June 8th, The fish count through the weir was at 246 king salmon yesterday but the water had dropped slightly. I called Ron but he was likely on the water today, has told me yesterday that is the water did not come up and cool off the fishing would not likely improve. I called a lodge and they indicated that the fishing was slow at the mouth but they went up river and limited out in the faster water. The guide also told me the water has come up slightly today. If you head up river watch for the rocks and be cautious on the corners, there are lots of boats running the river.
I Talked with Eric Johnson of the Northwoods Lodge at Lake Creek this afternoon and he told me the fishing has slowed down a bit. He indicated that this was normal as the first surge are fish headed for the Talachulitna River, Saturday creek and other waterways on the Yentna, Skwentna and Hays river drainage's. He said the peak of the run in normally between June 15th and 25th. The water is up on the Yentna River and it is a bit early to forecast the Lake Creek run.
June 7th, I visited with Ron at Ron’s Riverboat Service this morning. He said the water on the Deshka has come up about 2 ft this week and backed the mouth of the Deshka up into a slow moving slough. If the Deshka remains slow moving and the water temperatures remain warm I expect continued slow fishing on the Deshka. The AKDF&G Weir count was 15 fish yesterday with 264 for the year. Ron said he knew three fisherman that went out seperately and they brought back one king. The best bet is to try upriver from the mouth where the water is moving faster than the lower river. Ron also said that a few kings were caught at the mouth of Lake Creek but it is too early to gauge the strength of that fishery.
