June 24th, 2011 - Yes bay Lodge Fishing Report

King Day today - there were plenty of Kings around today and this group put a hurting on them, with most every boat getting their limit and to top it all the end of the day produced the biggest King of the day at just over 39 pounds, with a bunch in the 25 pound plus range...lots of good fishing including a good assortment of halibut with several large ones released and a huge assortment of rock fish including some real nice Yellow Eyes and even a nice Ling Cod...just about every species had an assortment of sizes to choose from. We even landed a nice bright pink salmon today, so that makes All catch-able species to have hit the dock this year already...King, Chum, 1 silver and 1 pink...

It was a great day of fishing at Yes Bay...see the pics...
in NO particular order...







And now the big King of the day - 39.3 pounds! With Capt Sean Falconer..






















And now a few of the "catching" process - I managed to snag a few pics while I was NOT Catching!!

Batman Netting a fish!!



Bear explaining the size of something!!



Oh I know what - Danny's salmon the "winner" until late this afternoon!!



And some scenery we see everyday while out fishing...a beautiful bald eagle in a tree...



That's it for today expect more of the same for tomorrow....a GREAT day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!! Come join us for some fun...

Capt Jim
(Professor)

June 23rd Yes bay Lodge Fishing Report

Rained most of the day today, but the wind cooperated and it wasn't too bad out there today...spotty fishing but some nice fish came to the dock...Lodge is full so all boats fishing, some stayed out all day but a few came in for lunch and couple people didn't make the afternoon outing, seems there was some alcohol in abundance last night, should be a little quieter tonight!!

On with the pics...

Here is a nice ling cod and a halibut and some rock fish with Capt Myron Jemison...



Without Capt Myron in the background...



Nice King on Capt Sean Falconers boat...



Another King on Slammers boat...



Nice halibut for the youngster...



Nice King on Capt John Pfieffer's boat...



Slice with an assortment from the days catch...



Batman's boat with a nice assortment for the day...



Decent king...



Captain Al's boat with a nice days catch...



Kicker and guests with a nice king..



My boat with a haul of rockfish...




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

Capt Jim
(Professor)

Stay tuned for more from this group tomorrow...

June 22nd, 2011 Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Today things slowed down around the lodge with it being a turn-over day. Only three boats fished with guests and they had a good day of fishing with several getting limits. Large group arrived tonight so the Lodge is FULL for the first time this season and will stay nearly full for the next several weeks. Everyone is looking forward to some great fishing. Kings are still around and some nice bright Chum have moved into Neets Bay, several netters were down there today and plenty of commercial trollers as well as the processing barge so salmon season is now in full swing.

The forecast calls for a record run of pinks and chum this season and we have already landed some really nice big Kings with more to come....

On with today's pictures..the Zublin/IKHANA Party fished a half day this morning before departing this afternoon.

Here's their catch a limit 2 nice Kings, 2 halibut a nice yellow eye and a few rockfish...



A couple nice Halibut...



Salmon, Halibut and rock fish...



Another fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!

Lots of pictures tomorrow - large group arrived tonight.

Capt Jim
(Professor)

Crew Halibut - June 22nd, 2011

Some crew went out today intent on catching a big halibut - New crew members all Florida boys and wanted a big fish and they hit a nice one.

105.5 pounds...





Lodge Rule - any guide catching a halibut over 100 pounds goes swimming, either by choice or we throw them in...both these guys were more than happy to oblige!!





And happy about it...



The rules are such this year (Thanks to our Federal Government) that our Guides cannot catch any halibut over 37 inches with guests on board, but when they do NOT have paying guests on board they are only limited by the one halibut per person rule with NO size restrictions...so this is legal!!

Capt Jim
(Professor)

June 21st Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Fine day today with some nice surprises...a couple worthy notes.

1. First Pink Salmon hit the dock
2. Multiple Chum salmon as well and some nice ones
3 Slammer's boat nailed a 41.4 pound King in the drift...

A good assortment of halibut also hit the dock with a few big ones released...it wore out a few of the fisherman, one released over a 100 pounds and another 60 plus pounder on the same boat....

On with the pics...

The big King...The Zublin IKHANA Group



The first Pink Salmon and a flounder



The Mayfield Party with a nice assortment some nice Chums and a couple small halibuts..



Weather wasn't too bad today, a little cooler with a little breeze in the afternoon, but all in all a good day at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!

Capt Jim
(Professor)

June 20th Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Another fine day of fishing at Yes Bay Lodge - the weather cooperated again today and plenty of fish hit the dock including a nice assortment of halibut a few Chum salmon and a few nice King salmon...kings still coming they were caught in several locations, so fish are still moving in....misty rain in the morning a little breeze in the afternoon along with some sunshine, so a nice day!!

On with the pics...

The Mayfields...



The IKHANA Group







The Richen's Group







And the whole catch with the Richen Group...



And we took our breakfast lunch chef out to get a nice halibut...Nik with Capt Myron (Mildred) Jemison...



All in all a pretty fine day of fishing and a great time for everyone at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska...

Capt Jim
(Professor)

June 19th Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Today was a decent day at Yes Bay - The weather cooperated with little wind and calm seas for the most part and of course some rain, but not a hard rain. The fishing continues to be a little spotty for kings, but the halibut were biting pretty good and a few boats picked up some nice Kings...had 2 over 27 pounds so that is a good day!!

Pics...

Slammer and guest with a nice King this morning...



Capt Myron (Mildred) with guest and a nice King...



And a couple halibut...



A happy guest with a nice rock fish...



The Mayfield party with a nice King...



A couple nice halibut from Kickers boat...



Captain Sean Falconer and a few of the Ritchen party with a nice catch, including a 27.5 King...



More of the Ritchen party with a couple nice halibut...



Crew fishing - Captain Jeff Bortz with a nice halibut



Capt. Snapper and Batman with a nice catch of halibut and a Yellow Eye Snapper!



The fishing is always good and many times great at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!

Capt Jim
(Professor)