Matanuska Valley lakes

Trout, grayling, Arctic char, pike

Lake fishing continues to be excellent. Trout and grayling getting more active in shallow water. Look for rainbows in Christiansen and Ida lakes. Nice char in Seventeenmile Lake.

Willow area lakes

Trout, grayling, pike

Rainbow action in lakes like Willow, Christiansen and Crystal should be good, boosted by cool, cloudy weather. Pike fishing has picked up in Nancy Lakes.

Sheep Creek (3)

Trout, grayling, silvers, chums

Good silvers and chum, especially near the mouth. High water levels might make trout and grayling fishing difficult.

Montana Creek (2)

Silver salmon, trout, grayling

Silver salmon roared in over the last week, along with pinks and chum. Try Egg-sucking Leeches and Muddlers for trout feasting on salmon eggs. Remember, the creek is catch-and-release only for rainbows.

Little Susitna River (1)

Silver salmon, trout

Excellent silver fishing, especially downstream from the public access to Point MacKenzie. Chum and red salmon available too. Mike Hudson of Three Rivers Fly & Tackle limited out this week, and recommends Mepps or Blue Fox spinners in No. 4 or 5. Bait is banned until Wednesday, and the daily bag and possession limit for silvers is two fish.

Willow Creek (4)

Trout, grayling, salmon

Silvers and chums are being caught. Rainbow and grayling fishing is good. A portion of Willow Creek is catch-and-release only for rainbows.

Eklutna Tailrace (27)

King, silver salmon

Fish and Game calls silver fishing at this easy-access fishery good. Go early for best prospects. Try Vibrax, Mepps, Pixees and cured roe under bobbers.

Jim Creek

Silver, red salmon

Silvers and reds are here, with the best prospects at the confluence, casting toward the Knik Glacier in the distance. Vibrax spinners are effective.

REMOTE FISHERIES

Deshka River (6)

Silver, pink, chum salmon

Steady flow of silvers continues here and most anglers are scoring. "Limits of silvers are being taken throughout the lower river," Fish and Game reports. More than 5,600 silvers past the weir. Last year's peak came the first week of August but in 2006 it was a bit later.

Lake Creek (7)

Red, silver salmon, trout, grayling

Silver salmon fishing is good while red fishing is falling off. Plenty of pink and chum salmon around too. Confluence with the Yentna should be good.

Talkeetna River (9)

Silver, chum, red salmon, trout

First silvers nosing into the Talkeetna. Chum and red salmon remain available and egg-hungry trout are feasting on the eggs of spawning king salmon.

ANCHORAGE AREA

Local lakes

Trout, grayling, char, pike, landlocked salmon

Stocked fish in Jewel, Fish, Mirror, Spring and Triangle lakes average six inches. Remote Symphony Lake is open and grayling fishing is good. Some large Arctic char have reportedly been caught by anglers in the deep waters of Sand Lake.

Ship Creek (11)

Silver salmon

Some anglers are limiting out on bright silvers, which tend to be a bit small. Roe, spinners, and drifting corkie-yarn combinations work. Expect fishing to improve as water levels drop.

Bird Creek (10)

Pink, silver salmon

Silver salmon fishing was fair, but should improve as the run builds. Pink and chum salmon are showing up too. Beware of bears.

Campbell Creek

Silver salmon, trout, Dollies

Section between Dimond Boulevard and C Street is open to silver fishing, but the water has been murky and fishing slow. Dolly and rainbow fishing will improve as salmon roe becomes available.

KENAI PENINSULA

Deep Creek (22)

Dolly Varden, silver, pink salmon

Dollies can be good if the water is clear, with a daily bag limit of two per day/two in possession. Only lower river open. Use small spinners, spoons or flip with flies or beads that imitate salmon eggs. Expect some silvers to start rolling in on high tides.

Ninilchik River (19)

King, red, silver salmon, trout, steelhead

Open to fishing for all salmon except for wild kings from the river mouth to markers two miles upstream. Hatchery kings can be recognized by their missing adipose fin and healed fin clip scar. Limits for kings are two per day/two in possession. Rainbow/steelhead fishing is catch-and-release only.

Homer Spit (15)

Silver salmon

Fish and Game calls silver fishing "hot" at Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon, and it should improve into August. Daily bag and possession limit of six in the lagoon area. Drift salmon eggs near the inlet channel on flooding and ebbing tides. On Saturday, a portion of the best fishing area at the lagoon will be set aside for kids less than 16 years old.

Anchor River (13)

Dolly Varden, silver, pink salmon

Only lower river open, and it's muddy. Daily bag limit for Dollies are two per day/two in possession. Rainbow/steelhead fishing is catch-and-release only. Silvers starting to show.

Kasilof River (16)

King, red salmon

Red salmon bag limit is six per day/12 in possession. More than 271,000 reds are already past the sonar eight miles upstream, and the run is tracking similar to last year's when 336,000 spawned.

Upper Kenai River (18)

Red salmon, trout, Dollies

Anglers fishing in the Upper Kenai River between Sportsman's and Jim's Landing are reporting fair fishing for reds. Trout and Dolly Varden fishing has been good -- Battle Creek Specials and other fly patterns imitating salmon flesh are good bets.

Russian River (20)

Red salmon, trout

The late run of reds migrating up the Kenai River has arrived, and Fish and Game says that anglers should have fair to good success over t

he next week. Sanctuary area is open.

Lower Kenai River (17)

King, red salmon, Dollies

Late run king fishery has been steady. Over 11 of the last 15 days, more than 1,000 kings passed the sonar 8.6 miles upstream of the mouth. Red salmon fishing downstream of the sonar closed by emergency order. The Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery closes at 11 p.m. tonight.

Clam Gulch (12)

Razor clams

Good clamming tides Wednesday.

MARINE FISHERIES

(boat or charter required)

Outside Resurrection Bay (25)

Halibut, lingcod, silver salmon

Last week before the derby and silvers are still hot at Pony Cove and around Cheval Island near the entrance of Resurrection Bay. Mooching with herring seems to be the ticket. Good halibut fishing too, with the occasional 100-pounder.

Resurrection Bay (24)

Silver, pink, king salmon; halibut, rockfish, lingcod

Some anglers are limiting out on silvers between Caines and Callisto Head as the fish move into the bay. Good catches of rockfish in near shore areas. Scrappy fresh pinks on light tackle can be fun too. Try Thumb Cove near Eldorado Narrows or Fox and Rugged Islands for halibut up to 50 pounds. Lingcod continue to be aggressive.

Deep Creek offshore (22)

King salmon, halibut

Better success trolling for king salmon off the south side of Kachemak Bay, Bluff Point and north to Ninilchik. Some silver salmon too, around the mouth of Kachemak Bay. Herring, hootchies, tube flies and spoons all work. Good halibut fishing is 10-25 miles southwest of Deep Creek in 100-200 feet of water. Try fishing one hour before high tide to two hours after for best luck.

Prince William Sound (26)

Halibut, chum, silver salmon

Halibut fishing is decent, with the top Valdez Halibut Derby fish weighing in at 244 pounds. Expect a long boat ride if you want a shot at a 100-plus-pounder. Smaller halibut are in Orca Bay. Silvers starting to move into the Sound but will be better in August.

Kachemak Bay (23)

Halibut, rockfish, silver salmon

Good halibut fishing for 25-50 pounders near the East Chugach and Barren islands as well as Point Pogisbshi.