July 22 - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

The weather was perfect today and I would have to say the fishing improved as well, wind laid down for most of the day, little choppy this morning and some light rain, then calm for the middle of the day and the sun came out and it got warm, then a little sea breeze kicked up this afternoon primarily from the warmth of the sun and the tide change...

Some kings were biting this morning, halibut were biting and in the afternoon the chums and pinks were hitting, so it was a great day of fishing...

Big group all boats out today...here are the pics...






















A great day at Yes Bay, SE Alaska!!

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 20-21 Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

OK - Here's the scoop...two boats went out yesterday afternoon with newly arrived guests...it was windy, rainy and a little rough out and the fishing matched the weather, both boats trolled for salmon for about 4 hours and got 1 small rock fish, so no pictures from yesterday...wind laid down overnight, today was warm and sunny most of the day with a touch of breeze in the afternoon...fishing started out this morning dead...hardly any fish caught, it seemed to pick up in the afternoon on the tide turn to the incoming and the bite picked up, several real nice bright Kings hit the dock, a good assortment of halibut and several really nice collections of rock fish and some yellow eye...turned out to be a pretty good day, some chum and a few pinks and one really nice silver as well as the kings...

Here are the pictures:





















Same group for tomorrow and the next day, hopefully the fishing for salmon will pick up a little bit...weather is supposed to stay nice with a chance of rain...

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

Capt Jim
(Professor)

June 20th Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

For those of you following daily, you may have wondered what happened, well quite frankly nothing...the Lodge had the past two days without guests, so crew took a break, time to wash the boats, fix the tackle, several headed to town, clean up the Lodge and enjoy the quiet...today that all changed the Lodge went from no guests last night to full tonight, so it will be a big day of fishing tomorrow, with ALL boats going out...so look for plenty of pictures tomorrow...

Crew enjoyed the break...I managed to take a few pictures and get some office work finished, trip to town...I am ready to fish tomorrow!!

Here some pictures to enjoy...this is what you are missing by not being here!!



And a couple from town the other day in town...



And some of the rain the other night...



Check back tomorrow for more fishing pictures and a report!!

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 17th - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Not many fishing today, but the fishing was still pretty good. The Lodge pretty much emptied out with a big change-over and a full house arriving day after tomorrow, so we are in gear up and get ready mode...

Kicker and guests went out today for the day and Slice and Snapper Al, went out for a couple hours and whacked a nice halibut....

Here is Kicker's guests photo:



Here is Snapper Al and Slice with their catch...




And Al making it look even bigger!!



Still a nice 54 pound halibut....

Looks like we may have a weather change this evening, clouds rolling in and we had a little bit of wind this afternoon. We'll see, can't trust the weather reports, will let you know more tomorrow...

Good fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska...

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 16th - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Not many pictures today but a nice assortment of fish were brought in, still some nice Kings hitting the dock and the Chums and Pinks are in pretty strong...

Snapper Al and Guests with a nice catch!



Kicker's guests with a nice catch...



Chef Nik and Snowman went out and nailed a nice salmon...



That's it for today...a fine day at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska...

Again I apologize for the delay, but it was time for me to head to town for a little R&R and a haircut...

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 15th - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

I went to town for a couple days, so sorry for the delay in getting these posted, but since I am the only one who can upload the pictures, it had to wait until I got back...

I wasn't here so can only go by the pictures, but by the looks of it the fishing and weather remained good...

Here are the pictures:

Snapper Al and guests with a nice catch!



Slammer's boat with a nice big King and a few others...



Big John and guest with a real nice King...



Kickers Guests with a nice assortment of fish...



On to the next days pics...

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

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 14th - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Weather turned today, sunshine and blue skies left us and it was an overcast drizzly type day with a little bit of wind, but not too rough and of course it was a touch cooler but not bad at all...fishing stayed pretty good although a little bit slower than the previous days...stick with it and you will get some fish....

As always, the pictures tell the story...

I had a three people from the InnerSeas Discovery cruise ship for a half day charter and we managed a couple nice pinks and released a barely undersized King along with several sharks...not a hot morning of fishing but a fun time was had by all...



Batman's crew had a good day...



Capt Big John and guest fished them up as well...



Slammer and guest with a nice King and a pink or two...



Capt Sean (Snowman) and guests with a real nice 30 plus pound King...



And some pinks and a King after Lunch...



Snapper Al and guests with a couple nice halibut...



Capt Myron (Mildred) and guest with a nice assortment of fish...



All in all a great day in spite of the weather change...

Always a fun time and good fishing at Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska!!

Capt Jim
(Professor)

July 13th - Yes Bay Lodge Fishing Report

Sunny weather again today although with a nice breeze, which kept it a little cooler, but that also made it a little bit rougher out fishing, so it was a touch lumpier out there, but the fish were biting at least the pictures seem to prove that...

Here they are...





And a real nice 30 plus pound King on Slammers boat...



And another 30 pluser on Slice's boat...









And some crew fishing and boat riding...



Capt Jeff Bortz with a real nice 13.5 pound Yellow Eye Snapper...and making a real fashion statement as well!



Weather change seems to be in the works, we'll see what the next couple days holds, but you can bet the fishing will be good!!

From Yes Bay Lodge in SE Alaska

Capt Jim
(Professor)