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When
fishing Seward, Alaska for Silver (Coho) salmon you can expect fast
and furious action! Starting in late June till the end of August
the waters around Seward, Alaska come alive with massive schools
of aggressive hard fighting silvers. The silver salmon is called
“acrobats of the sea”, for their ability to consistently
leap out of the water when hooked. These fish average 8 to 13 lbs
early in the season and as the season progresses these fish can
average 14 to 18 lbs!
Fishing with med-light tackle and our techniques you will experience
multiple hook-ups and spectacular action for everyone. While knee
deep into silver salmon fishing, it is not uncommon to hook a variety
of other salmon. You could be reeling in a King (Chinook), Pink
(Humpy), Red (Sockeye) or Dog (chum) salmon! When fishing near rock
piles you could possibly catch an assortment of rockfish. The limit
for silvers is 6 for each angler inside Resurrection Bay or 3 silvers
outside of Resurrection Bay. Although you can catch 3 silvers outside
the bay, you can come back inside the bay and catch the other 3
silvers!
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Salmon are on variety of gamefish
you can catch on a Seward fishing charter |
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Seward
Silver Salmon Fishing Techniques
The best methods we use for catching salmon are mooching and jigging!
Unlike trolling with
downriggers where you have to wait your turn due to the restriction
of the amount of lines you can
fish. When trolling for salmon, the fish expends a lot of energy chasing
the trolled lure. When we
mooch or jig for salmon, our clients consistently get more hook-ups!
Nothing can compare to the
excitement of hooking your own fish and
fighting a salmon that is full of energy! We use a small
green sinker tied to a short red leader with a colored gamakatsu hook.
For bait we use a hoochie
skirt and cut herring. We mooch or jig this fishing leader anywhere
from 10 feet to 80 feet. When
you feel a “tap tap” at the end of your fishing pole,
set the hook and let the fun begin!
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Seward
Silver Salmon Derby
This year will be the 55th anniversary of the Seward Silver Salmon
Derby! The Seward Chamber of
Commerce sponsors the 2008 derby, which
is scheduled to start Saturday, August 09 and end
Sunday, August 17. This derby has prizes totaling $100,000 dollars!
The main prize categories are
heaviest fish and tagged fish. The heaviest
Silver Salmon turned into the derby so far is 22 lbs! |