happy "crew" member who went fishing with Big John on her day off!! Congratulations Samantha on your first King!



A great day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska in spite of the wind, the rain and the cold...it is Alaska folks!!

Capt Jim
(Professor)

Oh and we have now renamed an area of Bell Island we fish, it is now Dan's Drift! Since it seems everyone cuts in front of him and nails a fish!! Yes he was a little whiny this evening....good old Slammer Dan!

July 2nd - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Rain continued and it was still a little bit cool, but the wind managed to stay down and the fishing was good...some nice decent sized Kings hit the dock, with a few pinks and a couple chum and some assorted rock fish and a couple decent halibut. Also Slammer's guests reeled in a very nice 15 pound Yellow Eye Snapper...beautiful fish!

Lots of boats out today so quite a few pictures, busy July 4th weekend! Stay tuned for our own Yes Bay Fireworks show on the 4th - pics to come! Fireworks arrived today!

On with the pictures...























Even with the rain, it was a great day to be at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!

BTW - Great new book out called Salmon in the Trees - it is by Amy Gulick, it is about the relationship with the salmon and the forest specifically in the Tongass National Forest where Yes Bay Lodge is located...Amy would appreciate your support, I just ordered my copy...

Capt Jim
(Professor)

Slammer fished today, he has no idea where, but he fished...

July 1st - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Turn-over day at the Lodge today with many of our guests leaving and more arriving this evening so it was a two boat day out fishing today. The weather caused a delay in getting started this morning with both boats getting away from the dock a few minutes later than normal, it was pretty chilly and windy with plenty of rain and the guests had to make sure they finished their hot breakfast before heading down to the dock, but once down the fishing and catching was on.

Both boats were able to fish away from the wind and seas but still had to deal with the chilly morning and rain, but it did not seem to matter much as the fish could not feel the cold, until they felt the cold steel of the hooks which were presented...

A good day of catching for both boats with a limit of Kings on both boats and some nice sized ones as well, with most over 20 pounds....add in an assortment of a few pinks and it was a good day of fishing...

On with the pics...

Captain Sean Falconer and Guests



Captain Big John Pfeiffer and Guests



Nice catch guys...

Another great day of fishing at Yes bay Lodge in SE Alaska...

Capt Jim
(Professor)

Oh and Slammer said he didn't sleep all day yesterday, he was at the dock for fish cleaning at Lunch and before dinner...and cleaned up his tackle box...

Last night he was up late playing Backgammon and ended up with a black eye, good story...seems the game fell off a shelf above his bed and hit him in the head as he was trying to sleep...so I guess he wasn't really "playing" backgammon...it was playing with him, he just didn't know it. Another Alaska fact that is probably not really a need to know...