Just back from 4 days in UKEE, here goes.. First day light rain became monsoon... We started fishing outside little beach, using skinny g's and herring aid spoons.. Rods barely down to depth and fishing starts. Started at 60 ft then down to 90. Continually hits from coho's and most I saw were split 50/50 hatch vs wild. Got a couple mid teen chinooks, and 2 decent hatch cohos, and then quit in heavy rain. Next day fog and usual weather, fished same place .Went up to try Wya for tide change, only 6 boats there and no hits after 90 mins, so back to red can area. Same action, Boats all around catching fish, and coho everywhere. Most boats are back to dock around noon , done for the day. Friday, made trip to Rats Nose for hali's... Not too productive, jigging lost 2, switched to trolling, caught one chicken and several teenager springs all the while dragging bottom for halis at 160 ft. Coho plenty out there ...Weather flat calm and hot... Today, were only one short of limit springs, so back to the red can area... Fish are still there in umbers and size getting bigger. Quite a few guys at fish processors. To beat cohos , I switched to large green white squids and 5 inch turds..
In cleaning the springs, they were packed with needle fish.. coho had small herring.. There are massive bait balls on the screen in a lot of areas. Only saw one sammy the seal... no others around...
ice at AMYS is usual gone by dinner time.. thats 5 bins.... They are very busy..
Now the road...... road was closed tues just after we passed thru, till weds morning, then closed fri... I talked with commercial driver... if 10 mil of rain and or 15 knots of wind blow.... the road will close for the day... at 630 tonight, we were 10 from front of line, while west bound had 107 go thru before they switch... still at least another hun on west bound side to come in.
