Season Updates Bear Hunting
May 27th, 2008
The Steelhead fishing is still good but the majority of the fish are dark. In many of the streams the fish
have transitioned into the spawning areas and are on beds. We stopped by a stream the other day and
hooked a nice big Steelhead on the first cast. We have been focusing on the bear hunting instead.
Saltwater fishing is picking up. We have been out a few times and we picked up a few halibut but no
big numbers. We did manage one nice fish around 140 pounds. Salmon fishing is starting as well.
The local salmon derby just started last weekend and a few kings have been submitted. It's still early
though.
We had one group of bear hunters at the lodge last week. They were into bears almost everyday
spotting them on the shorelines and in the grass meadows. They had several bears in range and one as
close as 35 yards but they didn't end up getting a shot at that one. Later in the week they missed a
bear because their rifle got bumped by the airlines and they didn't shoot it to make sure they were
sited in. Make sure that you shoot your rifle or bow once you arrive. It only takes a few minutes and
it can make or break your hunt. So after a good week of hunting that group went home with no bears.
The weather has been very hot the last few days. Clear skies and 75 degrees is extremely hot for this
time of year. With the weather that warm you need to focus your time hunting in the morning and
evening when it's cooler. This time of year sunrise around 4:15 am and sunset it 9:15 pm. That
makes for a long day so you need to plan on taking a nap during the middle of the day or you will
wear yourself out. Despite the warm weather the group that is here now got a bear last night and
almost got another later in the day. The shooter put the gun up but had his scope covers down so that
gave the bear just enough time to get away. Clouds have moved in and it is much cooler today and
should stay that way for the rest of the week. The hunting should be better through the weekend. I'll
keep you posted.
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