Nushagak River King Camp - Inaugural 2019 Season

​To put it mildly, Mother Nature could not have been any tougher on us for our inaugural season on the Nushagak River. Alaska experienced the hottest summer in recorded history.  With low water conditions to start the season, this was a recipe for one hell of a tough start.  Warm water and salmon do not mix.  Pacific salmon are coming out of the ocean on every tide to start their migration up river to spawn.  When the salmon go from low 40-degree ocean temps to warm 60 to even 70-degree water, they kind of go into a survival mode and a lot of the king salmon will not bite anything.  Thankfully, we were fortunate enough to find willing king salmon on a daily basis despite the less than desirable conditions throughout the entire season. 

Beautiful King Salmon caught at Angler's Alibi Nushagak River King Camp

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