Delta Clearwater River - Delta Junction Alaska - 14 June 2023

[Millsertime]

I'm a month late to posting this report but thought others would enjoy the fish and scenery. I've fished this river over a dozen times over the years and I managed to orchestrate another work trip there last month. I was only in AK for 2 days but I managed to catch a bunch of grayling one evening. All on grey dun catskill style dries (16's). In past years, I've typically visited in Aug so this was the first time in June so I wasn't sure what to expect WRT hatches but the fish were rising and bugs were plentiful. Kept my beer dunked in the river to keep it cold as the Clearwater is a spring fed river. Great fishing. Can't wait to get back again.

 

[albatross]

Thanks for sharing. I was fortunate to get my bucket list grayling late last summer in Alaska.

 

[DaveKile]

Very nice. Good to hear the you could make at least two days happen with a work trip. Nice pictures.

 

[troutbert]

Kept my beer dunked in the river to keep it cold as the Clearwater is a spring fed river. Great fishing.

Are there many spring fed rivers in Alaska? And do you know what sort of aquifer or geology is causing these springs?

I never heard of spring creeks in Alaska but I'm guessing they might be glacial till spring creeks.

 

[Millsertime]

I made it back for a 2nd time this summer. This time was late Aug and got into grayling on the Clearwater again and we caught large numbers of sockeye on a late run on the Gulkana River. Great time and great fishing. Gulkana is a Copper trib so these filets taste amazing.

 

[GANGGREEN]

Very cool, not having much access to them, the Grayling are especially interesting to me. It's been 4 years since I've been in Alaska and I definitely feel as if I'm due for another trip back.

 

[goose54cdd]

I made it back for a 2nd time this summer. This time was late Aug and got into grayling on the Clearwater again and we caught large numbers of sockeye on a late run on the Gulkana River. Great time and great fishing. Gulkana is a Copper trib so these filets taste amazing.

Look great and less filling. That would be a dream trip for me.