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King Salmon June 5 - July 10
Silver SalmonJuly 18 - Aug 20
Chum Salmon July 25 - Aug 20
Sockeye Salmon July 13 - July 25
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Now Booking fishing trips to our fly-in Alaska fishing lodge. Wilderness Place Lodge offers custom, deluxe fishing lodge vacations on remote Lake Creek. Our scenic river offers excellent spin and fly fishing for all Alaska salmon and rainbow trout. Contact us for further details on our Alaska fishing trip packages:


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Fishing Lake Creek Alaska

Alaska Chum Salmon Fishing, Lake Creek

 

Chum, "Dog", "Tiger", "Calico" Salmon run into Lake Creek in early August. These unique salmon are mottled with vertical parr marks that become more apparent as they prepare to spawn. They are known for their fierce strikes and powerful runs and are a thrill to catch for both spin and fly fishermen alike. Chum salmon average 10-15 lbs. in Lake Creek with some fish reaching and even exceeding 20 lbs.

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   Printable Sheet: Chum Salmon Flies for Fly Fishing Lake Creek - PDF file
   Printable Sheet: Suggested Spin Fishing Equipment - PDF file

Equipment Needed for Chum Salmon fishing: Spinning/Bait Casting

Rods: Typically 3-3 1/2 oz. Spinning rod geared to 10-14 lb line
Reels: Bait casting - we suggest Abu Garcia's Ambassador C3 5500 series
Spinning - size = 100 yds/15 lb test, ie. Shimano Spirex 5000 FD
Lines: Maxima Ultragreen 12-15#
Lures: Blue Fox Vibrax Spinners 3/8 oz - Blue Fox Pixee spoons 3/8 oz

Equipment Needed for Fly-Fishing Alaska chum salmon

We usually fish chums in main river channel seams and pools just off the main river current. They are often in slow moving to still water that might not be much over a foot deep. In these conditions, use a floating line and a sparsely tied and lightly weighted fly pattern.

Rods: We use 7-8 weight fly rod/reel outfits.
Fly line / leader: Typically use a floating or 10' or 13' T-2 Type III sink tip lines depending on fishing location

Flies Used in Fly Fishing Chum Salmon

Flies: Lake Creek Egg-sucking leech, purple and/or black w/ pink head.
Green or Pink colored marabou flies size 2-1/0

Fishing Lake Creek: Information on our Native Alaska Fish Species:

 King Salmon   Rainbow Trout  Sockeye Salmon  Northern Pike  

 Pink Salmon  Chum Salmon   Silver Salmon  Arctic Grayling  


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