Prince of Wales Fly Fishing 2023 Recap

The 2023 fishing season was a busy one. It was a really dry summer so we often had low water conditions in the rivers. That being said, the fishing was pretty good. The Steelhead fishing was as good as I’ve seen it. Including one of the biggest Steelhead I’ve ever seen. early summer Trout and Dolly fishing was good, but a little slower than normal. The lack of rain during the early summer moved the fish out of many spots and consolidated the fish into deeper runs. Sockeye were late showing up in the Thorne because of the low water, and when they did show up the conditions were poor for trying to target them. There are other Sockeye runs on the island and it will be one of my goals next year to try and expand my knowledge of the Sockeye fisheries here. Pinks showed up about on time and pushed there way up the low rivers. Pink fishing was good as usual and we had a blast catching tons of these highly underrated fish.